To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Observercast

Raising Astroturf

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Hey, Hey, what do you say? Make some noise, seize the day!” Protests are back! All across America, angry demonstrations are popping up like mushrooms on moldy Astroturf. Similar to the plastic “grass,” political astroturf is the corporate version of grassroots – instead of ordinary citizens organizing and mobilizing themselves for political […]

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Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.
Mark Krawczyk
Mark Krawczyk
March 9, 2023
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Brette Pruitt
Brette Pruitt
September 5, 2022
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