The Highroad
Are the rich different from you and me? Ask Cadillac!
You know what our country needs right now? I think we need something that can bring us together again, something that can heal the...
The ‘Beckinization’ of the far right
Perhaps you thought that, surely, the far right wing in American politics couldn’t get any nuttier. If so, you clearly hadn’t factored in Glenn Beck...
Trumponomics: Batman… or Dracula?
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...
What kind of country punishes Good Samaritans?
Let us now contemplate the morality tale of the Good Samaritan. Not the one in the New Testament, but the one out in the...
Just say No-No to nanos
Have you had your minimum daily requirement of “nanos” today...
Turning people who report corporate crime into criminals
In most state legislatures today, bizarre is not unusual, and off-the-wall has become the political center...
The free-enterprise mirage of Sheldon Adelson
According to the self-aggrandizing mythology of America’s right-wing rich, Sheldon Adelson is one of society’s “producers,” not one of those morally inferior “moochers” who’re always looking for government handouts...
Trump to working class: Adios, chumps
We have a president who mistakes price for value. Thus, to measure America’s economic health, he simply checks the price of corporate stocks. And...
Big political donors buying elections… and public policies
Who does David Keating think he’s fooling...
The explosive greed of America’s 0.01-percenters
In this season of mass commercialism, let’s pause to consider the plight of simple millionaires...
Can Amazon sucker the people of New York?
The undisputed king of taxpayer scammers is Amazon — but a hardy band of New York commoners is delivering an old-line message to the...
The militarization of ‘Officer Friendly’
Let’s check our weaponry: 93,000 machine guns, 533 planes and helicopters, 180,000 magazine cartridges and 432 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles. OK, let’s roll...





