"I don't know whether anyone will care to examine my heart, but if they do they will find two words there: 'Social Justice.' For that is what I have believed in and fought for." - Upton Sinclair
A tribute to Upton Sinclair – radical writer, lifelong crusader for social justice, and victim of the first ever American political smear campaign – will appear here shortly.
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Amazing man. He ran for governor of California intending to End Poverty In California (EPIC) His writings spanned the gamut from “The Jungle” about the meat industry to “Mental Radio” about ESP.