The Highroad

Of all the people suffering economic pain today, who should get priority attention from the new president and Congress? Regular folks in our country say...

Why do congressional Republicans hate unborn babies...

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...

Even if a White House report is just a pack of lies, it still can reveal some awful truths. Take the recent forecast by the...

A citizen’s willingness to speak truth to power is essential for the well-being of a democracy. Equally essential, though, are citizens willing to risk their personal well-being by standing up to speak truth about power...

The Koch boys live in their own special world, enshrouded in a rarefied atmosphere created by the fumes emanating from their family’s enormous stockpiles of wealth...

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...

As the royal triumvirate of Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell continue their perverse quest to turn our America into a gold-plated Trumplandistan...

In CorporateWorld, when trouble pops up and things get sticky, CEOs don’t wring their hands and try to dodge the issue. No-sir-ee, the chief...

The nuclear power boys are weaseling again, this time in Vermont...

Attention class: Today’s word is “fractal inequality...

Do you — or anyone — really need a book of rules and a three-hour briefing on ethics in order to do your job ethically...