THE 500K-A-YEAR HARDSHIP February 2009These are rough economic times for many Americans, but one group is especially hard-pressed: Wall Street bankers. While it’s true... Read more...
WHO’S MAKING OUR MEDICINE? February 2009Let’s talk pills. To treat everything from allergies to heart problems, half of Americans take a prescription medicine every day,... Read more...
BLACKWATER METAMORPHOSED February 2009Blackwater USA, the infamous outfit of corporate mercenaries that became a worldwide symbol of George W’s imperious war in Iraq,... Read more...
REACTIVATING THE CCC FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY February 2009The report cards have come out, and I’m afraid we’re just not making the grade. I’m talking about the “Infrastructure... Read more...
CEOS AND THEIR INFLATED SENSE OF SELF-WORTH February 2009There is much gnashing of teeth among top bankers on Wall Street, because Washington is imposing a $500,000 salary cap... Read more...
SOME BANKERS YOU MIGHT LIKE February 2009Hip, hip, hooray! Let’s hear it for bankers! No, not those bankers – not Citigroup, Bank of America, and the... Read more...
GUESS WHO’S DEVELOPING OUR GREEN ENERGY FUTURE February 2009If you want to see the bold future of alternative energy, don’t look to the relatively timid plan coming out... Read more...
A NEW GLOBAL MEDIA COMPETITOR ARISES February 2009With so many of America’s newspapers and broadcast empires closing news bureaus, cutting coverage, firing reporters, and even going out... Read more...
CONGRESS’ HOKEY SACRIFICE February 2009Even on Capitol Hill, there’s sometimes an outbreak of what looks to be good government and common sense. One such... Read more...
OBAMA RENEGES ON A BIG ONE February 2009Amazing! If George W had done this, I would have blasted him. Wait – George W did do this, and... Read more...
BANKERS ON A BINGE February 2009Don’t tell me that bankers are hopeless stiffs who don’t know how to get down. Not only can the Wall... Read more...
MONEY DEAL TAINTS THE TIMES February 2009The New York Times, America’s most prestigious newspaper, has recently rolled over into a deep ditch of debt. Its chances... Read more...
“HORSE AND SPARROW” ECONOMICS February 2009Time for another Gooberhead Award – presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths running 100 miles... Read more...
WHY AMERICA NEEDS A TRUTH COMMISSION February 2009Alberto, Alberto, Alberto. Please, just go away. Alberto Gonzales, I mean – George W’s devious White House counsel and attorney... Read more...
WHAT’S THE WORD FOR WALL STREET GREED? February 2009America’s titans of finance have caused the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression, and what is their reaction? Party... Read more...
HOME DEPOT EXEC BLOWS A GASKET February 2009Time for another Gooberhead Award – presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their tongues running 100 miles... Read more...
THE UPSIDE TO DOWNSIZING February 2009Let’s check today’s scores: Home Depot: 7,000; GM: 2,000; Sprint: 8,000; Texas Instruments: 3,400; Caterpillar: 20,000; and Pfizer: 26,000. That’s... Read more...
DEREGULATION IS KILLING US February 2009Gosh, the corporate-friendly deregulation agenda just keeps giving, doesn’t it? The latest gift is salmonella contamination in peanut butter. It... Read more...
THE CIA’S UPRISING IN AFGHANISTAN February 2009You’ve gotta love the CIA for always giving it the old college try. The “it” can be highly questionable, even... Read more...
IS GEITHNER REALLY THE BEST THERE IS? February 2009How ironic that the U.S. Senate confirmed Timothy Geithner to be our new treasury secretary only a week after President... Read more...
STEALTH PRICE INCREASES ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS January 2009Good grief! Whole industries are downsizing, paychecks are shrinking, home values are dwindling, and our 401Ks are deflating to 1Ks.... Read more...
FLYING THE MONOPOLISTIC SKIES January 2009The geniuses who run our country’s airlines have come up with a nifty marketing tool to help boost their bottom... Read more...
THE CLUELESSNESS OF WALL STREET CEOS January 2009This is going to sound silly, given the massive bailouts that Wall Street’s financial giants are receiving from us taxpayers,... Read more...
STOP CODDLING ELITE CROOKS January 2009Let’s say you’re a run-of-the-mill burglar arrested for stealing $50,000-worth of stuff. How deep in jail would you be right... Read more...
GRUMPY BUSHITES January 2009After the inauguration of the new president, Dick Cheney was grumpy. OK, he’s always grumpy, but this was grumpier than... Read more...
