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American journalism is a class institution, serving the rich and spurning the poor.

Upton Sinclair

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Upton Sinclair
Age: 90 †
Born: 1878
Born: September 20
Died: 1968
Died: November 25
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Upton Beall Sinclair
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Upton Sinclair Jr.
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