To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Monday, May 13, 2024

Observercast

Trump’s New War

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Get ready, America – here we go … to war! This kind of war is an affront to the values that most of us hold dear, and this war is truly nasty and evil: A war on the poor. Generalissimo Trump [whose nom de guerre is “El Donaldo,” the mucho macho presidente […]

Cars: What We Need Vs. What We Want

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BY FROMA HARROP The new fuel-efficiency and emission standards may lead to smaller cars with lighter engines. This is not what consumers prefer, auto analysts tell us. They may be right that Americans want big, cheap cars. They also want free gasoline, clean air and complementary cocktails in coach. Meanwhile, they don’t want to send […]

Hitting Our Heads Against A Border Wall

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BY FROMA HARROP Illegal immigration from Mexico is yesterday’s problem. Last year, more Mexicans left the United States than entered, according to the Pew Research Center. But if Donald Trump were to follow through on threats to ditch or decimate the North American Free Trade Agreement, illegal immigration from Mexico would become tomorrow’s problem. Just […]

Jamie Gets Punished

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER If you are sensitive to stories of human suffering and economic hardship, let me warn you that the following report contains material that could be upsetting, so discretion is advised. It’s about a fellow named Jamie. He lives in New York City, and he has recently had a very rough go with […]

Equality Deferred

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It was in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. The Amendment provides “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Forty-eight years later, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment – which would make it […]