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the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society

a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society

Lincoln Steffens

(1866-1936) Muckraker and managing editor of McClure's magazine; he exposed government corruption in his 1904 book, The Shame of the Cities.

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

settlement house

Institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English