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The wisdom of the wealthy

April 2013

One of the finest benefits that our global society derives from having an elite class of superrich individuals is the... Read more...

If you're poor, Republican lawmakers want your urine

April 2013

What fun! The latest political game sweeping the nation is called “Pee on the Poor.” Republican lawmakers in some 30... Read more...

Texas natives tussle with foreign invaders

April 2013

Turf wars can be the silliest of all scuffles, and no place does silly with more zeal than Texas. For... Read more...

Wall Street HOGs are loose again

April 2013

Wall Street is a beast. And proud of it! Note that the New York Stock Exchange long ago choose a... Read more...

On-call shifts: The latest corporate shame

April 2013

Step right up, folks, and take your chances in the Amazing New American Workplace. Constantly high unemployment! Low wages always!... Read more...

Wall Street Banksters now Too-Big-To-Jail

April 2013

Some consider it un-American to like anything about those “namby-pamby” European nations, but still: Let’s hear it for the Swiss!... Read more...

The fury of a scorned prince

March 2013

Maybe you think that your real economic worth is being undervalued these days – even disrespected – by the Powers... Read more...

Fracking the First Amendment

March 2013

It’s one thing for Big Oil frackers to bust into our Earth, our communities, and our economic well-being – but... Read more...

The EU throws caution to the wind

March 2013

Thanks to the lobbying clout of global corporations, governments worldwide tend to take a dangerously bassackwards approach to environmental regulation.... Read more...

DHS: Bullish on bullets

March 2013

Many people buy in bulk. Why purchase toilet paper a four-pack at a time, goes their thinking, when I can... Read more...

GOP leaders try putting earrings on their hog

March 2013

Well, there you have it. The Republican Party is “narrow minded” and “out of touch” – a party of “stuffy... Read more...

Corporate America toys with desperate job applicants

March 2013

Great news, people. As a recent headline puts it: “Household wealth back at pre-recession levels.” Oh joy – we’re all... Read more...

Paul Ryan is still stuck in the same old rabbit hole

March 2013

Apparently, Rep. Paul Ryan missed the outcome of last November’s presidential election. Oh, wait – wasn’t he on the ballot... Read more...

Obama's transparent deception on special-interest money

March 2013

Back in 2010, President Obama declared: “I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests.” But... Read more...

Standing up for a senator who took a stand

March 2013

In a recent senatorial dust-up, Sen. John McCain dubbed his Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” in... Read more...

Goofy is not just a cartoon character – he's a legislator in Texas

March 2013

You might think that the political leaders of your state are goofy – but, hey, I’m from Texas. Goofy is... Read more...

Can sanity finally conquer reefer madness?

March 2013

Besides being founders of our Republic, what did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington have in common? Answer: Hemp. America’s founders... Read more...

Insiders aiding online, off-shore loan sharks

March 2013

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

Texas solon favors barnyard-style sex education

March 2013

In 2009, a Texas school superintendent declared that sex-education classes were unnecessary in his rural district. Most of the area’s... Read more...

The mythical "Dow" versus the real "Doug"

March 2013

It’s a sign that the economy is “healing,” exclaims a happy headline. “It signals that things are getting back to... Read more...

GOP Leaders: 56 years of devolution

March 2013

From Rick Perry to Rick Santorum, many Republican sparklies reject the science of evolution. Georgia Rep. Paul Broun (who ironically... Read more...

Wall Street gets giddy over the urge to merge

March 2013

Uh-oh. You always have to worry when you hear that there’s a new “air of giddiness on Wall Street.” That’s... Read more...

Let's adopt the GOP's national platform

March 2013

Well now, here’s some unexpected news! It comes from what purports to be an official document of the National Republican... Read more...

Wall Street's hellish ripoff of jobless Americans

March 2013

Here’s a diabolical idea from the hottest level of hell, down where Wall Street’s fiendish schemers and scammers dwell. Conspiring... Read more...

The new boom in mergers: A boom for whom?

March 2013

The word of the day is “Boom!” Yes, boom times are upon us again. “The stars came into alignment,” marveled... Read more...