SURPRISE! THE PEOPLE SPEAK October 2010Michael Duke is the Big Wally of Walmart. As CEO of the low-wage behemoth, he siphons some $19 million a... Read more...
A SPEAKER LOBBYISTS WOULD LOVE October 2010You don’t know him, but THEY do. “They” are the corporate executives and lobbyists who regularly ply Rep. John Boehner... Read more...
MONSANTO TAKES A TUMBLE October 2010Poor Monsanto – the mighty and haughty manipulator of Mother Nature has tripped on its own hubris, falling far, fast,... Read more...
FREE SPEECH, BUT ONLY FOR CORPORATE SPEECH October 2010The big brand-name corporations love advertising. They love it so much, they spend some $150 billion a year in our... Read more...
CORPORATIONS TAKE JOBS MONEY… AND RUN October 2010The Federal Reserve, which controls America’s monetary policy, says it is trying to invigorate job creation in our country by... Read more...
WALL STREET'S CONNECTED LOBBYISTS October 2010Old Congress critters never die, they just fade away. Into lobbying firms, that is. Take former House speaker Dennis Hastert,... Read more...
NAME THOSE NUTS! October 2010In a recent commentary, I noted that during the past three decades the Republican Party has been jerked from its... Read more...
POP GOES OUR ANTI-POPPY POLICY October 2010Recently, I found myself humming the Old Beatles song: “Poppy Fields Forever.” Okay, John Lennon’s lyric was not about poppies,... Read more...
THE IMMORALITY OF "AMERICA AT WAR" October 2010Are you aware that America has now been at war for nearly a decade? We’ve been fighting, bleeding, and dying... Read more...
AMERICAN CORRUPTISTAN October 2010Many in Congress argued that it was dangerous, senseless – even screwy. Yet, the officials in charge insisted on unilaterally... Read more...
THE FRAUD OF AFGHAN "DEMOCRACY" October 2010“What the hell are we doing in Afghanistan,” you ask? According to Washington’s war hawks, we’re there to win the... Read more...
THE RICH VERSUS THE REST OF US October 2010Apparently, you and I owe an apology to the extravagantly-rich in our society. They’re reported to be in a deep... Read more...
OAKLAND GOES TO POT October 2010In California, a surprising new union movement is growing like a weed, having taken root in a burgeoning economic sector... Read more...
CORPORATE-FRIENDLY "JOURNALISM" October 2010It can be amusing to read the business section of newspapers, because corporate coverage tends to be carefully couched in... Read more...
EXECUTIVE EXCESS IN THE GREAT RECESSION October 2010“No pain, no gain,” say the fitness folks. But – ouch! – this old exercise cliché has been badly twisted... Read more...
SAVE THE BILLIONAIRE'S TAX LOOPHOLE! October 2010Look out, they’re angry. Foaming-at-the-mouth angry. And they’re lashing out, saying they won’t take it anymore. As one of their... Read more...
HOW GOOFY CAN THE GOP GET? October 2010What a wonderfully wacky campaign season we’re having – and we haven’t even gotten to the final couple of weeks,... Read more...
DEAD MINERS AND ETHICALLY-DEAD SENATORS September 2010Some members of Congress complain that they have a really tough job. Also, they say their hard work is not... Read more...
THE REAL POWER IN WASHINGTON September 2010The teabag forces are out front in today’s politics, noisily trying to oust Democrats and install a new Congress that... Read more...
PROTECTING AMERICA BY PULPING BOOKS September 2010One especially-ugly word an author never wants to hear is: “pulp.” To pulp a book is not merely to remove... Read more...
AT LAST, LARRY'S GONE September 2010Thank God and Harvard – he’s gone. But not before doing extraordinary damage to America’s middle class and to the... Read more...
A SPEAKER LOBBYISTS WOULD LOVE September 2010John Boehner is known for his ties and his tan. You’ve probably never heard of this Ohio Republican, who’s been... Read more...
SPREADING WEAPONS IN THE NAME OF PEACE September 2010Hey, Bucko – stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others. For example: arms... Read more...
BP TRIES TO PRETTY UP ITS UGLINESS September 2010Here’s today’s number: 93.4. That’s $93.4 million – the amount that BP has now admitted to spending in just four... Read more...
SURGING IN AFGHANISTAN September 2010The surge is on in Afghanistan! Unfortunately, the surge that appears to be most effective is not the 30,000 additional... Read more...
