Boney Fingers v. Soft Hands Work July 2014An old cliché says: “Hard work always pays off.” Really? Ask a farm worker about that, or talk to a...
The GOP's minimum wage nuttiness July 2014Anyone who works full time, ought not live in poverty. Period. Raising the minimum wage above the poverty level, is...
Corporations shift their tax burdens to you July 2014Did you scramble to get your taxes done this year, dashing to the mailbox at the last minute? Yeah, me...
What job creation numbers don’t tell us July 2014Have you noticed that The Powers That Be employ an entirely different standard for measuring the health of America’s job...
Can a $7-billion penalty be a good deal? July 2014Media outlets across the country trumpeted the stunning news with headlines like this: “Citigroup Punished.” At last, went the storyline,...
Economists find creative solution to US unemployment July 2014Excellent news, people. Let me put it to you as a number: 8.7 million. That’s how many new jobs the...
Do-nothing Congress takes a vacation July 2014When I heard that our congress critters are taking an extended vacation for all of August and part of September,...
Wall Street thieves should be ashamed… and shamed July 2014When Wall Street wrongdoer Citigroup accepted what the media hailed as a whopping $7-billion penalty for defrauding its own investors...
Warning: Boehner at work! July 2014Gosh, has it already been two weeks since Congress took a vacation? Those poor stiffs must be pooped from trying...
Is it smart to connect smart phones to smart homes? July 2014In my unstinting effort to keep you up-to-the-moment in the digital world of “what’s happening next?”, allow me to introduce...
Cargill's GMO hypocrisy July 2014Can you have your hypocrisy and eat it, too? I don’t think so, but Cargill Inc. is doing its damndest...
North Carolina's Moral Freedom Summer July 2014The Moral Monday Movement is on the move again! This feisty coalition, based in North Carolina, is an inspiring model...
Howling tea party mad dogs sing the impeachment blues July 2014It’s hard not to ridicule Congress’ tea party Republicans as a group of mad-dog “aginners” who do nothing but run...
Lifting America up by raising the wage floor July 2014The good news is that it’s not all bad news these days. Take the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an...
Looping Big Money around democracy's neck July 2014The beauty of our country’s present system of government is that anyone is perfectly free to buy a member of...
The inversion perversion – another corporate tax loophole July 2014Corporations are funny creatures. For example, they don’t want to pay their share of America’s tax bill, but then they’re...
Walgreens: An unpatriotic ingrate July 2014How would you react if one of your neighbors announced that while he obviously benefits from having clean water, highways,...
Cheney and his flock of neo-con chicken hawks return July 2014It’s awful to see the horrific resurgence of Sunni-Shia sectarian war in Iraq, re-splintering that delicate nation. There is, however,...
Time for "We the People" to re-declare our independence July 2014July 4th – what a blast – cookouts, fireworks, and several 12-ounce elbow bends. Oh yeah… it’s also about that...
Three GOP governors rush to help one citizen July 2014Who says that big-time politicians pay no attention to their constituents? This is, after all, America, where everyone has a...
How Koch-headed billionaires plan to "save" America July 2014The Koch boys live in their own special world, enshrouded in a rarefied atmosphere created by the fumes emanating from...
Gov. Walker, illegal money, the Koch brothers, and Judge Randa July 2014Scott Walker can’t seem to run a clean campaign. He first won the governorship of Wisconsin in 2010 from his...
Cheney swings at Obama but hits himself July 2014President Obama has been hit with a firestorm of vitriolic criticism from Republican opportunists hoping to score political points by...
The deep goofiness of Speaker Boehner June 2014What a hoot to see House Speaker John Boehner up on his hind legs recently, braying like a goofy mule...
Koch brothers stunned to find some non-rich people in their lobby June 2014The gabillionaire Koch brothers feel entitled to occupy the people’s elections, barging in with sacks full of corporate cash. So,...
