Labor Day lesson: there's no such thing as a "consumer" September 2014In the run-up to this Labor Day, I’ve noticed several CEOs, political pundits, and so-called economic experts saying they’re confused...
Lifting America up by raising the wage floor August 2014The good news is that it’s not all bad news these days. Take the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an...
Cargill's GMO hypocrisy August 2014Can you have your hypocrisy and eat it, too? I don’t think so, but Cargill Inc. is doing its damndest...
Police… or combat soldiers? August 2014From 1776 forward, Americas have opposed having soldiers do police work on our soil, but in recent years, Pentagon chiefs...
Rick Perry's Clown Show August 2014Political candidates should avoid getting defensive – as old-timers put it, any candidate who’s explaining, is losing. So it’s a...
Texas Grand Jury Indicts a Ham Sandwich August 2014Lawyers will tell you that any good prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Well, meet...
First class for superrich high flyers August 2014With so many things to worry about in our world, I’m glad that one of my big concerns has finally...
The militarization of "Officer Friendly" August 2014Let’s check our weaponry: 93,000 machine guns, 533 planes and helicopters, 180,000 magazine cartridges, and 432 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles....
Looping Big Money around democracy's neck August 2014The beauty of our country’s present system of government is that anyone is perfectly free to buy a member of...
Masters of war August 2014Ready or not, here we go again. Our military has been hurled back into the chaos of Iraq. Apparently, “Mission...
The lesson from Ferguson, Missouri August 2014The story exploding out of Ferguson, Missouri, is doubly infuriating. First, there is the obvious outrage of yet another unarmed...
Yet another political money scam August 2014Attention shoppers: If you’re looking for a super buy, be sure to check out the “Family PAC.” This is not...
Standing up to post office privatizers August 2014“Boss,” spelled backwards, is double-S-O-B, and that’s how most of the employees of the US Postal Service feel about their...
What we've paid for war and Afghanistan and Iraq August 2014War is hell. Major General Harold Greene could certainly tell you about that – but he’s dead. On August 5,...
Why does John Brennan still have a job? August 2014A few months ago, Sen. Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of spying on the intelligence committee she chairs, which is...
The damning nuttiness of the GOP's "hell no" faction August 2014When the going gets tough, Congress gets going! On vacation, that is. They’re taking off this entire month and much...
The race to be the goofiest politico of all August 2014I thought that, surely, the Texas lineup of Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Rick Perry, and a carnival sideshow of far-right...
How Koch-headed billionaires plan to "save" America August 2014The Koch boys live in their own special world, enshrouded in a rarefied atmosphere created by the fumes emanating from...
Far from a loser, post office is a money-making operation August 2014One public service that people really like and count on is the post office – which literally delivers for us....
Who's pushing to impeach President Obama? August 2014Perhaps you thought that, surely, partisan posturing by far-right congress critters couldn’t get any nuttier. But now comes the GOP’s...
Perry goes from callous to disgusting August 2014Great news for you lovers of Wild West, shoot-’em-up, pulp-fiction tales: Rick “Rootie-Toot-Toot” Perry is making a one-man stand on...
Perry's mess August 2014Gosh, the 2016 presidential primaries are a long way off, but look out – for here comes Rick Perry of...
Boney Fingers v. Soft Hands Work July 2014An old cliché says: “Hard work always pays off.” Really? Ask a farm worker about that, or talk to a...
The GOP's minimum wage nuttiness July 2014Anyone who works full time, ought not live in poverty. Period. Raising the minimum wage above the poverty level, is...
Corporations shift their tax burdens to you July 2014Did you scramble to get your taxes done this year, dashing to the mailbox at the last minute? Yeah, me...
