Breaking news: Donald Trump has inadvertently said something true! He recently exulted that his special tax incentives to spur investment in poverty projects have gone "beyond anything that anybody... even t... Read more...

Years ago, a Texas legislator who was known to be bribable explained his ethical framework as opportunistic: "I seen my chances, and I took 'em," he said. Likewise, such hustlers as Dan Gilbert (the billiona... Read more...

America certainly has an abundance of food (even though many Americans do not), yet we face a momentous choice of whether to pursue a food future rooted in the ethic of sustainable agriCULTURE - or one based on... Read more...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed. Likewise, today's work... Read more...

For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this: The world is on fire! On fire with climate change, creating a new and intensifying norm of deadly weat... Read more...

I love those nature shows that probe the behavior and intelligence of birds, elephants, and other fellow creatures. However, there's one exotic critter the shows have ignored, and it's crying out for analysi... Read more...

The one thing you never want to hear your dentist say is: "Oops!" It's also alarming to hear that from a former-US senator, 25 years after he'd passed a temporary oil subsidy for Big Oil. With world petroleu... Read more...

Donald Trump's idea of a good farm program seems to be "Hee Haw." On a recent trip to Wisconsin, he drew guffaws from the state's hard-hit dairy farmers by proclaiming that – thanks to his policies – the farm e... Read more...

Government by the rich is called plutocracy. Government by police power is autocracy. Government by thieves is kleptocracy. Government by Trump and gang, however, is all of the above, which adds up to something... Read more...

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to be a peculiar sense that their net worth is a testament to their true worthiness. Thus, they ... Read more...

Corporate mega-mergers keep being announced with great hoopla, but - as we've learned from promises made by merging airlines, banks, drugmakers, etc. – most are likely to deliver less than nothing. Take 2015's ... Read more...

Here's a recipe for you: Chop up some Oscar Mayer wieners, stir in Heinz ketchup, blend with Cool Whip and Maxwell House Coffee, sprinkle Planters peanuts over the mixture, add A-1 Steak Sauce, then top it with... Read more...

Like most politicians, corporate executives never do anything wrong. If anything wrong does "happen," it's always someone else's fault. That's been the gutless ploy of Kroger supermarket honchos who recently... Read more...

Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralph's, Fred Meyer, King Sooper's, or... well, never mind, all of these and more are part of the vast Kroger fiefdom of 2,759 grocery stores spanning the US, pl... Read more...

As George Bernard Shaw noted, "You don't make progress by standing on guard, but by attacking, and getting well-hammered yourself." That certainly has been true of progressives in our country. It has been au... Read more...

When did We The People vote to outlaw peaceful public protest against corporate profiteers who're running roughshod over our values, livelihoods, environment, and... well, our lives? Answer: Never. Yet, behi... Read more...

The awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites in our democratic society is that they really don't like democracy at all. They prefer to rule by buying lawmakers, hiring lobbyists, running Or... Read more...

For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this: The world is on fire! On fire with climate change, creating a new and intensifying norm of deadly weat... Read more...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," Emerson exclaimed. Likewise, today's work... Read more...

Great news, people! We have a new ally in our historic battle against corporate plutocracy: Corporate plutocrats. Yes, we've now been joined by the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Amazon, and nearly 200 oth... Read more...