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History's Greatest Muckrakers

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Rated 3 points - posted 15 years ago by JDBLists in category Other.

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Upton Sinclair

44 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment

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Without Upton, we wouldn't have There will be Blood. That's enough to earn a top spot on this list.

Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, 3 points

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Nellie Bly

39 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment

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In the late 19th century, Nellie faked insanity in order to write about an asylum from the inside. Either she was one of the most courageous people ever, or she wasn't faking.

Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, 1 point

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Frank Norris

24 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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Studs Terkel

22 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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John Howard Griffin

11 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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Hunter S. Thompson

11 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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Ralph Nader

9 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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Jeremy Scahill

Although a newbie his books and reporting on drones strikes used to murder innocent civilians mainly women and children. He challenges governments policies during global endless war on terror.

5 points - added 10 years ago by guest -

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Morgan Spurlock

5 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment

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Morgan's "Supersize Me" documentary proved that the days of self-destructive muckraking aren't a thing of the past. Keep it up!

Added 15 years ago by JDBLists, 3 points

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Julian Assange

4 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

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Gary Webb

2 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -

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Helen Hunt Jackson

2 points - added 15 years ago by JDBLists -