The Highroad
How dare D.C. demand fair wages from Walmart?
Want to see pure altruism in action? Go to Washington, D.C. — not to the marbled buildings of the federal government, but to the real city, where ordinary folks live...
Get a whiff of ‘synthetic biology’
It’s always inspiring to see global corporate giants crush small farmers, stomp on nature, circumvent our laws by hook or crook, and deceive and gouge consumers...
Putting ‘The People’ in a political platform
What if a political party’s platform actually stood for workaday people, rather than being a catalogue of far-out, right-wing nuttiness, or a batch of...
The twisted ethics of trade secrets
It`s time to enjoy another round of that sensational game show that’s so popular from coast to coast: “Twisted Ethics!” Today’s ethical conundrum involves chemical compounds marketed as everything from household cleaners to flame retardant fabrics. The question comes...
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...
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...
Don’t cry for Jamie Dimon, America
As CEO of JPMorgan Chase, this ruling mogul of Wall Street must now cope with the recently enacted financial reform bill, which imposes a host of new regulations meant to rein in the rip-offs, frauds and other excesses of Wall Street bankers...
The joke of ‘corporate governance’
Wall Streeters are all atwitter about the comeuppance of Jamie Dimon, the haughty CEO of JPMorgan Chase. Last year, poor Jamie presided over a $6 billion loss by the bank’s chief investment office, so he’s now had his own pay cut in half, knocking him down to $11.5 ...
A corporate power grab is underway, so where’s the media?
If you need a good, doable New Year’s resolution, try this: “I resolve to do my part this year to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
How hedge fund billionaires literally ‘check’ the people’s will
Donnie Trump is for it, Barack Obama is too, as are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton...
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...
Can sanity finally conquer reefer madness?
Besides being founders of our Republic, what did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington have in common? Answer: Hemp...
