To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Observercast

Calling The Bluff On Obamacare

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BY FROMA HARROP There’s this game in American politics where folks who fancy themselves conservative often condemn programs that they in fact want very much. Obamacare is one such example. We face a possible moment of truth in a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. If the justices rule a certain way, Americans in […]

Net Neutrality Stands In Way Of Larger Corporate Profits

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER When it comes to Internet Service Providers and high-speed Internet, the consumer marketplace has hardly been a model of competitiveness. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to choose from two providers, and some of us only have access to one. These digital conduits are essential parts of America’s utility […]

There’s Something About Paper

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BY FROMA HARROP Interesting that the tech website CNET has started publishing an old-fashioned magazine – you know, on paper, like Time and Life. To complete the retro circle, CNET’s periodical is carrying print ads for Ford, Gillette and other brands already at home in the “Mad Men” era. But wasn’t the digital technology that […]

Beneath The Republican Wave, Voters Still Reject Right-Wing Ideology

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BY JOE CONASON In the wake of the 2014 midterm “wave election,” Americans will soon find out whether they actually want what they have wrought. The polls tell us that too many voters are weary of President Barack Obama, including a significant number who actually voted for him two years ago. Polls likewise suggest that […]

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 […]