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Why would we trust plutocrats to save us from plutocracy

November 2019

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked... Read more...

When the world’s on fire, what should we do?

November 2019

For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this:... Read more...

What’s the Weirdest Species of All?

November 2019

I love those nature shows that probe the behavior and intelligence of birds, elephants, and other fellow creatures. However, there’s... Read more...

Want to Help Stop Big Oil’s Thievery?

November 2019

The one thing you never want to hear your dentist say is: “Oops!” It’s also alarming to hear that from... Read more...

Where can Trump find a Good Farm Policy?

October 2019

Donald Trump’s idea of a good farm program seems to be “Hee Haw.” On a recent trip to Wisconsin, he... Read more...

Sonny and Donnie: Down on the farm

October 2019

Government by the rich is called plutocracy. Government by police power is autocracy. Government by thieves is kleptocracy. Government by... Read more...

A wealth tax for American Progress

October 2019

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to... Read more...

Where to get the money to start fixing American inequality

October 2019

Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality.... Read more...

How to destroy a giant corporation from within

October 2019

Corporate mega-mergers keep being announced with great hoopla, but – as we’ve learned from promises made by merging airlines, banks,... Read more...

The Gloppy mess of merger mania

October 2019

Here’s a recipe for you: Chop up some Oscar Mayer wieners, stir in Heinz ketchup, blend with Cool Whip and... Read more...

Kroger: Don’t Lose Local News

October 2019

Like most politicians, corporate executives never do anything wrong. If anything wrong does “happen,” it’s always someone else’s fault. That’s... Read more...

How small can a giant supermarket chain get?

October 2019

Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralph’s, Fred Meyer, King Sooper’s, or… well, never mind, all... Read more...

Suspending our right to protest destructive corporate greed

October 2019

As George Bernard Shaw noted, “You don’t make progress by standing on guard, but by attacking, and getting well-hammered yourself.”... Read more...

Who’s behind the increasing suppression of your right to protest?

October 2019

When did We The People vote to outlaw peaceful public protest against corporate profiteers who’re running roughshod over our values,... Read more...

To make democracy work, we have to work it

September 2019

The awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites in our democratic society is that they really don’t like... Read more...

When the world’s on fire, what should we do?

September 2019

For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this:... Read more...

Why would we trust plutocrats to save us from plutocracy

September 2019

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked... Read more...

Look who’s joining the struggle against corporate plutocracy

September 2019

Great news, people! We have a new ally in our historic battle against corporate plutocracy: Corporate plutocrats. Yes, we’ve now... Read more...

Should our natural resources have legal rights?

September 2019

From the very start of our nation, the most popular forum for debating and shaping our democratic rights was not... Read more...

How to arm nature against corporate profiteers

September 2019

There’s a hunter’s nightmare in which a group of them flush some rabbits out of the brush. But rather than... Read more...

Robot farmers – E-I-E-I-O!

September 2019

How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen … Angus? Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle,... Read more...

Corporations are playing with our food – and our heads

September 2019

From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing... Read more...

Government for the rich, the poor be damned

August 2019

While the Trumpistas are presently plowing a multibillion-dollar subsidy into big grain farms – they’re using a tangle of federal... Read more...

Who does Trump’s farm bailout bail out?

August 2019

Donald Trump Loooooves farmers. We know this because he says so. “Farmers, I LOVE YOU!” he declared in December. But... Read more...

Is it a crime to make Made-In-America products in China?

August 2019

What’s the matter with Donald and The Trumpeteers? Why won’t they stand up for the American workers and business owners... Read more...