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Luxury buyers lead the way to economic recovery

January 2014

Who says the economy is down and that consumers aren’t willing to spend, spend, spend in order to stimulate new... Read more...

The highly-educated working poor: Adjunct professors

January 2014

There’s a growing army of the working poor in our USofA, and big contingents of it are now on the... Read more...

A new player for Ohio State University football games

January 2014

In the ever-escalating competition to be the Number One bigtime college football program in the nation, Ohio State University bulked... Read more...

What if antibiotics no longer work?

January 2014

Can antibiotic medicines, long hailed as miracle drugs, be too much of a good thing? Yes. Two factors are at... Read more...

Act 2 of the Ford & Radel Show

January 2014

Perhaps you thought the political world was finally safe from the dynamic duo of Ford & Radel. But no –... Read more...

A whiff of cheese on Wisconsin streets

January 2014

For generations, picture-takers have instructed their subjects to “say ‘cheese.'” Well, no people “say cheese” better than Wisconsinites, who unabashedly... Read more...

The spreading plague of antibacterial products

January 2014

Have you had your daily minimum requirement of triclosan today? How about your dosage of triclocarban? Chances are you have,... Read more...

The mendacity of GMO purveyors

January 2014

Tenacity can be a virtue. But the persistent push by giant food conglomerates to deceive us consumers has turned their... Read more...

Free internet journalism from corporate advertising

January 2014

Attention class. Here’s today’s new word: “Native advertising.” Okay, that’s two words. But it’s one concept, and it has nothing... Read more...

Bastrop's new war toy

January 2014

What a Christmas little Bastrop had! It’s still a mystery how Santa Clause got it down the chimney, but Bastrop... Read more...

Global bankers holding a pity party for themselves

January 2014

Here’s an odd headline: “It’s Hard to Summon Sympathy for Big Banks.” Well, yeah… and why would you try? This... Read more...

Get a whiff of "synthetic biology"

January 2014

It’s always inspiring to see global corporate giants crush small farmers, stomp on nature, circumvent our laws by hook or... Read more...

A curse, a blessing, and a good food movement

January 2014

In 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came close to getting the US Senate to reject Earl... Read more...

The California GOP's fake health care website

December 2013

In this wicked world of woe, there are hucksters, flimflammers, plain ol’ crooks… and Republican members of the California Assembly.... Read more...

Too few people control too much of America's money and power

December 2013

Sometimes it pays just to go away. You could ask Jim Skinner about that. He was CEO of the hamburger... Read more...

McDonald's: Low-paid workers, high-flying execs

December 2013

In this season of generosity, I’m sure that you get as much joy and deep internal satisfaction as I do... Read more...

Measuring Congress by the numbers

December 2013

Never have so few done so little for so many. But at last, they’re gone – Congress has adjourned for... Read more...

DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY

December 2013

This special day got me to thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of... Read more...

Merry Christmas, right-wingers, The Red Pope, and Jesus

December 2013

Here’s a twist on Christmas that would make Jesus weep. First, a right-wing faction in the US has been wringing... Read more...

Christmas: War!

December 2013

Ah, ’tis the season for family, friends, eggnog, chipmunks singing Christmas carols – and all-out, no-mercy, blow-’em-all-to-hell WAR. Not war... Read more...

Rabbits, endangered rhinos, and the Dallas Safari Club

December 2013

Have you ever heard of the rabbit hunter’s nightmare? A guy dreams that he and a few of his buddies... Read more...

NSA and DHS defend us against LibertyManiacs.com

December 2013

It’s a scary world out there, with global terrorist plotting to kill us. That’s why we must be grateful to... Read more...

Wall Street warns Democrats: Avoid Populism!

December 2013

Here’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

December 2013

We’ve learned from hard experience that the moral values of corporate chieftains rarely penetrate deeper than the value of their... Read more...

Wall Street regulator replaced by Wall Street conciliator

December 2013

The scandalous saga of the Wall Street bailout continues, for bank regulators are now watering down Congress’ pathetically weak reforms.... Read more...