The Koch brothers' black liquor moonshine August 2012Question: If you mix a cocktail of “black liquor,” biofuels, diesel, and a generous splash of tax subsidies – then...
A tsunami of political slime August 2012Mark Hanna, the Karl Rove of the old Robber Baron era, explained a century ago that, “There are two things...
Sen. Crapo's magic wand August 2012What’s your favorite adult beverage? Some like Johnnie Walker “Black Label,” and others like “Black Box” wine. However, no one...
The people's choice! Uh… not really. In fact, not at all. August 2012As evidenced by Ted Cruz’s recent victory in the Texas senatorial primary, the Republican party’s core voters have made the...
Sandy Weill's apt epitaph: pigs fly August 2012Why isn’t Sandy Weill treated as a crook? He not only violated the law, but arrogantly flaunted it. Yet the...
Munching fish and chips with Mitt August 2012At last, we have a clear sign that Mitt Romney really is “a man of the people!” The proof of...
A Wall Street devil gets religion August 2012Hallelujah and Holy Smokes – the biggest sinner on Wall Street has repented! He is Sandy Weill, the deal-maker who...
The GOP is galloping away from conservative… to crazy August 2012If you thought that right-wing politicos couldn’t get any goofier – take a peek at “Texas on Cruz Control.” Ted...
Our rights versus authoritarian wrong August 2012One of the juiciest ironies of Tampa’s newly-minted law to suppress protest at the upcoming Republican National Convention is that...
Insider tips profit biggest hedge funds August 2012The high-rollers who run Wall Street’s top hedge funds essentially gamble with other people’s money, betting billions of dollars on...
Protecting political insiders from our First Amendment August 2012Ah, it’s August – time for the presidential nominating conventions! This grand testimonial of our citizens’ rights and liberties will...
America's incredibly meek media July 2012Bizarrely, the CEOs of America’s highly-conglomerated news sources keep trying to jack up profits by shedding the editors and reporters...
How greedy can global bankers get? July 2012I, for one, am tired of hearing complaints that our giant, bailed-out banks have simply taken the money and run,...
Warning: A new intrusive swarm coming our way! July 2012Get ready, America, for here comes “the next latest and greatest thing in aviation.” Wow, what could it be? Maybe...
"Double-S.O.B.s" keep making a killing July 2012It’s true that America’s working stiffs are mostly stuck in the muck of depression these days, spinning their economic wheels...
Turning college students into free market chattel July 2012Let’s take another trip deep into the “Magic Kingdom of LaissezFairyland” and prostrate ourselves before the infallible and inscrutable force...
The spreading corporate crime wave July 2012Can it really be a surprise that four out of five Americans have little-to-zero trust in big banks, that 62...
Cleaning up the stench of Washington lobbyists July 2012Even a hog must sometimes gag at the stench of its own sty. Maybe that’s why some corporate lobbyists have...
Checking out corporate come-ons July 2012Time for another trip into the Far, Far, Far-out World of Free Enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower makes a journey to...
Who needs Wall Street giants? July 2012JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and the other Wall Street behemoths that dominate American banking – who needs...
Let's consider the GOP's health care plan July 2012Here’s some useful advice from an old country saying: Never try to teach table manners to a pig – it...
The hidden ugliness behind Romney's gleaming smile July 2012What a blessing to have Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for president! It’s a blessing because he is a...
The pouty GOP's farcical hissy fit July 2012By gollies, you’ve got to hand it to those Republicans in Congress – they’re a tenacious bunch! No, not tenacious....
Beware of the tomato tamperers July 2012Some people are too smart for your own good. Food geneticists, for example. These technicians have the smarts to tinker...
Propagandizing school kids for corporate profit July 2012Are you a parent who’s worried about the plethora of highly-questionable bio-engineered organisms that agribusiness profiteers have quietly been slipping...
