Bravely Standing Up to Nazis for What’s Right (1941), Attack on Wage Slavery Gets Rid of Tainted Meat (1906), First Step Toward a Massive Victory (1976), Expressing Unpopular Views Is Not Criminal (1961), ‘Serfdom Is a Keg of Gunpowder’ (1861)
Based on the true story of Leone Baxter and Clem Whitaker, who formed the first political consulting firm in U.S. history, "Campaigns, Inc." is a hysterical and jaw-dropping inside look at the underbelly of politics through the lens of two of the undeniable founders of “fake news.
Harvey Washington Wiley, a do-gooder farm boy who trained as chemist, worried that preservatives might be harming the public. The trials' shocking results led to the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and eventually to the creation of the FDA.
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Can a dedicated socialist have a significant impact upon American life? Lauren Coodley’s biography of prominent socialist novelist and agitator Upton Sinclair shows that, with a lot of talent and fortitude, that kind of influence is possible.
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