To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
In Bergdahl Case, ‘Conservatives’ Ignore Basic American Principles
BY JOE CONASON What the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl saga demonstrates beyond question – to anyone who still nurtured any doubt – is that the Republican right will junk just about any basic American value to satisfy its hatred of President Barack Obama. Fair play, due process, respect for families and the military: To most, if […]
Not Much To Lose In Move From Coal
BY FROMA HARROP Barack Obama need not ask how well he’s doing in coal country, because the answer is always the same: Not well. A cerebral black man never had much of a chance in poor, rural white Appalachia; let’s be honest [though we don’t have to like it]. In 2012, Obama lost to Mitt […]
Wall Street Rewards Ben And Tim For Stiffing You
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Not only has the Wall Street bailout restored the banksters who wrecked [and are still wrecking] our economy to full prosperity but it’s also paying off very handsomely for the bank overseers who orchestrated the bailout. Perhaps you’ve been wondering: How are good ol’ Ben and Little Timmy doing these days? Extremely […]
Why Prosecuting Snowden Is Unfair – Until NSA Answers For Misconduct
BY JOE CONASON What America learned from Edward Snowden’s interview with NBC News anchor Brian Williams on Wednesday evening was much less than what we still need to know. Snowden described himself as a highly trained espionage agent, rather than a low-level hacker; he insisted his actions were patriotic, not treacherous; and said he yearns […]
Hollywood And Isla Vista
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Of all the things that have been said in the nonstop chatter since an obviously deranged young man killed six college students here in Southern California last weekend, by far the dumbest comes from Washington, DC, where The Washington Post’s film critic actually said that these mass murders were tied to white […]
