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The Grift That Keeps On Grifting

    Despite Oklahoma’s sordid history of public corruption, it’s still shocking anytime the state auditor call outs a gubernatorial administration and a major state agency...

An Old Boogeyman Enters Stage Right

When in doubt, stoke fear. That’s Republican Electoral Politics 101. And it’s on full display in the GOP legislative supermajority’s xenophobic HB 4156 that...

Recycling Myths Promote Pollution

With April 22 as Earth Day, television network morning shows that week interspersed their Big Pharma commercial campaign with info and tips of ecological...

What Should Politics Do? Ask Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie's prescription for inequality in America was straightforward: "Rich folks got your money with politics. You can get it back with politics." For Guthrie,...

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

Justice Samuel Alito thinks presidents are kings and must be protected against those who would disrupt their peaceful retirement. What planet is he living on? In...

Creeps Hunt Kids On Social Media

We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses have...

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