The Highroad
Corporate weasels trying to escape paying for workers’ injuries
When you come across a corporate lobbying group claiming to be pushing “Responsible Alternatives to Such-and-Such,” you can rightly assume that it’s really pushing something totally irresponsible, as well as malicious, self-serving and even disgusting...
Using hokey numbers and neon lies to sell TPP
Come one, come all! Step right up and buy your ticket for a ride on the splendiferous, phantasmagoric, supersonic, miraculous, “Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Imagine him being president
Ted’s recent announcement of his presidential candidacy was a real Cruz-a-palooza! It was part Ronald Reagan, part Elmer Gantry, part John Lennon and part Jerry Falwell — yet it was totally Ted Cruz — full of blather, bloat and BS...
Why are we taxpayers subsidizing corporate crime?
Do the crime, do the time,” goes the old saying. Unless of course, the criminals are corporate executives. In those cases, the culprits are practically always given a “Get out of jail free” card...
Big Food trying a big hoax
Near my home in Austin, Texas, there’s an old refurbished motel with a keep-it-real attitude that is expressed right on its iconic marquee: “No additives, No preservatives, Corporate-free since 1938...
A supreme political fraud to gut Obamacare
While we know that an antigovernment group funded by plutocratic corporate powers is behind the lawsuit intended to terminate Obamacare — who are the four people who’re out front as the actual plaintiffs in the case...
GOP lets corporate lobbyists take over Congress
Being a congress critter is not as cushy a job as many assume. After all, they have to write legislation, organize hearings, write speeches, round up votes and do all sorts of other legislative-y things to pass laws...
Debt buyers bury hard-hit consumers in lies
Whenever a corporation issues a statement declaring that it is committed to “treating consumers fairly and with respect,” chances are it’s not...
Reclaim Chicago challenges ‘Mayor 1-Percent’
The people of Chicago are presently grappling with a big question that nearly every urban place faces: Can anyone really govern such a sprawling, brawling city...
Aetna lifts the national standard for ‘competitive wages’
Business schools preach a strict, anti-social doctrine of corporate management that comes down to this: CEOs must be idiots...
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 ...
Death of the lush, green lawn
My father was an early member of a group now known disparagingly as “ultra-lawn people...
