To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Observercast

The Ideologies Behind The Ideologues

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BY JOE CONASON Let nobody accuse the Tea Party enthusiasts of lacking intellectual sophistication, no matter what their favorite candidates might say about evolution, civil rights, masturbation or alcohol prohibition. According to The New York Times, the movement’s reading list includes works of political economy by such right-wing thinkers as Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich von […]

Latinos Should Darn Well Vote

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BY FROMA HARROP The Hispanic activist grew defensive as we discussed Latinos’ low turnouts in recent elections. Indeed, the subject popped up with no prompting from me. “Latinos don’t vote?” said Lydia Camarillo, who runs voter registration drives in San Antonio. “Excuse me. TEXAS doesn’t vote.” True, Americans don’t participate in elections at the high […]

The Money Race In California

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH If there were one contest Meg Whitman didn’t need to win in her bid to become governor of California, it was the race to collect the most money from individuals and businesses that do business with the state of California. Campaign disclosure reports filed last Tuesday generated surprising headlines and revealed that […]

Executive Excess

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Look out, they’re angry. Foaming-at-the-mouth angry. And they’re lashing out, saying they won’t take it anymore. As one of their leaders angrily cried, “It’s a war.” Indeed – they’re on the move to take their country back. Forget the tea party rowdies, this is the champagne party! More precisely, it’s the Dom […]

JAMRS

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH The government sent my son a $2 bill. And they promised him another $5 if he would spend 15 minutes filling out a survey. If you ask me, they should spend the money on young men and women with untreated Traumatic Brain Injuries. The envelope said JAMRS. I thought it must be […]