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It’s less of a “switch” and more of a “co-equal branch of government” called Congress, and Mike, you’re not gonna believe me when I tell you who controls it
T-minus 23 hours until @okobs Newsmakers @fullcircleokc, featuring AFL-CIO President @ForrestBennett. 6-7 pm Thursday. Admission is free. Light hors d'oeuvres on us! Click here for details bit.ly/3UrN5ff.
Billionaires Say Egalitarianism Isn’t For Them
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Growing up, I received a wealth of working-class values from my parents, including this nugget about egalitarianism: “Nobody is better than you,” they said, “and you’re no better than anybody else.” That’s …
September 11 Seems Like Yesterday In New York City
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Smoke still rose from the ruins of the World Trade Center, and the smell of nearly 2,000 deaths lingered miles uptown. A reporter asked New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani whether he worried that the city’s…
Oklahoma’s Potted Plants
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It is tempting – and yes, more than a little snarky – to suggest Oklahoma’s current Congressional delegation is the equivalent of a stand of potted plants. It also is unfair to potted plants, which unlike our Congress critters of…
The Truth About The Forever War
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It has been more than six months since President Donald Trump – without the authorization of Congress – declared war on Iran. It is turning into one of those forever wars that candidate Trump so vigorously denounced. Now …
Who’s Behind The GOP’s Assault On Homeless People?
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Memo from corporate headquarters to staff: “Notice – the beatings will continue until employee morale improves.” That corporate joke would also fit the perverse ethic of the Republican Party’s latest as…
Treatment Varies For Vandals Of Monuments And Memories
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On Aug. 14, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed felony charges against a Kentucky woman for spray-painting graffiti on the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and throwing soap bubbles into the me…
Cherry Trees: The Final Cut
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WASHINGTON – Sure, build a ballroom dwarfing the clean and classic design of the White House. Go ahead, murder the history of Lafayette Square with prison bars keeping tourists away from our traditional place of dissent. Clos…
People Just Have To Show Up
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According to the 2025 census, Oklahoma’s population is around 4.1 million. Of those, 2.4 million are registered voters, nearly 1.3 million as Republicans, 600,000 as Democrats, 23,000 as Libertarians and almost 500,000 as inde…
On Our Highest Court, A Massive Conflict
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With its latest ruling on the Trump administration’s attempt to seize control of the midterm election, the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority once again advertised its contempt for democracy and the Constitution…
Mark your calendars for Sept 10’s @okobs Newsmakers @FullCircleOKC, featuring state AFL-CIO President @ForrestBennett analyzing the state of organized labor and challenges facing workaday Sooners. 6-7 pm. Details at bit.ly/3UrN5ff.
