To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Observercast

Food For Thought

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER In this joyous season, friends and family come together to cook, share and savor nature’s bounty. As we tuck into food and drink this year, we can be especially appreciative because – wow! – another scientific breakthrough has been made in food production. “The benefit is something that can be identified just […]

Holbrooke’s Blessing

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Richard Holbrooke was a legend, the high priest of what we used to call the “priesthood” [even though they finally did let Madeleine in], the foreign policy elite that played musical chairs whenever a Democrat was running for or elected to the presidency. Arrogant? You bet. Frustrated with those who didn’t get […]

The Empire Strikes Back

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BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN The WikiLeaks sites have vanished – though more than 1,400 mirror sites still carry the disclosures. Amazon, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and the organization’s Swiss bank have shut it down, either on their own initiative or after a threat from the U.S. government or its poodles in London and Geneva. Julian Assange is […]

A Guy On A Bike

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH For weeks now, speculation has been rampant about who killed well-liked publicist to the stars Ronni Chasen and why. A blonde in a black Mercedes found shot multiple times in her car on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills on her way home from a movie premiere. A 60-something veteran who was in […]

The Blue State Tax Blues

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BY FROMA HARROP The political lineup for and against the controversial tax deal evokes great bemusement. Once again, Republicans representing the poorer conservative states are pounding the table for the lower taxes that benefit the richer, liberal ones. Once again, Democrats representing parts of the country where a $250,000 household income is cushy but not […]