And That’s The Way It Is
The Essential U.S. Journalism Books of 2018

I always yearn for well-spoken rhetoric that tells the truth about the awful place America has become. Some people could say I am just negative, but sugar-coating the horrific conditions that the majority of Americans live in today is not something I will do.

I found the quotes in this article inspiring for their willingness to speak truth to power. I had never heard of Charlie LeDuff before. I will now be looking for his work. Here is one quote. Vaguely Hunter Thompson-esque. I like it.

And so the media, the bicoastal honey babies, descended on Ferguson, Missouri, in the heart of Middle America. They were out of place here: primped, blown dry, ravenous, pushy, self-important. Mix that with a generous helping of white liberal do-gooders, white anarchists, black nationalists, international commentators, local bloggers, and the new class of do-it-yourself internet Hemingways and you had yourself a genuine, world-class goat fuck of discombobulation and vainglory…”

I don't have any commentary. I just think that c99p will find this article a cool drink of water in the desert of the corporate media.