A curse, a blessing, and a good food movement January 2014In 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came close to getting the US Senate to reject Earl...
The California GOP's fake health care website December 2013In this wicked world of woe, there are hucksters, flimflammers, plain ol’ crooks… and Republican members of the California Assembly....
Too few people control too much of America's money and power December 2013Sometimes it pays just to go away. You could ask Jim Skinner about that. He was CEO of the hamburger...
McDonald's: Low-paid workers, high-flying execs December 2013In this season of generosity, I’m sure that you get as much joy and deep internal satisfaction as I do...
Measuring Congress by the numbers December 2013Never have so few done so little for so many. But at last, they’re gone – Congress has adjourned for...
DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY December 2013This special day got me to thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of...
Merry Christmas, right-wingers, The Red Pope, and Jesus December 2013Here’s a twist on Christmas that would make Jesus weep. First, a right-wing faction in the US has been wringing...
Christmas: War! December 2013Ah, ’tis the season for family, friends, eggnog, chipmunks singing Christmas carols – and all-out, no-mercy, blow-’em-all-to-hell WAR. Not war...
Rabbits, endangered rhinos, and the Dallas Safari Club December 2013Have you ever heard of the rabbit hunter’s nightmare? A guy dreams that he and a few of his buddies...
NSA and DHS defend us against LibertyManiacs.com December 2013It’s a scary world out there, with global terrorist plotting to kill us. That’s why we must be grateful to...
Wall Street warns Democrats: Avoid Populism! December 2013Here’s a jarring headline: “Economic Populism Is a Dead End for Democrats.” That’s the title on a recent op-ed piece...
The Walmartization of higher education December 2013We’ve learned from hard experience that the moral values of corporate chieftains rarely penetrate deeper than the value of their...
Wall Street regulator replaced by Wall Street conciliator December 2013The scandalous saga of the Wall Street bailout continues, for bank regulators are now watering down Congress’ pathetically weak reforms....
Congressional victims of alcoholism… and hypocrisyitis December 2013Right-wing political operatives deserve credit for their impressive inventiveness. In particular, they have created the “Rob Defense” for public officials...
The highly-educated working poor: Adjunct professors December 2013There’s a growing army of the working poor in our USofA, and big contingents of it are now on the...
Who came up with the idea of Obamacare? December 2013A “message of the week” is handed out, talking points (including “lines of attack”) are distributed, “social media tactics” are...
Spymaster wants to outlaw reporting on NSA spying December 2013In the movie plot of a spy thriller, our hero gets captured by agents of a repressive government, and they...
Geithner's magical trip through the revolving door December 2013Timmy Geithner has landed. The Secretary of the Treasury in President Obama’s first term resigned early this year, and we...
Slapping the poor just for the hell of it December 2013The bluebirds of happiness are chirping away in our nation’s treetops, for America is now in the fifth year of...
A curse, a blessing, and a good food movement December 2013In 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came close to getting the US Senate to reject Earl...
Coca-Cola's fat-headed front groups December 2013Irony is dead. It has been garroted by reality. For proof, check out the Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness....
Lawmakers who force the poor to take drug tests should be drug-tested December 2013Tenacity can be an admirable trait in a leader – except when it’s stupid. Stupid tenacity has afflicted several right-wing...
Coke's Conspiracy against tap water December 2013Coca-Cola is running a stealth advertising campaign. Stealth? Why would a corporation as ad-dependent as Coke spend big bucks on...
J.P. Morgan – the man and the bank November 2013J.P. Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators, who levied a fine of nearly a billion bucks...
In this season of feasting, let's celebrate agriCULTURE November 2013Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist and former farm boy, says: “The central problem with modern industrial agriculture… [is]...
