“I want to do things that are beyond the scope of the daily newspaper, as good as it is and as important as it is... beyond the scope of even a great newspaper like The New York Times.”

— David Cay Johnston

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (Jun 23, 2009)

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