Wall Street stupidity – redux June 2012Not to worry, says one of Wall Street’s biggest bankers, for we know what we’re doing. No need for fussy...
Who needs Wall Street giants? June 2012JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and the other Wall Street behemoths that dominate American banking – who needs...
Koch cronies try to buy Wisconsin June 2012Unless you hang out in posh watering holes with America’s far-right billionaires, chances are that you don’t know Diane Hendricks....
SuperPAC silliness June 2012SuperPACs, the new money beasts of American politics, have already funneled more than $100 million into this year’s presidential election....
Cleaning up the stench of Washington lobbyists May 2012Even a hog must sometimes gag at the stench of its own sty. Maybe that’s why some corporate lobbyists have...
Bankers plan "surgical" strike against their "enemies" May 2012An activist group has declared: We’re sick and tired of being stomped on by the Powers That Be in Washington,...
A secret astroturf assault on Obama May 2012Look out – here they come! The risible, rooty-toot-tooters of the far-right wing have raised their partisan flag of xenophobic,...
Worker's taxes siphoned off by their bosses May 2012My congratulations to workers in 16 states – from Maine to Georgia, New Jersey to Colorado! Many of you will...
The 10 worst jobs May 2012I’ve concluded that there are two kinds of people in our world: Those willing to believe there are only two...
Wild about wild chickens May 2012Some people complain that their town has gone to the dogs, but Bastrop, Texas, has gone to the chickens –...
The filet mignon deception May 2012If you’re one who enjoys a steak dinner now and again, let me ask this question: do you prefer it...
Making Dow happy at our expense May 2012Thanks to the blessings of nature and good farmers, you and I are able to enjoy such scrumptious delights as...
Snarling Banker May 2012Woody Guthrie wrote a song titled “Jolly Banker,” a perfect-pitch parody of the propensity of Depression-era bankers to feel good...
The next really big thing in food: you! May 2012Attention foodies: Let’s chow down! There’s a new craze in CuisineWorld, and it’s going 180-degrees in the opposite direction from...
Another Koch-funded stealth campaign May 2012Millions of children in our public schools will soon be hearing from the Heartland Institute. It might sound like a...
Listen to the weeds May 2012Rather than finding ways to cooperate with the natural world, America’s agribusiness giants reach for the next quick fix in...
Anheuser-Busch, drunk on greed May 2012The big brewers often admonish us imbibers of their grain products to “Drink Responsibly.” Well, I say back to them:...
Et tu, England? May 2012I guess we Americans could take some comfort from the fact that our own plutocrats on Wall Street and in...
Egalitarian Mormonism v. Mitt's plutocratic narcissism May 2012And, lo, Samuel the Lamanite decried the greedy habits of the inhabitants of Zarahemla and proclaimed them doomed: “You are...
Lost in Wal-Mart's rabbit hole May 2012The news of massive bribery by Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary has filled Republican Rep. Darrell Issa with outrage – not at...
The stench of Bentonville spreads to Mexico May 2012Apparently a skunk doesn’t smell its own stink – or at least it’s not offended by it. Likewise, Wal-Mart honchos...
A sham for Wal-Mart's scam May 2012First, the corruption. Then, the cover-up. And now, a sham to cover-up the cover-up. This is the ongoing saga of...
Newt's denouement May 2012Like a dust devil popping up out of nowhere, twirling furiously for no apparent reason, sucking air into its funnel...
Down and out on Wall Street May 2012Have you heard about the earthquake that has shaken Wall Street to its very core? Well, brace yourself, for this...
The slickest stunt at SeaWorld May 2012Let me tell you a corporate morality tale that I call: “The Shame of Shamu.” Actually, Shamu is not the...
