To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, May 10, 2024

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Ride, Sally Ride

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Sally Ride did not go into space alone in 1983. She carried with her the hopes and dreams of a generation of women who were trying to escape the bounds of tradition in their more earthly professions. Her triumph did not end when the shuttle landed. Her influence was not limited to […]

Let’s Consider The GOP’s Health Care Plan

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Here’s some useful advice from an old country saying: Never try to teach table manners to a pig – it doesn’t work, it’ll wear you out, and it just annoys the pig. The same advice goes for anyone who thinks they can teach even a bit of common sense to the preening […]

Are Some Republicans Ready To Deal On Taxes?

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BY FROMA HARROP Nowadays, few politicians will stray from party orthodoxy without also taking unfair whacks at the opposition. Sen. Tom Coburn, Republican from Oklahoma, is braver and more principled than most. But even he felt obliged to take partisan cover in his most recent blast at activist Grover Norquist, enforcer of the absurd pledge […]

The End Of America’s Armies

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BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN Retired Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, bounced out of his job for revels in Paris as witnessed by Rolling Stone, has recycled a perennial chestnut: Bring back the draft – i.e., a conscripted military, not the volunteer military of today. These days, McChrystal teaches at Yale University with what must be a protection […]

The 33rd Time Around

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Last week, the House of Representatives, in a colossal waste of time, voted for the 33rd time to repeal President Obama’s health care plan. Going into the vote, there was absolutely no question as to the result and its utter futility. The Republicans voted for repeal, as they do every time, and […]