OAKLAND GOES TO POT October 2010In California, a surprising new union movement is growing like a weed, having taken root in a burgeoning economic sector...
CORPORATE-FRIENDLY "JOURNALISM" October 2010It can be amusing to read the business section of newspapers, because corporate coverage tends to be carefully couched in...
EXECUTIVE EXCESS IN THE GREAT RECESSION October 2010“No pain, no gain,” say the fitness folks. But – ouch! – this old exercise cliché has been badly twisted...
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...
HOW GOOFY CAN THE GOP GET? October 2010What a wonderfully wacky campaign season we’re having – and we haven’t even gotten to the final couple of weeks,...
DEAD MINERS AND ETHICALLY-DEAD SENATORS September 2010Some members of Congress complain that they have a really tough job. Also, they say their hard work is not...
THE REAL POWER IN WASHINGTON September 2010The teabag forces are out front in today’s politics, noisily trying to oust Democrats and install a new Congress that...
PROTECTING AMERICA BY PULPING BOOKS September 2010One especially-ugly word an author never wants to hear is: “pulp.” To pulp a book is not merely to remove...
AT LAST, LARRY'S GONE September 2010Thank God and Harvard – he’s gone. But not before doing extraordinary damage to America’s middle class and to the...
A SPEAKER LOBBYISTS WOULD LOVE September 2010John Boehner is known for his ties and his tan. You’ve probably never heard of this Ohio Republican, who’s been...
SPREADING WEAPONS IN THE NAME OF PEACE September 2010Hey, Bucko – stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others. For example: arms...
BP TRIES TO PRETTY UP ITS UGLINESS September 2010Here’s today’s number: 93.4. That’s $93.4 million – the amount that BP has now admitted to spending in just four...
SURGING IN AFGHANISTAN September 2010The surge is on in Afghanistan! Unfortunately, the surge that appears to be most effective is not the 30,000 additional...
"CONSERVATISM" HAS TURNED INTO "CRACKPOTISM" September 2010I’m at a loss for words, so I need your help. Not so long ago, Republican officeholders in our country...
TECHNOLOGICAL OVERKILL September 2010Do you drive a car? Or does yours drive you? Our vehicles are no longer simple mechanical devices, but sophisticated...
GOUGING CONSUMERS WITH HIGH-FLYING FEES September 2010Why do airline executives hate their customers? Not so very long ago, airlines boasted about flying “the friendly skies,” but...
A GROSS INSULT TO UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS September 2010At last, Obama is getting serious about America’s jobs crisis, proposing a $50-billion effort to put Americans to work repairing...
THE TECHNO-GIZMO TAKEOVER OF AMERICA September 2010Whether you want it to or not, technology marches on! And on… and on… and on… For example, Kenmore, the...
OFFSHORING AMERICA'S LEGAL JOBS September 2010Maybe you’re one of the thousands of young lawyers in America working in some low-skill, part-time job because law firms...
CUT CONGRESS, NOT FOOD STAMPS September 2010Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or go bowling – and this is one of those times. America...
DIRTY COAL MONEY September 2010Old King Coal – what a dirty old soul! Not merely dirty in terms of the gross pollution, mountain destruction,...
THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON AN HONEST SENATOR September 2010If you look at the whole flock of 535 congress critters, it’s hard not to giggle – or break out...
WHAT'S BEHIND THE EGG RECALL? September 2010To make an omelet, you’ve gotta break some eggs – and half a billion eggs would make a mighty big...
LABOR DAY, AND THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO September 2010Let’s see where we are: 14.6 million people are officially out of work – 7.3 million of them for more...
LABOR DAY: ORGANIZE! September 2010America’s corporate chieftains must love poor people, for they’re doing all they can to create millions more of them. They’re...
