Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression or abrasion-I've worked with my best friends in direct competition.

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state of sort of denials. You think, well, it must have been a tragic accident by an amateur pilot. And then you see the next plane coming.

The Center for Public Integrity is the real thing. A group of dedicated people who remember that great journalism is about grit and guts and stamina and razor-sharp instincts. They are, thank heaven, here to stay.

Barbara Ehrenreich is smart, provocative, funny, and sane in a world that needs more of all four.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

Do something you really love in the most adventurous place you can and make sure it helps other people.