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Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres.
The Brass Check is a muckraking exposé of American journalism by Upton Sinclair published in 1919. It focuses mainly on newspapers and the Associated Press wire service, along with a few magazines. Other critiques of the press had appeared, but Sinclair reached a wider audience with his personal fame and lively, provocative writing style. [1]
The Jungle is a novel by American muckraker author Upton Sinclair, known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. [1] In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Union Stock Yards in Chicago for the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, which published the novel in serial ...
As Upton Sinclair noted, it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Apostasy is rare in SCAM, and, like any cult, the SCAM world is harsh towards those who turn on it from within (see Edzard Ernst and Britt Marie Hermes , for example).
If you, like me, are in need of a counterbalance to the sudden over-presence of pharmaceutical brand names in the cultural language, The Crime of the Century, a new documentary about the pharma ...
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation is a nonfiction book, first published in 1917, by the American novelist and muck-raking journalist Upton Sinclair. It is a snapshot of the religious movements in the U.S. before its entry into World War I .
In the face of this coordinated opposition, and without the backing of Roosevelt, Sinclair fell behind Merriam in the polls. On November 6, 1934, Merriam defeated Sinclair with 1,138,629 (48.9%) to Sinclair's 879,537 (37.8%). Even in defeat, Sinclair received twice as many votes as any previous Democratic candidate for governor.
Kevin O'Leary once called a salary a ‘drug' that employers use to get you to stay at your job — 3 ways to gain some upside outside the office. Moneywise. April 19, 2024 at 7:33 AM.