To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
No Justice For Larry Yarbrough
UPDATE: The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously denied Larry Yarbrough’s parole, despite Gov. Mary Fallin’s commutation recommendation. The baffling decision, particularly given Yarbrough’s...
Robbing The Poor
BY SHARON MARTIN
Ever hear something that just stops you dead?
On NPR, Mara Liasson was discussing political polls. She said that Republicans don’t poll well...
Let’s Make A Deal
BY DAVID PERRYMAN
“Tell them what they’ve won, Jay,” was the way Monte Hall awarded game show prizes on the long-running game show, Let’s Make...
It’s Time To Be Happy
BY VERN TURNER
Finally! The Republicans have picked themselves a candidate to run against Hillary Clinton. Man, I'm glad that's over. It was a brutal...
The Need For Progressive Voices
BY RALPH NADER
In 1961, President Kennedy’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission , Newton Minow, described television as “a vast wasteland.” Perhaps nothing demonstrates...