There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians - they stay bought.
People who don't believe in government are likely to defy our government.
The quality of democracy and the quality of journalism are deeply entwined.
Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.
If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog.
How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state?
Our media and political system has turned into a mutual protection racket.
I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one
Conservatism is less a set of ideas than it is a pathological distemper, a militant anger over the fact that the universe is not closed and life is not static.
For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.