SPENDING YOUR STIMULUS CHECK May 2008I’m totally excited that our tax rebate checks are coming! Washington has turned into Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and...
GAPS IN THE FENCE May 2008If good fences make good neighbors, what about bad fences? You could ask local officials and residents along the U.S.-Mexican...
IRAQ AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON OUTLAWS April 2008Oh, ye cynics who decry George W’s debacle in Iraq, let the news go forth that there has been a...
STOP SUBSIDIZING BIG OIL April 2008In 2006, the CEO of Exxon Mobil exclaimed that, gosh, his corporation was rolling in so much profit that he...
THE WHITE HOUSE TORTURE TEAM April 2008This is one of those stories in the category of, “We knew this before we knew it.” When the shocking...
AL NEEDS A JOB April 2008Poor Al – he’s all resumé, no job. Sort of a yuppyfied version of “All hat, no cattle.” And what...
A SPECIAL BREAK FOR CORPORATE CRIMINALS April 2008If you got caught robbing a bank, chances are excellent that you’d be facing some serious time in the pokey....
THE CORPORATE MCCAIN April 2008Who is John McCain? His spin-meisters paint a picture of him as a straight talker, Washington outsider, maverick reformer, determined...
FENCING OFF OUR DEMOCRACY April 2008Good grief, it’s bad enough that the BushCheney regime keeps usurping power to create an imperial presidency, but it’s far...
AUTHORIZING TORTURE April 2008In 81 pages of chilling legalese, the BushCheney regime reveals just how morally corrupt it is. The pages, recently released...
A CEO PERK FOR CEO PERKS April 2008You know what really PO’s me? Having to pay taxes on the free personal trips that I take on my...
THE OLYMPICS: LET THE SPYING BEGIN April 2008It’s another Olympic year – that quadrennial spectacular of athletic prowess, international goodwill… and government spying on all who attend....
BUSH'S "STRATEGIC VICTORY" April 2008Message to George W: Contact Earth if your spaceship ever comes near our planet. We’ve known for quite a while...
TOBACCO INDUSTRY SPIN April 2008How would you feel if a consortium of armed robbers was to call for decriminalization of robbery? It’s a loopy...
HOUSE THE RICH April 2008Once again, let’s take a peek [Lifestyle theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich … and Cranky.” You think you’ve...
WHY NOT "DRINK LOCAL?" April 2008In a triumph of marketing over reasoning, the bottled water industry has turned us into conspicuously silly consumers. Controlled by...
UNFRIENDLY SKIES April 2008Travel in some primitive parts of the world is a nightmare – passengers are treated like livestock, service is surly,...
BIG-SPENDING GEORGE April 2008George W likes to pose as the Texas president – in the rough-hewn, rancher model of Lyndon Johnson. However, George...
HOW ABOUT A REAL DEMOCRATIC STIMULUS? April 2008Once again, our timid Democratic leadership in Congress is fumbling a political opportunity and bumbling their public responsibility. The Democrats...
TONY MAZZOCCHI April 2008If you live near any kind of factory, chemical plant, or similar facility, you might have noticed curious smells emanating...
COWBOY GEORGE, THE HORSE THIEF April 2008We’ve learned the hard way over the past seven years that George W lives in his own fantasy world –...
READ THE FINE PRINT April 2008It’s time for another trip [space music] into the Far, Far, Far-out Frontiers of the Free Enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower...
NAME THAT DRUG! April 2008What does the word Prozac say to you? Or Viagra? Yes, they’re brand names for widely used prescription drugs, but...
CUT-RATE LABOR FOR ANY JOB March 2008Just when you think that, surely, the offshoring craze has peaked, here come more stories of “Globalization Gone Wild.” McClatchy...
A LIBRARY FOR BUSH GROUPIES March 2008“Think tank” is not a concept you would associate with George W – and sure enough, there won’t be much...
