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What does “Trumponomics” actually amount to?

October 2016

Trump’s idea of “working class” turns out to be millionaires and billionaires, for that’s who would get the bulk of... Read more...

It’s “Our Revolution,” and it’s on the move!

October 2016

Revolutions R Us! From the first one in 1776 to Bernie Sanders’ 2016 political uprising against America’s new plutocratic elites,... Read more...

What’s the word for America’s corrupt big bank system?

October 2016

“Stumpf” is a German adjective that means someone is obtuse, slow on the uptake, imperceptive… stupid. Ironically, it also happens... Read more...

Why not revolt?

October 2016

Campaigns end on election day. Revolutions don’t. Bernie Sanders’ amazing, truly-revolutionary campaign for President ended in August after the last... Read more...

What do Scott Walker, Home Depot, Donnie Trump, and the Supreme Court have in Common?

September 2016

In a mindboggling trick, some magicians levitate themselves. But remember, the key word in “magic trick” is trick. Scott Walker,... Read more...

Donnie’s no populist, he’s a Trumpist!

September 2016

The media establishment has erroneously labeled Donald Trump a “populist,” endorsing his absurd assertion that, while he might be a... Read more...

Who says America doesn’t need unions?

September 2016

In their ongoing, all-out assault to crush labor unions, corporate forces have fabricated a cultural myth to undermine popular support... Read more...

What can you possibly buy for 47-cents these days?

September 2016

For only 47 cents, you can purchase the best bargain in America: A “Forever” postage stamp. Stick it on an... Read more...

Here’s my plan to stop airlines from gouging us

September 2016

In one of Stephan Pastis’ “Pearls Before Swine” comic strips, his character, “Rat,” develops a smart phone app that I... Read more...

Why is delivering “Mail by the Pail” important?

September 2016

Although most of us take it for granted, America’s postal service is an amazing bargain. Buy one 48-cent stamp, and... Read more...

It’s greed that fuels this CEO’s “grit”

September 2016

Heather Bresch regards herself as a self-made corporate success story – a woman who came out of hard-scrabble West Virginia... Read more...

How can a CEO feel good about being vile?

September 2016

Corporate price gouging is never nice. But gouging people on the price of medicines they rely on to stay alive... Read more...

Why can’t our economy promote equality and shared prosperity?

September 2016

You don’t have to be in “Who’s Who” to know what’s what. For example, if a tiny group of Wall... Read more...

Fed up with Wall Street? Do something about it!

August 2016

Instead of griping about the greedheads of Wall Street and the ripoff financial system they’ve hung around our necks –... Read more...

Donnie’s little lies are huuuuuge!

August 2016

An old saying asserts that falsehoods come in three escalating levels: “Lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Now, however, there’s an... Read more...

What does “Trumponomics” actually amount to?

August 2016

Donnie Trump – what a maverick! What a shake-’em-up outsider! What an anti-establishment fighter for working stiffs! Oh, and don’t... Read more...

Rampaging debt collectors are committing highway robbery

August 2016

Some corporations engage in such abusive consumer ripoffs that they’re just evil. But some profiteers dig even deeper into the... Read more...

When is daylight robbery not a crime?

August 2016

I thought Donnie Trump and his fellow Republicans were big law ‘n order politicians. So, why are they trying to... Read more...

Why the Bernie revolution will continue

August 2016

The reason that I believe Bernie Sanders’ political rebellion will persevere is that it’s organic. Rather than being an artificial... Read more...

Look who the Donald is bringing in from the cold

August 2016

Please, people – stop denigrating Donald Trump as a foreign policy ignoramus. After all, he’s a global real estate tycoon... Read more...

Souring Chicago’s sweet treat

August 2016

For decades, the Marquette Park community in Chicago has been proud that Oreos – known as “milk’s favorite cookie” –... Read more...

Who’s allowing profiteering predators to roam our public parks?

August 2016

It’s summer vacation time and gasoline is quasi-cheap – so why not pile the family into the mini-van and pay... Read more...

The Bernie Sanders revolution is just getting started

July 2016

The Bernie for President campaign is over, but the political revolution that he launched against corporate rule is just beginning.... Read more...

Brand New Congress

July 2016

What if progressive organizers and volunteers joined forces to run a nationwide campaign to replace today’s corporate-owned congress – all at... Read more...

Winning even when losing

July 2016

“Speak the truth,” says an old cowboy aphorism, “but ride a fast horse.” I recently spent two hot, muggy days... Read more...