What are Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens known for doing?

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founding progressive organizations in the late 1800s

founding progressive organizations in the late 1800s

exposing corruption in business or government

exposing corruption in business or government

serving as mayors of Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia

serving as mayors of Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia

forming alliances that helped farmers with their credit problems

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Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens are known for exposing corruption in business or government. Sinclair is particularly famous for his novel "The Jungle," which highlighted unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, while Steffens is known for his investigative journalism that uncovered political corruption in various cities.