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Don't TPP on me

August 2015

Like some Vaudeville shtick, Barack Obama keeps blathering that a huge flaw in his global trade scam doesn’t exist –... Read more...

Willie's Reserve

July 2015

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

Proud "partners" corporatize our parks

July 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...

A thousand cuts

July 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...

Insiders aiding online, off-shore loan sharks

July 2015

When it comes to pursuing their prey, sharks are master maneuverers. Loan sharks, that is. These days, this usurious species... Read more...

13 Democratic senators say “Nuts to you.”

July 2015

By a one-vote margin, the US Senate passed “fast-track” authority, in June to expedite passage of the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership... Read more...

Doug Hughes: Protecting democracy from plutocrats

July 2015

The price of liberty is said to be eternal vigilance. But just being watchful rarely does anything to stop the... Read more...

Why a New Jersey puffer fish should not be president

July 2015

When Mitt Romney was considering who might be his 2012 running mate, each prospect was given a fish-themed code name.... Read more...

Millions (of dollars) welcome Eric Holder home

July 2015

Novelist Thomas Wolfe famously wrote: “You can’t go home again.” But Eric Holder has proven him wrong. Holder, who was... Read more...

The latest Son of a Bush has a plan to make you richer

July 2015

Let’s hear it for Jeb! Bush that is. Maybe the other Republican presidential seekers will stick with their mopey and... Read more...

You, too, can be part of Scott Walker's inner circle

July 2015

If you think that none of today’s presidential candidates care about people like you, check out Republican Scott Walker. The... Read more...

Probing the darkness of Ted's head

July 2015

Once again, it’s time to take a cruise down the twisting roadways, sweeping loops, and hard right turns of Sen.Ted... Read more...

A non-corporate, non-fatcat presidential campaign

July 2015

Republican politicos say that taking unlimited sums of campaign cash from corporations and billionaires is the American way, claiming that... Read more...

Government of, by, and for Big Money

July 2015

Your standard governor, congress critter, and other elected officials routinely insist that they represent “The People.” But when it Comes... Read more...

The venality of the 2016 presidential election

July 2015

Already, results of the first election of the 2016 presidential race are in! It’s the Money Primary, controlled not by... Read more...

Chris Christie: A constantly-lying "truth teller"

July 2015

How exciting: Chris Christie has become #14 on the Republican presidential dance card! The Big Man from New Jersey entered... Read more...

Hear the GOP presidential menagerie howl against equality

July 2015

When the Supreme Court ruled that states can no longer ban same-sex marriages, it set off a cacophony of howling... Read more...

Mighty Monsanto meets it's match in musician

July 2015

The Canadian rocker and master story teller, Neil Young, says: “Music is a universal language.” Yes, and when created by... Read more...

Driving America's yellow school bus to educational hell

July 2015

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

Why does the GOP hate poor people?

July 2015

As you might imagine, being poor means a life of sacrifices, frustrations, depression, and constant struggle. So what is it... Read more...

What moved marriage equality from taboo to justice?

July 2015

Until 2010, CBS television’s daytime lineup included a long-running soap opera titled: “As the World Turns.” But times change, and... Read more...

Flagging the lies of Big Oil's frackers on the 4th of July

July 2015

Big Oil’s frigging frackers are wrapping their shameless profiteering in our flag. In shale fields across the country, you’ll see... Read more...

US General salutes a military “hero”

July 2015

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of staff, has a particular military hero he wants to honor.... Read more...

Let's be generous to bankers in need

July 2015

Every now and then, I come across a charitable cause that really touches my heart. I want to share one... Read more...

Billionaires-without-a-clue want to "fix" Washington

June 2015

If you think the Koch Klub of Plutocratic Billionaires couldn’t get any more self-centered and whiney – meet Doug and... Read more...