Tom Perkins speaks. Again February 2014The überrich are full of ideas. Not, unfortunately, ideas to help humanity, but to help themselves grab more money and... Read more...
Luxury buyers lead the way to economic recovery February 2014Who says the economy is down and that consumers aren’t willing to spend, spend, spend in order to stimulate new... Read more...
The superrich literally live in their own world February 2014Attention class: Today’s word is “fractal inequality.” Okay, that’s a phrase, not a word, and a very wonky one. It... Read more...
The what-abouts and whereabouts of Sen. Pat Roberts February 2014If a politician clings to office too long, a couple of bad things can happen: The constituency can change and... Read more...
The psychic pain borne by the rich February 2014One thing about the tea party Republicans in Congress is that they do know who butters their biscuits. Several have... Read more...
Sen. Pat Roberts puts on his crazy pants February 2014In the Wizard Of Oz, Dorothy assessed the odd things she was experiencing and said to her little dog, “Toto,... Read more...
Shouldn't natural foods actually be natural? February 2014Years ago the delightfully-naughty movie star, Mae West, said: “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.” Less delightful... Read more...
What if antibiotics no longer work? February 2014Can antibiotic medicines, long hailed as miracle drugs, be too much of a good thing? Yes. Two factors are at... Read more...
For mercy's sake, Mr. Perkins, please go away February 2014Boy, just when you think the über-rich couldn’t get any more narcissistic or nutty, along comes Tom Perkins. He suddenly... Read more...
US Postal Service selling out workers and… America February 2014You know what America needs? More jobs, that’s what. Not Walmart-style “jobettes,” but real jobs, stable ones with a good... Read more...
Rick Perry struts his stuff in Davos February 2014Were you invited to the big doing’s in Davos? You know, the annual, powwow of power elites held in that... Read more...
The California GOP's fake health care website February 2014In this wicked world of woe, there are hucksters, flimflammers, plain ol’ crooks… and Republican members of the California Assembly.... Read more...
Being a bankster means never saying, "I'm sorry" February 2014The funny thing about Wall Street banksters is that they make a killing by defrauding millions of homeowners, customers, investors,... Read more...
Why keep an expensive, illegal, invasive, spy program that doesn’t even work? February 2014President Obama’s support for NSA’s domestic spying program prompted a critic to say: “Given the unique power of the state,... Read more...
McDonald's uses MLK Day to whitewash its labor record February 2014I’ve noticed that local celebrations of Martin Luther King Day tend to be unique, for they’ve generally not been turned... Read more...
The mobsters of Wall Street February 2014Assume that you ran a business that was found guilty of bribery, forgery, perjury, defrauding homeowners, fleecing investors, swindling consumers,... Read more...
Congress critters can be lovable for a price January 2014A corporate lobbyist recently admitted to the New York Times: “Everybody is embarrassed about it. Although not so embarrassed that... Read more...
The highly-educated working poor: Adjunct professors January 2014There’s a growing army of the working poor in our USofA, and big contingents of it are now on the... Read more...
The new loophole that connects Congress to corrupt corporate cash January 2014The counselor advised, “an informal setting,” adding that it is “an effective way to build a better relationship.” That sounds... Read more...
Wall Street warns Democrats: Avoid Populism! January 2014Here’s a jarring headline: “Economic Populism Is a Dead End for Democrats.” That’s the title on a recent op-ed piece... Read more...
The Walmartization of higher education January 2014We’ve learned from hard experience that the moral values of corporate chieftains rarely penetrate deeper than the value of their... Read more...
Moral Monday on the move January 2014Rosa Parks became a powerful symbol of courage and defiance in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s by simply... Read more...
Millionaire lawmakers can rise above their financial handicap January 2014Mark Twain spoke for me when he said: “I’m opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me... Read more...
Spymaster wants to outlaw reporting on NSA spying January 2014In the movie plot of a spy thriller, our hero gets captured by agents of a repressive government, and they... Read more...
The millionaires' Congress vs. the people January 2014The rich truly are different from you and me – they tend to become congress critters. You don’t find many... Read more...
