When and where was the first Thanksgiving Feast? November 2019Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I’m talking about the real thing, the big...
Why would we trust plutocrats to save us from plutocracy November 2019Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked...
When the world’s on fire, what should we do? November 2019For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this:...
What’s the Weirdest Species of All? November 2019I love those nature shows that probe the behavior and intelligence of birds, elephants, and other fellow creatures. However, there’s...
Want to Help Stop Big Oil’s Thievery? November 2019The one thing you never want to hear your dentist say is: “Oops!” It’s also alarming to hear that from...
Where can Trump find a Good Farm Policy? October 2019Donald Trump’s idea of a good farm program seems to be “Hee Haw.” On a recent trip to Wisconsin, he...
Sonny and Donnie: Down on the farm October 2019Government by the rich is called plutocracy. Government by police power is autocracy. Government by thieves is kleptocracy. Government by...
A wealth tax for American Progress October 2019The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to...
Where to get the money to start fixing American inequality October 2019Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality....
How to destroy a giant corporation from within October 2019Corporate mega-mergers keep being announced with great hoopla, but – as we’ve learned from promises made by merging airlines, banks,...
The Gloppy mess of merger mania October 2019Here’s a recipe for you: Chop up some Oscar Mayer wieners, stir in Heinz ketchup, blend with Cool Whip and...
Kroger: Don’t Lose Local News October 2019Like most politicians, corporate executives never do anything wrong. If anything wrong does “happen,” it’s always someone else’s fault. That’s...
How small can a giant supermarket chain get? October 2019Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralph’s, Fred Meyer, King Sooper’s, or… well, never mind, all...
Suspending our right to protest destructive corporate greed October 2019As George Bernard Shaw noted, “You don’t make progress by standing on guard, but by attacking, and getting well-hammered yourself.”...
Who’s behind the increasing suppression of your right to protest? October 2019When did We The People vote to outlaw peaceful public protest against corporate profiteers who’re running roughshod over our values,...
To make democracy work, we have to work it September 2019The awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites in our democratic society is that they really don’t like...
When the world’s on fire, what should we do? September 2019For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this:...
Why would we trust plutocrats to save us from plutocracy September 2019Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked...
Look who’s joining the struggle against corporate plutocracy September 2019Great news, people! We have a new ally in our historic battle against corporate plutocracy: Corporate plutocrats. Yes, we’ve now...
Should our natural resources have legal rights? September 2019From the very start of our nation, the most popular forum for debating and shaping our democratic rights was not...
How to arm nature against corporate profiteers September 2019There’s a hunter’s nightmare in which a group of them flush some rabbits out of the brush. But rather than...
Robot farmers – E-I-E-I-O! September 2019How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen … Angus? Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle,...
Corporations are playing with our food – and our heads September 2019From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing...
Government for the rich, the poor be damned August 2019While the Trumpistas are presently plowing a multibillion-dollar subsidy into big grain farms – they’re using a tangle of federal...
Who does Trump’s farm bailout bail out? August 2019Donald Trump Loooooves farmers. We know this because he says so. “Farmers, I LOVE YOU!” he declared in December. But...
