“The Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven” is a classic bluegrass song recounting a spectacular train crash in 1903, caused by...
Stuff happens, right? I mean, who could’ve thought that in these modern times of digital monitoring of everything, something as...
Your doctor is out and unable to see you now. Not out for lunch or out on vacation — but...
No one needs another outrage to worry about, but here’s one that could literally be your last worry. Our hospitals...
There are industries that occasionally do something rotten. And there are industries like Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Big Tobacco...
Please be my Valentine! That is not only a warm, sweet, sometimes romantic sentiment people express in mid-February on a...
Why would anyone believe anything that a big corporation tells us? Corporate powers use lies as a core element of...
People are baffled by the surreal saga of George Santos, the bizarre Republican congress critter who is a bottomless sink...
An old political saying notes that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to...
Big news from Congressional Republicans: After years of failing to unearth any proof that America’s elections are corrupted by flagrant...
High-dollar corporate executives and Wall Street bankers keep telling us that it’s lonely at the top. Well, they should try...
I don’t usually cover sob stories, but this one is so touching it might make you cry. Or throw up....
Growing up, I absorbed a lot of values from my Ol’ Texas Daddy – a strong commitment to the Common...
Sometimes, little things can be a big deal. For example, in considering ways to help protect Mother Earth from global...
As many of its own members privately admit, Congress has become a pay-to-play lawmaking casino – closed to commoners, but...
Question: How many legs does a dog have if you count the tail as a leg? Answer: Four – calling...
Sometimes, stupid political ideas beget even stupider political tactics. For example, a faction of right-wing Republicans want to stop public...
Excuse me for using explicit language here, but it seems to me that today’s most vulgar expression of right-wing extremist...
There’s a new “ism” creeping into America’s vocabulary… and into our social order: Bossism. Being a boss can merely mean...
The craziest political word of the year is “woke,” as in “Don’t be woke!” It’s a command barked by far-right-wing...
Why, you might ask, is there so much labor activism these days? Right-wing Republicans claim it’s the work of union...
‘Tis the season of gift giving – including Time magazine handing out its somewhat pompous “Person of the Year” award....
If you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, Sen. Joe Manchin is evidence that the answer...
Dick Tuck, a political prankster who made a satirical run for public office years ago, got less than 10 percent...
This country needs highway signs on every interstate to caution the public about an extreme danger that lies ahead –...