The Highroad
What does ‘Trumponomics’ actually amount to?
Donnie Trump — what a maverick! What a shake-’em-up outsider! What an anti-establishment fighter for working stiffs!
Oh, and don’t forget this: What a phony!
The...
Why Trumpcare is sickening
As Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas noted, “When you buy... a new pair of pants, it usually helps to ask two questions: What...
When is daylight robbery not a crime?
I thought Donnie Trump and his fellow Republicans were big law ‘n order politicians. So, why are they trying to kill the sheriff and unleash...
How the feds encourage Wall Street banksterism
Hey, stop complaining that our government coddles Wall Street’s big, money-grubbing banks!
Sure, they went belly-up and crashed our economy with their greed. And, yes,...
Why a New Jersey puffer fish should not be president
When Mitt Romney was considering who might be his 2012 running mate, each prospect was given a fish-themed code name. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, known as a tireless self-promoter with a bloated ego, was dubbed “Puffer Fish...
A health care system for people, not just for corporate profit
America is number one in health care! But before erupting in proud chants of USA! USA! — note that we’re only number one in...
Is Trump’s America our America?
Who are we?
Are we the America of courage, openness, inclusion, opportunity and democratic promise — as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the...
Rampaging debt collectors are committing highway robbery
Some corporations engage in such abusive consumer ripoffs that they’re just evil. But some profiteers dig even deeper into the dark void of their...
‘The New York Times’ strikes out
For more than a century, The New York Times has unabashedly bragged in a banner slogan that it publishes “All the News That’s Fit...
Just say No-No to nanos
Have you had your minimum daily requirement of “nanos” today...
Trump’s tax-cut scam worked perfectly
Remember last year when Donald Trump and his congressional Trumpeteers bragged that their yuuuuuge tax cut for corporations would spark a yuuuuuge corporate spending...
Brand New Congress
What if progressive organizers and volunteers joined forces to run a nationwide campaign to replace today’s corporate-owned Congress — all at once?
Yes, one sweeping...