Tax day: A thrill… or a chill? April 2019How thrilling was tax day for you? I refer, of course, to the thrill of getting that big juicy reduction... Read more...
Where is AI driving us? April 2019With chaos in the White House, worsening climate disasters, more wars than we can count, and a wobbling economy here... Read more...
Free the free press from Wall Street plunderers April 2019The core idea of the "civic commons" is that we can be a self-governing people. A noble aspiration! Read more...
Who are the serial killers of America’s newspapers? April 2019In a recent two-panel cartoon, a character holds a sign saying: "First they came for the reporters." In the next panel, his sign says: "We don't know what happened after that." Read more...
Trumponomics: Batman… or Dracula? April 2019Even if a White House report is just a pack of lies, it still can reveal some awful truths. Take... Read more...
Who says Trump is not a moral leader? April 2019It’s shocking, I tell you, shocking that some millionaires and billionaires would brazenly lie and cheat to weasel their undeserving... Read more...
The unnatural disasters pushing farmers off the land March 2019As a farmer told me, “You can still make a small fortune in agriculture, but you have to start with... Read more...
How much does Donald Trump love farmers? March 2019Have you noticed how often Donald Trump prefaces his comments and tweets with phrases like “frankly,” “to tell the truth,”... Read more...
Robot farmers – E-I-E-I-O! March 2019How’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 March 2019From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing... Read more...
How to fight off a bad case of “CHS” Flu March 2019Unfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, DC. Dubbed the “Canadian Hot Sauce Flu,” it uniquely afflicts... Read more...
Trump’s one-word re-election campaign March 2019“Socialism,” snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back... Read more...
Trump’s one-word re-election campaign March 2019“Socialism,” snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back... Read more...
Adios Amazon February 2019Amazon’s notorious attempt to squeeze $3 billion in subsidies from New York taxpayers had two very positive results: One, it... Read more...
Just say no to the corporate bribe racket February 2019The richest man in the world, who heads one of the world’s largest and richest corporations, is also filthy rich... Read more...
Can Amazon sucker the people of New York? February 2019The undisputed king of taxpayer scammers is Amazon – but a hardy band of New York commoners is delivering an... Read more...
What’s behind this photo of corporate groundbreaking? February 2019A newspaper photograph last June portrayed three guys in suits and ties shoveling dirt. They were Donald Trump, Wisconsin Governor... Read more...
What’s the cost of high living? February 2019The rich aren’t merely different from you and me… they’re ridiculous! The uber-rich, I mean, the billionaire barons of Wall... Read more...
How to keep “public” and “service” in our public Postal Service January 2019A half-dollar hardly counts as money these days – it won’t even buy a cup of coffee! But… pssssst… here’s... Read more...
The meek reality behind Trump’s pose as a Bull Moose Populist January 2019It’s been pointed out that Donnie Trump has unusually small hands… but who cares? What’s truly alarming are his unusually... Read more...
Is more technology the answer to too much technology? January 2019We humans have got to get a whole lot smarter, says Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla automobiles and... Read more...
Where is AI driving us? January 2019With chaos in the White House, worsening climate disasters, more wars than we can count, and a wobbling economy here... Read more...
How far-out is Trump’s war policy January 2019If you think our government’s war policy has become out-of-this world cuckoo – consider the spaciness being proposed by the... Read more...
Should you have to pay to protest? January 2019Ideally, elections are about ideas, but these days policy discussions are being shoved aside by raw partisanship and vitriol. Not... Read more...
Special gifts for special people January 2019Ho-Ho-Ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America’s power elites for Christmas. To each... Read more...
