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Look out, here come the drones

January 2013

Last year, Sheriff Tommy Gage of Montgomery County, Texas, was eager to show off his new surveillance toy. Having been... Read more...

The "Beckinization" of the far right

January 2013

Perhaps you thought that, surely, the far right wing in American politics couldn’t get any nuttier. If so, you clearly... Read more...

Jamie gets punished

January 2013

If you are sensitive to stories of human suffering and economic hardship, let me warn you that the following report... Read more...

Wither the tea party?

January 2013

The once haughty tea party has been whittled down to only a nub of its former self, with only eight... Read more...

Why is it so dark at this time of year?

January 2013

The moon sinks low on the horizon, as though it’s trying to hide. Frightened animals flee into the woods, even... Read more...

Who's behind the "Fix the Debt"?

January 2013

Look out – The “fixers” are coming. Top corporate chieftains and Wall Street gamblers want to tell Washington how to... Read more...

A bipartisan ripoff

January 2013

As Will Rogers said years ago, “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as... Read more...

Slippin' and slidin' on corporate cash

January 2013

The official theme song of President Barack Obama’s three-day inaugural ceremony and celebration should be Little Richard’s classic: “Slippin’ and... Read more...

Who wins our 2012 Fruitcake-Of-The-Year prize?

January 2013

Looking back at 2012, who was the nuttiest political fruitcake of all? Donnie Trump, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich instantly... Read more...

Why does a university need a C.M.O?

January 2013

A new fad is sweeping across America’s university campuses – and it’s seriously goofy. This latest craze is not led... Read more...

Uncle Santa Claus keeps on giving

January 2013

Good news, America. At last, scientists are grappling with a persistent affliction that can strike without warning, causing anxiety for... Read more...

A university earns a D+

January 2013

The “ivory tower” of academia has become overshadowed by a new edifice on campus that is reaching ridiculous heights: The... Read more...

Deep inside the "Taxpayer Relief Act" – Cui bono?

January 2013

Well, finally – in the 11th hour and 59th minute – Republicans and Democrats negotiated a fiscal reform package, which... Read more...

Happy hour for craft brews

January 2013

And now, for some happy talk – by which I mean a non-corporate, “little-d” democratic, and altogether-pleasurable economic development that’s... Read more...

Is nothing sacred to frackers?

January 2013

Such energy powers as BP, ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and Koch Industries have gone crackers over fracking! Seeing huge profits from this... Read more...

To save the tree, nurture the grassroots

January 2013

Washington keeps handing massive bailouts to Wall Street giants and multibillion-dollar annual subsidies to the likes of Big Oil, which... Read more...

Let's do lunch

January 2013

Do you eat lunch at your desk? Alone? Continuing to work as you chew? Welcome to the new wondrous world... Read more...

Warning: A new intrusive swarm coming our way!

December 2012

Get ready, America, for here comes “the next latest and greatest thing in aviation.” Wow, what could it be? Maybe... Read more...

Making dinnertime family time

December 2012

Periodically, we’re treated to the spectacle of a corporate big shot or public official having to announce their resignation due... Read more...

A fracking surprise in Texas

December 2012

How ironic: Fracking recently got fracked! This brutish technique for extracting natural gas from deep within the Earth, led by... Read more...

Making haste to buy stuff that makes waste

December 2012

At long last, our dream has come true, freeing us from a drudgery that has oppressed so many people over... Read more...

DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY

December 2012

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

The hell of private equity gun money

December 2012

Wall Street financial hucksters can be downright satanic in their pursuit of killer profits, but here’s one that puts its... Read more...

One newspaper dares to defy the conventional wisdom

December 2012

Let us address the declining fortunes of today’s mainstream mass media. (Yes, I can hear your pained screams of “Nooooo…... Read more...

The selling of Obama's inauguration

December 2012

He did it. Unfortunately. Sadly. Disappointingly. President Obama, reversing his own honorable precedent for his first inaugural, has chosen this... Read more...