To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Donald Trump Says Something Sensible
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Donald Trump said something that makes sense. It shouldn’t be a headline, but it is [which says more than the rest of this column, really]. It was about an issue that is, at best, peripheral – not a federal question, more the stuff of school board races than hotly contested primaries. The […]
Panama Papers Reveal Scandalous Hypocrisy
BY JIM HIGHTOWER It’s always educational to observe the behavior of wildlife in their natural habitat. For example, we learn that there’s nothing more vicious than a wild animal that’s cornered. I would add that there’s nothing more devious than a top political or corporate official caught in a scandalous hypocrisy. We’re now bearing witness […]
Higher Ed Needs Major Disruption
BY FROMA HARROP There’s been much talk on the campaign trail about helping students pay for college and not enough about exactly what they’re buying. It’s ludicrous that student debt has passed $1 trillion and that nearly 20% of the undergraduates who borrowed for college are in default on their student loans. Where is the […]