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The Power Of Organizing

Arnold Hamilton - May 14, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Hard work, we’re told, always pays off. Sure it does – ask a farmworker, a roofer, or a home health aide. In our economy, those doing the hardest work get the worst pay, the weakest job protections, the least respect and zero say in the way things work. Such laborers are the […]

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Who Are Our Third Graders Being Held Back?

Arnold Hamilton - May 14, 2014 0

BY JOHN THOMPSON Who are the nearly 8,000 Oklahoma 3rd graders who failed Oklahoma's high-stakes reading test? Democratic House Minority Leader Scott Inman notes that 16%...

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The Failure Of Extremism

Arnold Hamilton - May 14, 2014 0

BY VERN TURNER For the last few years, world politics has been fraught with extremists pulling and tugging at one another for some sort of...

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Oklahoma’s Real MVPs

Arnold Hamilton - May 13, 2014 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN On May 1, the Oklahoman declared Kevin Durant “Mr. Unreliable.” Exactly one week later, on May 8, the NBA announced to the...

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Monica Returns

Arnold Hamilton - May 12, 2014 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Does Monica Lewinsky really think she was a victim of cyber bullying? Apparently so, according to her “coming out” piece in Vanity Fair, which is getting a lot of attention, ostensibly because of its potential impact on Hillary 2016. Nice excuse. But, really, does anyone honestly think Lewinsky’s story will have any […]

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