A SIMMERING WATER WAR November 2010Here in my home state of Texas, we’re suffering from withdrawal pains. This is not caused by our addiction to...
THE GLORY OF WAR November 2010Our society, like most others, glorifies war. ” For God and Country!” is the cry. “Be all you can be,...
MURDOCH STRIPS FOX OF ANY JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY November 2010Fox TV has quit reporting the news… to become the news. To promote its corporate political agenda, Fox has surrendered...
HARD TIMES, SOFT HEADS November 2010A recent New York Times headline used the word “soft” to describe today’s economy. On what planet does that wordsmith...
NAME THOSE NUTS! November 2010In a recent commentary, I noted that during the past three decades the Republican Party has been jerked from its...
WALL STREET'S "MOM & POP" BANKERS November 2010Don’t cry for Jamie Dimon, America. As CEO of JPMorgan Chase, this ruling mogul of Wall Street must now cope...
PROTECTING AMERICA BY PULPING BOOKS November 2010One especially-ugly word an author never wants to hear is: “pulp.” To pulp a book is not merely to remove...
HIDING WORKER INJURIES November 2010According to the latest safety reports, workplace injuries are on the decline in our country. Great! Only… it’s untrue. Why?...
DEAD MINERS AND ETHICALLY-DEAD SENATORS November 2010Some members of Congress complain that they have a really tough job. Also, they say their hard work is not...
A GREAT BIG TEXAS GOOBER October 2010The great state of Georgia is famous for its peanuts, but I still say that my state of Texas produces...
SPREADING WEAPONS IN THE NAME OF PEACE October 2010Hey, Bucko – stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others. For example: arms...
SAVE THE BILLIONAIRE'S TAX LOOPHOLE! October 2010Look out, they’re angry. Foaming-at-the-mouth angry. And they’re lashing out, saying they won’t take it anymore. As one of their...
THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON AN HONEST SENATOR October 2010If you look at the whole flock of 535 congress critters, it’s hard not to giggle – or break out...
SURPRISE! THE PEOPLE SPEAK October 2010Michael Duke is the Big Wally of Walmart. As CEO of the low-wage behemoth, he siphons some $19 million a...
A SPEAKER LOBBYISTS WOULD LOVE October 2010You don’t know him, but THEY do. “They” are the corporate executives and lobbyists who regularly ply Rep. John Boehner...
MONSANTO TAKES A TUMBLE October 2010Poor Monsanto – the mighty and haughty manipulator of Mother Nature has tripped on its own hubris, falling far, fast,...
FREE SPEECH, BUT ONLY FOR CORPORATE SPEECH October 2010The big brand-name corporations love advertising. They love it so much, they spend some $150 billion a year in our...
CORPORATIONS TAKE JOBS MONEY… AND RUN October 2010The Federal Reserve, which controls America’s monetary policy, says it is trying to invigorate job creation in our country by...
WALL STREET'S CONNECTED LOBBYISTS October 2010Old Congress critters never die, they just fade away. Into lobbying firms, that is. Take former House speaker Dennis Hastert,...
NAME THOSE NUTS! October 2010In a recent commentary, I noted that during the past three decades the Republican Party has been jerked from its...
POP GOES OUR ANTI-POPPY POLICY October 2010Recently, I found myself humming the Old Beatles song: “Poppy Fields Forever.” Okay, John Lennon’s lyric was not about poppies,...
THE IMMORALITY OF "AMERICA AT WAR" October 2010Are you aware that America has now been at war for nearly a decade? We’ve been fighting, bleeding, and dying...
AMERICAN CORRUPTISTAN October 2010Many in Congress argued that it was dangerous, senseless – even screwy. Yet, the officials in charge insisted on unilaterally...
THE FRAUD OF AFGHAN "DEMOCRACY" October 2010“What the hell are we doing in Afghanistan,” you ask? According to Washington’s war hawks, we’re there to win the...
THE RICH VERSUS THE REST OF US October 2010Apparently, you and I owe an apology to the extravagantly-rich in our society. They’re reported to be in a deep...
