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Let’s adopt the GOP’s national platform

July 2016

In this 18-page manifesto, the party proclaims that, “Our government was created by the people for all the people, and... Read more...

What does it mean to “gig” American workers?

July 2016

No doubt you will be thrilled to learn that we now live and work in a “gig economy.” That’s the... Read more...

How politically brain-dead is Tony Blair?

July 2016

Tony Blair, Britain’s former prime minister, has lashed out at British voters for having “a shared hostility to globalization,” referring... Read more...

Why was the “Brexit” vote so shocking to global elites?

July 2016

The most shocking thing about “Brexit” – the British people’s resounding vote to pull their country out of the European... Read more...

How the Feds encourage Wall Street banksterism

June 2016

Hey, stop complaining that our government coddles Wall Street’s big, money-grubbing banks! Sure, they went belly-up and crashed our economy... Read more...

Paul Ryan has some snake oil for you

June 2016

Attention people, there’s big news out of Washington: “Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of the House, has announced that... Read more...

Big beer, big bully

June 2016

If “bigger is better,” as the old saw claims, does that mean that biggest is best? Not in CorporateWorld. Chanting... Read more...

How Rick Perry’s job cuts miraculously turn into job “creation”

June 2016

Early this year, former-Gov. Rick “Oops” Perry was strutting around the country bragging about the “Texas Economic Miracle” he says... Read more...

Hightower’s speech a the Texas Democratic Convention

June 2016

Hello from Chicago! Jim Hightower here. My body is in the Windy city today, taking part in a big progressive... Read more...

Is there even an iota of courage in the GOP hierarchy?

June 2016

The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it’s conformity. And, boy, America’s Republican leadership is conforming like a pack of... Read more...

Donald Drumpf is deranged

June 2016

This year’s freakish presidential election has now devolved into an ethnic brouhaha between two foreigners: A Mexican and a German.... Read more...

Transforming humans into billboards

June 2016

Billboards must to be living creatures, for they appear to propagate, spreading everywhere, growing to enormous size, shouting corporate messages... Read more...

How a foreign Beer conglomerate pulled a coup on “America”

May 2016

Is anything too tacky, too shameful for corporate advertisers to exploit? I mean, anything? Of course, ad-makers get almost pornographic... Read more...

Little problem with our database

May 2016

Hey y’all! Deanna the resident nerd here. We had a small problem with a corrupted database that contains your usernames... Read more...

How much does is cost to buy a public university’s integrity?

May 2016

First came withering hoots of laughter when the honchos of George Mason University named their law school the “Antonin Scalia... Read more...

A news media betrayal of journalism

May 2016

Hard experience teaches that biotech, chemical, and other agribusiness giants have no sense of respect for Mother Nature. But Rick... Read more...

What does it mean to “gig” American workers?

May 2016

No doubt you will be thrilled to learn that we now live and work in a “gig economy.” That’s the... Read more...

How Uber goobered and Lyft slipped down

May 2016

Pouty, whiney, spoiled-bratism is not nice coming from a four-year-old – but it’s grotesque when it comes from billion-dollar corporate... Read more...

How do coal barons get away with murder?

May 2016

Coal mining is a filthy business. Literally. Miners not only get covered in the soot of their trade, but also... Read more...

How Donnie Trump saved America

May 2016

Is this really happening? Is Donnie Trump really going to be the Republican Party’s nominee? More preposterous, try saying this:... Read more...

Parsing the PR lies of Goldman Sachs

May 2016

CorporateSpeak is an inane language that conveys seriousness without any sincerity. Consider this example from Goldman Sachs: “We are pleased... Read more...

Guess who is the biggest player in offshore bank scams?

May 2016

The “Panama Papers” reveal a global web of the superrich hiding their wealth and nefarious deals in shell corporations set... Read more...

Why Bernie will, should, and must stay in the race

April 2016

Surprisingly, this week’s prize for Stupidest Political Comment in the presidential race doesn’t go to Donnie Trump or Ted Cruz.... Read more...

Who says crime doesn’t pay?

April 2016

Wow, $5 billion! That’s the stunning amount that Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay to settle federal criminal charges over... Read more...

Guess where the King of Coal is headed?

April 2016

So long, Don, it’s been God-awful to know you. Don Blankenship, who was the King of King Coal, is headed... Read more...