BY FROMA HARROP As wildfires plague much of the American West, one must ask, Who is paying to put them out? The answer is largely the American taxpayer. By that, we mean the taxpayers of Maryland, Tennessee and New Jersey – as well as those in California, Oregon, Washington and Montana, the states where the […]

BY DAVID PERRYMAN Ray Stevens’ Pirate Song captures the essence of life at the Oklahoma Capitol. The lyrics tell about “pirates” who relish the finer...

BY SUSAN ESTRICH No. For Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with surprise hit of the summer season Donald Trump, some people are really beginning to ask: could it happen? Could Bernie Sanders win Iowa? He could. Mike Huckabee, who had launched his campaign on a weight-loss platform [I was a fan], won Iowa, and everyone spent […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Peter Georgescu has a message he wants America’s corporate and political elites to hear: “I’m scared,” he said in a recent New York Times opinion piece. He adds that Paul Tudor Jones is scared, too, as is Ken Langone. And they are trying to get the Powers That Be to pay attention […]

BY JAMES STOVALL In 1975, I had recently graduated from high school. The country was still recovering from the Watergate scandal and the resignation of Richard...