THE RIDICULOUS CLASS BIAS IN AMERICA'S TAX CODE March 2009The rich truly are different from you and me, for they are treated differently. I’m not talking about the merely...
MICROCHIPPING AMERICA WITH A NATIONAL ID CARD March 2009Should the government require us to carry a national ID card embedded with what amounts to a bar code containing...
THE RIGHT WING WEEPS FOR THE RICH March 2009Politicos and pundits on the right have resurrected an old bugaboo to hurl at Barack Obama’s economic recovery efforts: Class...
DEATH, TAXES… AND DEBT COLLECTORS March 2009These are hard times for debt collectors. After all, who can pay their bills these days? Not Wall Street, Detroit,...
CORPORATE CONTROL OF INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH March 2009Little rebellions can achieve big results, especially those coming from unlikely places. And, surely, one of the least likely sources...
THE U.S. FUELS MEXICO’S DRUG WARS March 2009The U.S. is scolding Mexico. Again. Washington officials are expressing alarm that Mexico’s government is at risk of a “rapid...
A BLUE-GREEN VICTORY FOR AMERICA March 2009To paraphrase the well-known bumpersticker, “Stuff Happens.” But sometimes, It’s good stuff. This story began with bad news. In December,...
GOP LEADERS MOVE FROM OPPOSITION TO OBSTINACY TO HYPOCRISY March 2009“No” can be a very good word. Whether dealing with children or with Congress, a firm “uh-uh” can set the...
WORDS FOR WALL STREET GREED March 2009Wow, y’all are prolific. And good. I recently ran a little contest asking readers to come up with some new...
CORPRATIST COURT FAVORS MOUNTAINTOP DESTRUCTION March 2009Once again, the black-robed corporatists of the federal courts have shown their true bias by ruling in favor of corporate...
LET'S RETRAIN WALL STREET INVESTMENT BANKERS March 2009The classic Depression song, “Brother, can you spare a dime?,” would now be more like “Brother, can you spare a...
EX-WALL STREET CEO'S STILL GETTING PERKS March 2009Once upon a time, not so long ago, Citigroup was a fairytale financial conglomerate that was the richest corporation in...
THE GOP's DEFICIT DRAMA March 2009Like characters from a bad German opera, national Republican Party leaders are bellowing with “Sturm und Drang” as they decry...
THE 500K-A-YEAR HARDSHIP February 2009These are rough economic times for many Americans, but one group is especially hard-pressed: Wall Street bankers. While it’s true...
WHO’S MAKING OUR MEDICINE? February 2009Let’s talk pills. To treat everything from allergies to heart problems, half of Americans take a prescription medicine every day,...
BLACKWATER METAMORPHOSED February 2009Blackwater USA, the infamous outfit of corporate mercenaries that became a worldwide symbol of George W’s imperious war in Iraq,...
REACTIVATING THE CCC FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY February 2009The report cards have come out, and I’m afraid we’re just not making the grade. I’m talking about the “Infrastructure...
CEOS AND THEIR INFLATED SENSE OF SELF-WORTH February 2009There is much gnashing of teeth among top bankers on Wall Street, because Washington is imposing a $500,000 salary cap...
SOME BANKERS YOU MIGHT LIKE February 2009Hip, hip, hooray! Let’s hear it for bankers! No, not those bankers – not Citigroup, Bank of America, and the...
GUESS WHO’S DEVELOPING OUR GREEN ENERGY FUTURE February 2009If you want to see the bold future of alternative energy, don’t look to the relatively timid plan coming out...
A NEW GLOBAL MEDIA COMPETITOR ARISES February 2009With so many of America’s newspapers and broadcast empires closing news bureaus, cutting coverage, firing reporters, and even going out...
CONGRESS’ HOKEY SACRIFICE February 2009Even on Capitol Hill, there’s sometimes an outbreak of what looks to be good government and common sense. One such...
OBAMA RENEGES ON A BIG ONE February 2009Amazing! If George W had done this, I would have blasted him. Wait – George W did do this, and...
BANKERS ON A BINGE February 2009Don’t tell me that bankers are hopeless stiffs who don’t know how to get down. Not only can the Wall...
MONEY DEAL TAINTS THE TIMES February 2009The New York Times, America’s most prestigious newspaper, has recently rolled over into a deep ditch of debt. Its chances...
