Source: CounterPunch
by Mickey S Huff
“‘All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out,’ the iconic muckraker ‘Izzy’ Stone once wrote. But Stone had great faith in the power of the press to expose and counter those lies. We need brave, independent journalists and newsrooms to tackle the most controversial and suppressed issues of our era. Stone relentlessly exposed governmental prevarications and injustices throughout his career. … he started I.F. Stone’s Weekly and dared to report the truth on his own. He took on McCarthyism at a time when his peers were being attacked, arrested, deported, and disappeared. He fought for truth and peace in the face of the unjust, murderous conflicts of the Cold War, especially in Vietnam. Sound familiar? Governments lie. Stone’s insight is timeless, but it seems more relevant than ever in 2025.” (04/09/25)