To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Observercast

The Worst Of Times, The Best Of Times

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Many years ago, literary critic Dorothy Parker skewered an unfortunate author with her sharp wit: “This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force!” That’s how a lot of us feel about this presidential election year, which has been distinguished by an incumbent who is so self-centered, […]

We’re Already Transitioning From Fossil Fuels

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Joe Biden could have used more careful wording at that debate, but his talk of shifting the economy from fossil fuels to cleaner energy reflected a process well on its way. The transition started before Donald Trump took office and accelerated during his presidency. Hoping to vacuum up some votes in oil- and gas-producing swing […]

Who Will Defend Military Ballots From Trump?

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At this moment, the president of the United States is threatening to “throw out” the votes of millions of Americans to hijack an election that he seems more than likely to lose. Donald Trump is openly demanding that state authorities invalidate lawful absentee ballots – no different from the primary ballot he mailed in August […]

Those Biden Smears Collapse

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If you were a Trump supporter anticipating a ruinous assault on Joe Biden’s integrity during that final debate, too bad. What you got instead was a series of incomprehensible outbursts from President Donald Trump, who seems to assume that everybody believes whatever nonsense they hear on Fox News, just like he does. The day after […]

Should Gig Giants Keep Gigging Workers?

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There’s a mournful Peggy Lee song that asks the existential question: “Is that all there is?” Some progressives are asking that when looking at whether to vote this year – Biden or Trump … is that all there is? First, for me, that’s an easy choice if we want to have even a small chance […]