Paul Ryan is still stuck in the same old rabbit hole March 2013Apparently, Rep. Paul Ryan missed the outcome of last November’s presidential election. Oh, wait – wasn’t he on the ballot...
Obama's transparent deception on special-interest money March 2013Back in 2010, President Obama declared: “I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests.” But...
Standing up for a senator who took a stand March 2013In a recent senatorial dust-up, Sen. John McCain dubbed his Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” in...
Goofy is not just a cartoon character – he's a legislator in Texas March 2013You might think that the political leaders of your state are goofy – but, hey, I’m from Texas. Goofy is...
Can sanity finally conquer reefer madness? March 2013Besides being founders of our Republic, what did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington have in common? Answer: Hemp. America’s founders...
Insiders aiding online, off-shore loan sharks March 2013When it comes to pursuing their prey, sharks are master maneuverers. Loan sharks, that is. These days, this usurious species...
Texas solon favors barnyard-style sex education March 2013In 2009, a Texas school superintendent declared that sex-education classes were unnecessary in his rural district. Most of the area’s...
The mythical "Dow" versus the real "Doug" March 2013It’s a sign that the economy is “healing,” exclaims a happy headline. “It signals that things are getting back to...
GOP Leaders: 56 years of devolution March 2013From Rick Perry to Rick Santorum, many Republican sparklies reject the science of evolution. Georgia Rep. Paul Broun (who ironically...
Wall Street gets giddy over the urge to merge March 2013Uh-oh. You always have to worry when you hear that there’s a new “air of giddiness on Wall Street.” That’s...
Let's adopt the GOP's national platform March 2013Well now, here’s some unexpected news! It comes from what purports to be an official document of the National Republican...
Wall Street's hellish ripoff of jobless Americans March 2013Here’s a diabolical idea from the hottest level of hell, down where Wall Street’s fiendish schemers and scammers dwell. Conspiring...
The new boom in mergers: A boom for whom? March 2013The word of the day is “Boom!” Yes, boom times are upon us again. “The stars came into alignment,” marveled...
Lateralling the cost of privately-owned sports stadiums to taxpayers March 2013While we sports fans regularly lionize the stars of pro baseball, football, basketball, etcetera, it’s time to acknowledge that the...
In battling corporate greed, tenacity matters February 2013Sometimes, the cost of winning is so great that you really lose. This little lesson seems to be dawning on...
Silicon Valley's latest speculative bubble February 2013Get ready for the rapture! Not the religious kind, but a financial rapture being promised to us by the holy...
The bad seed strikes again February 2013Any remake of the 1950s movie “The Bad Seed,” should cast Monsanto in the title role. This biotech behemoth has...
The GOP's disdain for low-wage workers February 2013When President Obama called for raising America’s wage floor to nine bucks an hour, GOP House leader John Boehner attacked...
Asteroids: New worlds to plunder February 2013With all the woes that we humans have inflicted on our weary, old Earth – from the reckless plundering of...
Just say "No-No" to nanos February 2013Have you had your minimum daily requirement of “nanos” today? Nanomaterials, that is – manufactured or natural substances that are...
The moral poverty of North Carolina's GOP legislature February 2013As one who’s been there, I can tell you that being unemployed is punishment enough, without having a pack of...
Beware of wearing Disney's "Magic Bands" February 2013Walt Disney Inc. has announced that its Magic Kingdom will soon be even more magical, thanks to a new technological...
Do more than the minimum on minimum wage February 2013“In the wealthiest nation on Earth,” President Obama declared in his State of the Union speech, “no one who works...
Who's feeding the Bush puppy? February 2013Guess what? George Bush is back! Not “Poppy” Bush, as George H.W. was known. Nor the George known simply as...
Monsanto v. Mother Nature: Guess who's winning? February 2013If you fool with Mother Nature, she’ll most likely fool with you – usually in very unpleasant ways. Monsanto, the...
