The Highroad
Who’s drafting Trump’s ‘New NAFTA’ deal; and who’s not?
Like rose blossoms, a politician’s promises can be beautiful when they burst into full, glorious bloom — only to see them fade over time...
U.S. Postal Service selling out workers and… America
You know what America needs? More jobs, that’s what...
Hard times (still) in the fields
Every decade or so, America’s mass media are surprised to discover that migrant farmworkers are still being miserably paid and despicably treated by the...
Time for Democratic Party leaders to get going — or go
Good news, people — at last, congressional Democrats have gotten a clue, grown some spine and are beginning to act like... well, like Democrats!
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The meek reality behind Trump’s pose as a Bull Moose Populist
It’s been pointed out that Donnie Trump has unusually small hands... but who cares?
What’s truly alarming are his unusually small policy ideas. Draining...
Why doesn’t Congress do what the people want and need?
If you wonder why Congress critters keep ignoring what the people want them to do — while doing things that people don’t want them...
Why the GOP’s fence fantasy is a farce
A proper wall, we’re told, makes good neighbors, but an 18-foot-high, 2000-mile-long wall goes way beyond proper, antagonizes your neighbor and shows your own...
Are job incentive programs good for communities?
Governors and mayors insist that giving our tax dollars to corporations to lure them to move to our cities is good public policy, because...
The flim flam of the Employment Policies Institute
Mothers everywhere warn children not to put any food in their mouths unless they know where it came from. The same should apply to putting information in our heads...
Explaining congressional morality
It’s always interesting to see Congress in action — though “interesting” can also be appalling. For example, what a sight it is to watch Republican leaders as they gleefully try to repeal Obamacare — the law extending health care coverage to all Americans. As they ...
Adios, Amazon
Amazon’s notorious attempt to squeeze $3 billion in subsidies from New York taxpayers had two very positive results: One, it shoved these immoral bribery...