TOBACCO INDUSTRY SPIN April 2008How would you feel if a consortium of armed robbers was to call for decriminalization of robbery? It’s a loopy... Read more...
HOUSE THE RICH April 2008Once again, let’s take a peek [Lifestyle theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich … and Cranky.” You think you’ve... Read more...
WHY NOT "DRINK LOCAL?" April 2008In a triumph of marketing over reasoning, the bottled water industry has turned us into conspicuously silly consumers. Controlled by... Read more...
UNFRIENDLY SKIES April 2008Travel in some primitive parts of the world is a nightmare – passengers are treated like livestock, service is surly,... Read more...
BIG-SPENDING GEORGE April 2008George W likes to pose as the Texas president – in the rough-hewn, rancher model of Lyndon Johnson. However, George... Read more...
HOW ABOUT A REAL DEMOCRATIC STIMULUS? April 2008Once again, our timid Democratic leadership in Congress is fumbling a political opportunity and bumbling their public responsibility. The Democrats... Read more...
TONY MAZZOCCHI April 2008If you live near any kind of factory, chemical plant, or similar facility, you might have noticed curious smells emanating... Read more...
COWBOY GEORGE, THE HORSE THIEF April 2008We’ve learned the hard way over the past seven years that George W lives in his own fantasy world –... Read more...
READ THE FINE PRINT April 2008It’s time for another trip [space music] into the Far, Far, Far-out Frontiers of the Free Enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower... Read more...
NAME THAT DRUG! April 2008What does the word Prozac say to you? Or Viagra? Yes, they’re brand names for widely used prescription drugs, but... Read more...
CUT-RATE LABOR FOR ANY JOB March 2008Just when you think that, surely, the offshoring craze has peaked, here come more stories of “Globalization Gone Wild.” McClatchy... Read more...
A LIBRARY FOR BUSH GROUPIES March 2008“Think tank” is not a concept you would associate with George W – and sure enough, there won’t be much... Read more...
FEMA STILL AT IT March 2008“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” George W cluelessly said to the head of FEMA in 2005 when... Read more...
GETTING TO THE MEAT OF THE PROBLEM March 2008It’s ironic that people who hate government – corporate interests and right-wing ideologues –are now in charge of running it.... Read more...
GRASSROOTS ECONOMIC REALITY March 2008Economists have this to say to those of you who see your family’s economic fortunes on the decline: “Don’t be... Read more...
THE HOMES OF HENRY KRAVIS March 2008Let’s take another peek [Lifestyles theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Cranky.” The old rich pride themselves in... Read more...
COME ON, CONGRESS, GET SOME GUMPTION March 2008If the arrogant autocrats of the Bush regime had been depicted in a 1950s B-movie, it would be called: “The... Read more...
BUSH FREES IRAQ TO EMBRACE IRAN March 2008At last, the President has been greeted in Iraq by an outpouring of hugs, kisses, and rose petals – just... Read more...
NO PUNISHMENT FOR EXXON MALFEASANCE? March 2008How time flies. For example, think back to 1989. Hillary Clinton was the obscure first lady of Arkansas, back then.... Read more...
OUR LEADER SPEAKS March 2008It would be nice to think that your president is in touch with reality – or at least in shouting... Read more...
CHOOSING A VEEP March 2008The nation’s political pundits have spent weeks trying to tell us who will be the presidential nominees. From the Iowa... Read more...
CASHING IN ON PAYDAY LOANS March 2008The Bible tells us that Jesus drove the moneychangers out of the temple (for charging less, by the way, than... Read more...
A REAL STIMULUS PROGRAM March 2008Get ready, get set… stimulate! Washington is about to mail $600 checks to you, me, and nearly everyone else (unless... Read more...
THE DELIBERATE DECEIT OF DRUG ADS March 2008Four out of five doctors recommend that you not believe any advertising that makes claims based on the opinions of... Read more...
BANKING ON A BAILOUT March 2008What’s good for Bank of America is good for America – right? Well, that’s what this huge banking conglomerate is... Read more...
