The Highroad

Grim-faced military officers and ashen-faced politicians describe a horrific “war zone,” with “hundreds of people murdered” and “citizens under attack around the clock.” Some of the politicos say that the situation is so dire that it “may require our military...

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Food fight, everyone — let’s all join the fun...

Any remake of the 1950s movie The Bad Seed should cast Monsanto in the title role...

Not all of the bullies are in schoolyards these days — quite a few have graduated to the executive suites of Corporate America...

Such energy powers as BP, ExxonMobil, Halliburton and Koch Industries have gone crackers over fracking...

In the 1960s, I attended the University of North Texas, a public school blessed with good teachers and an educational culture focused on enabling us students to become socially useful citizens. And it was affordable — with close-to-free tuition and a part-time job, I...

Give me an “N” — Nnnnnn...

The Canadian rocker and master storyteller, Neil Young, says: “Music is a universal language.” Yes, and when created by a people’s champion like him, music can bring down the high and mighty, just as Joshua’s trumpeters brought down the walls of Jericho...

I went to law school for a week and a half, so I know that everyone accused of a crime, no matter how awful, has a right to be represented by a lawyer. But does everyone have a right to a lobbyist...

It’s time now for the latest chapter in the thrilling global adventures of: “Scott Walker, Commando...

Imagine if a couple of national leaders dared to stand up to the corporate powers that have taken control of government. Imagine if one of them came right out and said, “I [am] fed up of living in a country ruled by lies, cynicism and greed.” And imagine if these ...