Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a man:
I. F. Stone still speaks to us today!
Found this quote in an essay about I.F.: "To write the truth as I see it; to defend the weak against the strong; to fight for justice; and to seek, the best I can, to bring healing perspectives to bear on the terrible hates and fears of mankind, in the hope of someday bringing about one world, in which men enjoy the differences of the human garden instead of killing each other over them."

I can forgive him the archaic use of "men" and "mankind". He was a man of principle and used his skills to seek out the truths at a time when few were doing so. He warned of what was coming and a few heeded his words. They were a constant presence in my childhood home. "The newspaper says this and the (news magazine) says that BUT I. F. Stone says...." We could depend on him for the bottom line, the truth. He was the Bill Moyers of his era, and way beyond, and more.

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Who CAN we count on today and HOW can we ensure that is heard?