The Highroad
Lawmakers dance with the devil
If you choose to dance with the devil, never flatter yourself that you're in the lead...
The mendacity of GMO purveyors
Tenacity can be a virtue. But the persistent push by giant food conglomerates to deceive us consumers has turned their tenacity into raw mendacity...
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...
GOP to US infrastructure: All fall down
I love groups with the gumption to take on big tasks and do what needs to be done — can-do groups that can, and do. But, uh-oh, here comes The Little Choo-Choo That Couldn’t: the U.S. Congress...
Bosses gone berserk
The sky is falling! The end times are upon us! It’s all over for America! And it’s all because of you — you, the execrable voters...
The spreading plague of antibacterial products
Chances are you have, but don’t know it. These two are antimicrobial chemicals, which might sound like a good thing, except that they disrupt the human body’s normal regulatory processes. Animal studies show, for example, that these triclos can be linked to the ...
Paulson’s plaintive plea
Who´s the most befuddled Wall Streeter of all? The richest guy on the Street...
Proud “Partners” corporatize our parks
While we Americans celebrate the 100th anniversary of our National Park Service, America’s socalled “leaders” are aggressively commercializing our parks, converting these jewels of the common good into just another corporate cash cow...
Playing Washington’s inside game
Do you know any of the dozen Congress critters who’re on the superpowerful deficit-reduction supercommittee? I don’t mean do you know their names, but do you really know them — know them well enough that they’ll take your call...
The disuniting of America
The Bible doesn’t say that money is the root of all evil — rather, it condemns the love of money...
