Unfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, DC. Dubbed the "Canadian Hot Sauce Flu," it uniquely afflicts a particular group of Democratic officeholders and operatives. CHS Flu renders i... Read more...
"Socialism," snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back in unison: So-sh'll-izz-ummm!
There you have the entire intellectual content ... Read more...
The holy mantra of health professionals was coined about 2,500 years ago by the Greek physician, Hippocrates: "Do no harm."
Of course, that was before corporate healthcare took charge and asserted a new guid... Read more...
Sometimes I don't know whether to weep uncontrollably, laugh hysterically, or just throw up.
I recently did all three when I saw another gusher of greed pouring out of corporate America. This one is especial... Read more...
During today’s COVID-19 crisis, the PR departments of every brand-name corporation are running slick ads nobly proclaiming: “We’re all in this together!”
But simultaneously, the lobbying departments of those... Read more...
The Donald is in a funk. He's been outsmarted by an inert virus, his poll numbers are tanking, and even his demagogic pep rallies are falling flat.
So, who to turn to for political comfort? Why of course – T... Read more...
As directed by their big business funders, top Republican officeholders across the country have been defying public health experts in past weeks to rush America's workers back into their jobs. But – oops! – the... Read more...
Why does Donald Trump refuse to wear a coronavirus mask? Because he realizes that, in a mask, we'd all recognize him as the robber who has been moving furtively behind the scenes of the pandemic to rig the rule... Read more...
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease is presently raging anew because corporate-serving public officials rushed to “open the economy,” causing more infections and deaths.
So, gosh, what to do n... Read more...
Once again, my state of Texas is saddled with a Republican gubernatorial goober. Greg Abbott is this guy's name, and he's another incompetent, right-wing ideologue whose botched handling of our state's COVID-19... Read more...
