Holding the powerful to account is the first duty of journalism

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The world is complicated. Explaining it need not be.

Journalists don’t always get it right. But good journalists try.

If you’re not outraged. You’re not paying attention.

You don’t have to live in a permanent state of fury at how the powerful exploit the weak. But occasionally it helps.

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