To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Oh, For A Table To Eat On

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BY FROMA HARROP I was hungry and between flights at Atlanta’s airport, “the world’s busiest.” So I wandered the corridor looking for a clean place to sit and eat something not dripping in grease. There was no such place in Terminal D. The “restaurants” were crowded bars with few seats, soiled tabletops and junk-food menus. […]

Those Budget-Busting, Job-Killing GOP Governors

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BY JOE CONASON Even as Republicans boast of their chances to take over the United States Senate come November, their party’s governors across the country are facing dimmer prospects. From Georgia to Alaska, right-wing ideological rule imposed by GOP chief executives has left voters disappointed, disillusioned and angry. The problem isn’t that these governors failed […]

GOP Nightmare Reveals Secret Corporate Donors

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Some people have a myriad of recurring nightmares about being publicly embarrassed, such as rising to give a speech and realizing you know nothing about the topic – then realizing you’re naked. You might be surprised to learn though, that corporations also have such nightmares. OK, corporations aren’t really people, no matter […]

Wall Street Speculators Wall Off Young Farmers

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER We know from the childhood song that Old McDonald had a farm – but e-i-e-i-o – look who’s got his farm now! It’s groups like American Farmland and Farmland Partners. These aren’t dirt farmers wearing overalls and brogans, but Wall Street hucksters in Armani suits and Gucci loafers. The latest fast-buck fad […]

What Republicans Chasing Hillary Should Learn From Wile E. Coyote

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BY JOE CONASON As the Republican right’s fear swells in advance of Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential campaign, conservatives’ feverish smears increasingly resemble the desperate gambits of a certain Wile E. Coyote. The latest episode in their cartoonish crusade appeared in the Washington Free Beacon, which headlined “The Hillary Letters” the other day with an ominous […]