To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Own It
From a purely pragmatic perspective, the Republicans’ continued embrace of Trump is a gift to the Democratic Party. In a simple cost/benefit analysis, Trump...
Shady Business, Shoddy Governing
One of the more inane choruses in the Republican’s repertory is their promise to “run government like a business.”
This ignores the very basic distinction...
Democracy Matters
BY BOB BEARDEN
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s quote rings true here...
Observercast 2.4: All Spectacle And No Substance
State lawmakers kicked off their 2021 session Monday with less than the usual pomp and circumstance – an acknowledgement of the reality that Oklahoma...
Observercast 2.3: A Living Wage For Oklahoma
Frozen at $7.25 an hour since 2009, the minimum wage is more accurately described as a starvation wage. Once the purview of teenage and...