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Representing The Taxpayers?

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BY DAVID PERRYMAN Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen is quoted as saying, “Community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” In...

Interview: Don Holladay

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Attorney Don Holladay, lead counsel in the federal lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Oklahoma, visits with Observer Editor Arnold Hamilton, left, about...

Democrats Not Knowing What They Stand For – Lose

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BY RALPH NADER Did the Republicans win these mid-term elections? Or did the Democrats lose? The numbers show that in contested Senate races, where the Republicans...

Election 2014: The Rise Of A Stealth Oligarchy

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER A stunning surprise coming out of this year’s elections is that the most dominant contenders were not glad-handing braggarts, but the least likely of participants: Shy people. That’s strange, since running for office these days is assumed to be an ego game, attracting the loudest of self-promoters. But the big winners on […]

The Future Of Oklahoma Progressivism

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BY TOM GUILD Editor's Note: Tom Guild was the 2012 Democratic nominee for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District seat. In this essay, he analyzes the Democratic...