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Death of the lush, green lawn

August 2013

My father was an early member of a group now known disparagingly as “ultra-lawn people.” “High,” as everyone called him,... Read more...

Let's check the socks market

August 2013

America’s economic recovery can be measured not only in the performance of stocks – but also of socks. Most economists,... Read more...

Getting ahead on the backs of others

August 2013

Having been raised in a small-business family and now running my own small business, I always find it heartwarming to... Read more...

Time to ground airline gouging

August 2013

With its merger taking off, American Airline’s swashbuckling PR slogan proclaimed: “Two great airlines, one great future.” That wasn’t about... Read more...

Police destroy "The Garden of Eden"

August 2013

The Bible tells us that the Garden of Eden was heaven on Earth – until Adam ate that apple. Then... Read more...

Militarizing America's police forces

August 2013

Attention citizens: I have received inside information revealing that global terrorists are targeting us again. Their target is not Washington,... Read more...

To understand the news, connect the headlines!

August 2013

Headlines for economic news stories tend to conflict and confuse. So let’s play [game show theme]: “Connect-The-Headlines!” We’ll try to... Read more...

Making billions by making up the rules

August 2013

The rich, as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: “are different from you and me.” But had F. Scott known Michael Dell,... Read more...

What a corporate coup could portend for you

August 2013

Suppose we were about to vote in an election that could drastically change American government from a democratic republic to... Read more...

Corporate powers steamroll Florida voters

August 2013

“The voters, damn them, have got to be subverted.” You won’t find that autocratic principle taught in any civics class,... Read more...

Ken-The-Sex-Cop for Governor

August 2013

As they say, politics makes strange bedfellows. Take Anthony Weiner. Please! But the twisted tweeter of New York City politics... Read more...

Monsanto's Wizard-Of-Oz website

August 2013

Excellent news, consumers: Biotech giants that’ve been secretly inserting genetically engineered organisms into thousands of food products you buy, have... Read more...

A plague of Walker

August 2013

To paraphrase an old bumper sticker: “When the people lead, leaders will follow. Or not.” Not when the “leaders” are... Read more...

Corporate greed is making us sick

August 2013

The failure of our corporate and political leaders to make sure every worker gets good health care is causing some... Read more...

Motorcycling an anti-woman agenda into law

August 2013

Basketball hall-of-famer Charles Barkley says: “I was a Republican until they lost their minds.” Welcome to North Carolina, where the... Read more...

Here comes the Border-Industrial Complex

August 2013

At last, both Republicans and Democrats are beginning to respond aggressively to economic needs. “It has been a tough time,”... Read more...

Finding the money to fund higher education for all

August 2013

Question: Is making higher education available to every American more important to our national interest than letting Wall Street profiteers... Read more...

Four fatal flaws in our wall on the Mexican border

August 2013

“Good fences make good neighbors,” goes the old adage. That civilizing thought refers to such friendly structures as the rock... Read more...

Get radio-active

August 2013

Tired of hearing nothing but the corporate news & views on commercial, mass-market radio? Then get your own station! That’s... Read more...

Message to Robert Rubin: Please go away

August 2013

Will America ever get shuck of Robert Rubin? The Wall Street peer became a top economic witch doctor for Bill... Read more...

The "10 Percenters" – who these people?

August 2013

We Americans are now pretty clear on who makes up the 1-percent – the wealthiest elites who feel entitled to... Read more...

How dare D.C demand fair wages from Walmart!

August 2013

Want to see pure altruism in action? Go to Washington, DC – not to the marbled buildings of the federal... Read more...

Steve Cohen, meet Al Capone

July 2013

Al Capone was a bad boy. How bad? He cheated on his income taxes. They sent him to prison for... Read more...

Forget student loans – make higher ed free

July 2013

Well, finally! Hard-right congressional leaders and the Obama White House have agreed that interest rates on student loans should not... Read more...

Cutting the poor while subsidizing millionaires

July 2013

“Stop the moochers!” shouted a flock of GOP budget whackers in the US House recently, as they literally ripped all... Read more...