As The Righteous Gemstones — the series meant to satirize the hypocrisy of powerful megachurches — is in the middle of its run on HBO, real life is proving to be just as absurd as the television show. Tulsa-based nonprofit The Frontier launched its own investigation into one Oklahoma’s most powerful Christian organizations, Gateway Ministries, […]
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Local Impact: Grassroots groups bring citizens together to respond to federal issues affecting local communities
Oklahoma Progressive Network and Indivisible use social media and real-life interaction to shed light on important issues that affect everyone.
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Chicken-Fried News: Critical research
Jim Bridenstine paid a Tea Party consultant thousands of dollars and won’t tell anybody what it was for.
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LETTERS
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) says, “Shutting down the government is a suicidal political tactic. Eventually, it will be reopened, but the president will not have capitulated and you will have discredited yourself, and along the way, you will have hurt the American people.” It’s the “political equivalent of throwing a temper tantrum.” A few days […]
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Left and right
A state representative has organized what he promises will be a bipartisan rally Friday evening at the state Capitol to protest potential U.S. involvement in Syria’s bloody civil war. Rep. Paul Wesselhöft, R-Moore, said he hopes to help spur a nationwide antiwar movement in the wake of President Barack Obama’s announcement that he will arm […]
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Threatening email
Prosecutors also charged the 54-year-old Gerhart with violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act by sending a threatening email to Sen. Cliff Branan, R-Oklahma City, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee. Gerhart wrote in his March 26 email, “Branan, get that bill heard or I will make sure you regret not doing it. I will make […]
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When conservatives attack
Credit: Brad Gregg So whether the latest dust-up between two of the state’s most arch-conservative groups is the culmination of a “divide and conquer” strategy by the chamber crowd, a genuine disagreement or just petty ego-tripping is hard to say. Whatever is behind it, the latest spat between Sooner Tea Party head Al Gerhart and […]
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There’s something about Mary
“Observers say she’s done so successfully, acting cautiously and avoiding the most polarizing Tea Party issues.” Significantly, Fallin’s office noted the story in a news release, perhaps an indication that the governor is comfortable denying the tea party’s more contentious crusades.
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Expect more from Occupy
Occupy Wall Street has been criticized for many things — most commonly its lack of leadership and specific goals. But these are the very things giving it momentum. Its bipartisan, horizontal structure has kept it open to people of all occupations and political persuasions. Its lack of specific goals has created an inclusive atmosphere of […]