Tea party Congress: "Power to the Corporations" September 2011Good grief – the genuine populist fury of grassroots tea partiers is now being perverted into anti-populism by the very... Read more...
Perry Tales: job creation September 2011Presidential wannabe Rick Perry is flitting hither, thither and yon, spreading little “Perry Tales” about the economic miracles he has... Read more...
Making Scholastic Inc. shape up September 2011“The vast majority of our programs are not controversial,” says the CEO of the world’s largest publisher of children’s educational... Read more...
Corporate hoggishness run amuck September 2011They’re back. Citigroup, Coca-Cola, IBM, Merck, and dozens of other major U.S. corporations are back in Washington – like hogs... Read more...
ALEC's legislative bawdy house August 2011Do you know Alec? You probably do, even though you never heard of it. Yes, “it.” Not a person, ALEC... Read more...
A lying hypocrite for president August 2011If you find it necessary to declare on national television that “I am a serious person,” you’re probably not. Meet... Read more...
Michigan locals fight for democracy August 2011If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can. Snyder is... Read more...
Schick gets scents-itive August 2011There has been some rude talk that American corporations just don’t have the right stuff anymore, having become lazy oligarchs... Read more...
Yee-haw! Perry for president August 2011The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see of its ugly side. So here comes Rick Perry of Texas,... Read more...
Vermont: first in the nation August 2011“We have a problem, we need to solve it.” This comment by House Speaker Shap Smith of Vermont reflects a... Read more...
Perry's shameful insult to U.S. troops August 2011Maybe you thought, after George W’s presidency, that at least it can’t get worse than that. Well, don’t look now,... Read more...
A little less corporate political corruption August 2011Come on, Obama, do it! Stand up, stand tall, stand firm! Yes, you can! The president is thinking about issuing... Read more...
Living in luxury – with Glenn Beck August 2011A bit of news has come my way, and all I can say is: HELP! The news is that Glenn... Read more...
A Governor eaten up by corporate ideology August 2011In office for only half a year, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida has made clear to the people of his... Read more...
Your job, Mr. President, is jobs August 2011Get ready – President Obama says he is now ready to “pivot” to that nagging issue of American joblessness! Pivot?... Read more...
A corporate mule v. FAA workers August 2011I’m often asked, “Do Republicans serve any real purpose in Congress?” Yes, they do. They proudly serve as the plodding... Read more...
"Gov. Supercuts" for president? August 2011GOP-Land is all a twitter, now that Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced that he’s ready to ascend to the... Read more...
Dim bulbs in Congress August 2011Our problem in Washington is this: we have too many 5-watt bulbs sitting in 100-watt sockets. Any doubt about this... Read more...
Bankers keep running with illegal foreclosures August 2011Two-year-olds often go running around the house too wildly and crash into something. They get an “ouchie” and fall down... Read more...
Obama to jobless Americans: Mañana August 2011Having just been rolled by tea party Republicans in the debt ceiling circus, Barack Obama now says that his priority... Read more...
Grabbing earmarks while slashing spending August 2011In last year’s congressional elections, the loudest war cry of the Republican tea party contingent was: “Remember the Earmarks!” But,... Read more...
Obama says he'll really fight for the people … next time August 2011Sheesh. In his big battle over the debt ceiling, Barack Obama waved his white hankie of surrender, allowing the loopiest... Read more...
Mass marketing goes platinum August 2011In today’s fast-moving world of consumer styles, when you’re out, you’re out. Not just out-of-style, but so far out that... Read more...
Breaking corporate control of politics August 2011Imagine if a couple of national leaders dared to stand up to the corporate powers that have taken control of... Read more...
Stop coddling banker thieves August 2011Stealing is wrong, right? “If you do the crime,” the old slogan says, “you do the time.” But… does everyone?... Read more...
