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BANKER BONUSES

January 2009

O bitter bile and gall, the wretched unfairness of Wall Street’s ongoing debacle is almost too much to swallow. I... Read more...

BRINGING FAIRNESS TO THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE

January 2009

It’s a scream to hear corporate chieftains insist that there simply is no more need for unions in America. “In... Read more...

OBAMA MUST BE EVEN BOLDER THAN FDR

January 2009

When Franklin Roosevelt was accused of being a traitor to his own privileged class, he jauntily replied: “I welcome their... Read more...

DOING TIME, THE MADOFF WAY

January 2009

That Bernie – what a guy! Bernie Madoff, I’m talking about, the world-champion Ponzi schemer who has confessed to bilking... Read more...

A NEW LEVEL OF WALL STREET ARROGANCE

January 2009

Goodness gracious, Congress is really getting tough on Wall Street bankers, isn’t it? In a remarkable act of bipartisan boldness,... Read more...

WHY THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT IS SO BELOVED

January 2009

Arizona Govenor Janet Napolitano is moving to Washington to become head of the Homeland Security Department in the Obama administration,... Read more...

AL “THE VICTIM” GONZALES

January 2009

As George W prepares to depart Washington, it’s appropriate to reflect for a moment on the millions of innocent victims... Read more...

PUT SOME BITE IN OUR FINANCIAL WATCHDOGS

January 2009

After Bernard Madoff confessed to looting some $50 billion from investors in a widespread Ponzi scheme, a Democratic member of... Read more...

WHY NOT BRAND PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES?

January 2009

Shhhhh. Don’t tell anyone, but George W’s pharaonic new presidential library is being funded by special interests. Such as whom,... Read more...

GOOFS AND GOTCHAS

January 2009

Let’s take another trip into the Far, Far, FAR OUT World of Free Enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower takes you into... Read more...

THE DEATH OF JOURNALISM

January 2009

A Detroit newspaper executive has announced a startling breakthrough: “We think it’s time to take a geometric leap forward in... Read more...

WHO PAYS FOR CEO MISMANAGEMENT?

January 2009

Should you be well-paid for doing shoddy work? If you answered “yes” you might have a future as a Wall... Read more...

WHAT’S BEHIND THE MADOFF MADNESS?

January 2009

Whenever a serial killer is arrested at home and hauled off to jail, interviews with neighbors usually produce comments like:... Read more...

THE BUSH LEGACY PROJECT

January 2009

George W – what a guy! Just ask him, he’ll tell you. The two-termer who spent much of his tenure... Read more...

SPECULATORS AND OUR FOOD: EIEIO!

January 2009

Oh, this is just dandy! Hedge fund schemers and Wall Street manipulators – the very characters who brought us the... Read more...

ONE MOTHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE

January 2009

Ordinary Americans can make a big difference, even against great odds, when they dare to stand up and challenge The... Read more...

LET’S BUST WALL STREET BANK ROBBERS

December 2008

On September 19, Ryan Mueller was sentenced in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to six years in prison for stealing $20 from a... Read more...

AIRLINES OUTSOURCING OUR SAFETY AND JOBS

December 2008

Airlines have been cutting everything from pillows to staff – but what about cutting corners on the structural safety of... Read more...

BARONS OF MASS MEDIA IGNORE THE MASSES

December 2008

The MBAs and corporate bean counters who run America’s newspapers these days blame the internet, fickle advertisers, America’s education system,... Read more...

BAN CLUSTER BOMBS

December 2008

Not only is war hell, it is hellishly stupid. Wars tend to be run by smart people who do stupid... Read more...

CHRISTMAS: DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY

December 2008

This special day got me to thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of... Read more...

HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR A BETTER AMERICA

December 2008

It’s better to give than to receive, they say, so I’ve come up with my own sleighful of holiday goodies... Read more...

A SENATORIAL HISSY FIT OVER THE BAILOUT

December 2008

From the South and West they came, fearless U.S. senators on a mission: Stop the bailout! At long last, here... Read more...

BUSHS FAILED VICTORY LAP IN IRAQ

December 2008

In 2003, just before the Bushites invaded and occupied Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney assured our wary nation that the... Read more...

DIMINISHING THE STENCH IN CONGRESS

December 2008

Perhaps you are as excited as I am that, at long last, our Congress critters have delivered for us! Health... Read more...