Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed.
Likewise, today's work... Read more...
Great news, people! We have a new ally in our historic battle against corporate plutocracy: Corporate plutocrats.
Yes, we've now been joined by the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Amazon, and nearly 200 oth... Read more...
From the very start of our nation, the most popular forum for debating and shaping our democratic rights was not stately legislative halls, but rowdy beer halls.
Indeed, “pub democracy” remains strong across... Read more...
There’s a hunter’s nightmare in which a group of them flush some rabbits out of the brush. But rather than scampering away, the furry bunnies turn toward their stalkers. “Run,” shouts one of the hunters. “Run f... Read more...
How're you gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen ... Angus?
Not "Angus," the breed of cattle, but Angus, the 1,000-pound "farmer of the future." He is not actually a he, but an it: A robot, toil... Read more...
From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing with your food.”
Children aside, this rebuke needs to be loudly directed at the p... Read more...
While the Trumpistas are presently plowing a multibillion-dollar subsidy into big grain farms – they're using a tangle of federal red tape in a mingy effort to deny a meager level of food assistance to millions... Read more...
Donald Trump Loooooves farmers. We know this because he says so. "Farmers, I LOVE YOU!" he declared in December.
But he's been "loving" them to death, with policies that are causing farm prices to tumble, mi... Read more...
What's the matter with Donald and The Trumpeteers? Why won't they stand up for the American workers and business owners who make their products right here in the Good Ol' US of A?
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"MAGA," blusters Donald Trump – Make America Great Again! America's ranching families, however, would like Trump to come off his high horse and get serious about a more modest goal, namely: Make America COOL Ag... Read more...
