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Obama says "We are writing the rules." Who's "we"?

October 2015

Gosh, Americans don’t need enemies like China when we’ve got “protectors” like Obama. In his pitch to get us to... Read more...

Just "doing the best we can"… can make a difference

October 2015

Toward the end of his life, the civil rights champion and Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall, was asked how he... Read more...

Proud "Partners" corporatize our parks

October 2015

While we Americans celebrate the 100th anniversary of our National Park Service, America’s so-called “leaders” are aggressively commercializing our parks,... Read more...

Moneyed elites get richer the old-fashioned way: Stealing

October 2015

Get ready to swallow your “Statistic of the Day!” But first, to help you absorb the big one, here’s a... Read more...

A boy's invention exposes Islamophobes

October 2015

Good grief. Just when you think that self-delusional, right-wing extremists can’t get any more delusional – they’re now going after... Read more...

Who will oversee Volkswagen's overseers?

October 2015

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, here’s one worth a thousand times that. It’s a shot of three Volkswagen... Read more...

Grassroots Democracy-Building in Iowa

October 2015

Democracy is never given to us, but has to be won through constant struggle against elites who keep scheming to... Read more...

Why you should know who Carly Fiorina really is

October 2015

In 1992, Ross Perot chose a complete unknown to he his presidential running mate. In his first debate, the VP... Read more...

How hedge fund billionaires literally "check" the people's will

September 2015

Donnie Trump is for it, Barack Obama is too, as are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. “It” is the idea... Read more...

Why I'm going to Des Moines on October 2

September 2015

The great rocker, writer, and activist Patti Smith has a song that brings all three of her talents into a... Read more...

A flagrant liar for president?

September 2015

We’ve got a new darling in the GOP presidential race: Carly Fiorina! Being the darling du jour, however, can be... Read more...

Willie's Reserve

September 2015

With marijuana prohibition finally ending in states and cities across the land – including full legalization and/or commercialization in Alaska,... Read more...

Driving America's yellow school bus to educational hell

September 2015

Public education used to be, you know, public – as in: An essential societal investment for the betterment of all,... Read more...

Phil Gramm campaigns against bigotry and exploitation of workers

September 2015

Phil Gramm, the former right-wing senator from Texas, has surprised me. I had assumed he had zero charitable instincts, for... Read more...

A thousand cuts

September 2015

While our presidents praise America’s magnificent national park system, they’re not maintaining them. Bill Clinton, for example, spoke of how... Read more...

"Non-candidate" campaigns dominate 2016 presidential race

September 2015

Once upon a time in our Good Ol’ USofA, presidential contenders and their political parties raised the funds needed to... Read more...

Superrich donors turn our democracy into their plutocracy

September 2015

The problem with the GOP presidential debates is that the wrong people are on stage. Sure, Bush, Cruz, Walker, and... Read more...

Wisconsin governor bets on corporate scam with tax dollars

September 2015

One gamble that’s a more certain loser than throwing your money at Las Vegas casinos is letting public officials throw... Read more...

It's time to free students from higher-ed debt

September 2015

In the 1960s, I attended the University of North Texas, a public school blessed with good teachers and an educational... Read more...

Scott Walker's goofy wall idea

September 2015

Donnie Trump is said to be the goofiest presidential pretender in the GOP stable – but, after all, he is a... Read more...

Battling the forces of inequality in Grand Rapids

September 2015

“Inequality” is not a condition. It’s a creation. Inequality is produced by thousands of decisions deliberately made by bosses, bankers,... Read more...

How wacky are America's plutocratic billionaires? Meet Tom Perkins

September 2015

You know your presidential campaign is in a heap of hurt when you need Tom Perkins to defend your “abilities,... Read more...

Scott Walker's incredible foreign policy

September 2015

It’s time now for the latest chapter in the thrilling global adventures of: “Scott Walker, Commando!” Walker – the right-wing... Read more...

How to buy a president for only 30 bucks and change

September 2015

For today’s report, I have a bunch of statistics for you. Wait… don’t run away! Where are you going? Come... Read more...

The ruling class rules by purchasing politicians

September 2015

Congratulations, Mr. & Ms. Middle Class America – you’re all the rage in the present presidential contest! Jeb, Hillary, and... Read more...