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A wealth of riches, a poverty of morals

February 2021

Let’s say you’re a millionaire. That’s a lot of money, right? Now let’s say you’re a billionaire. That’s a lot... Read more...

Who was Smedley Darlington Butler, and why is he important?

February 2021

Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider from the Wall Street... Read more...

Is more technology the answer to too much technology?

January 2021

We humans have got to get a whole lot smarter, says Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla automobiles and... Read more...

A wealth tax for American Progress

December 2020

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to... Read more...

Where to get the money to start fixing American inequality

December 2020

Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality.... Read more...

Special gifts for special people

December 2020

Ho-Ho-Ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America’s power elites for Christmas. To each... Read more...

Robot farmers – E-I-E-I-O!

December 2020

How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen … Angus? Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle,... Read more...

Corporations are playing with our food – and our heads

December 2020

From kitchen tables worldwide you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the same refrain: “Stop playing... Read more...

Which food future will you choose?

November 2020

America certainly has an abundance of food (even though many Americans do not), yet we face a momentous choice of... Read more...

When and where was the first Thanksgiving Feast?

November 2020

Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I’m talking about the real thing, the big... Read more...

How wasteful is the Pentagon?

November 2020

Remember when candidate Trump promised not only to wall-out all migrants crossing our Mexican border, but also to make Mexico... Read more...

The amazing fall of Donald Trump’s wall

November 2020

Big, high walls can be troublesome. Ask Humpty Dumpty. However, for a real-life, epic story about wall troubles, ponder the... Read more...

The virus that’s killing America

October 2020

The holy mantra of health professionals was coined about 2,500 years ago by the Greek physician, Hippocrates: “Do no harm.”... Read more...

The exceptional greed of healthcare executives

October 2020

Sometimes I don’t know whether to weep uncontrollably, laugh hysterically, or just throw up. I recently did all three when... Read more...

How social distancing can bring us together

October 2020

Suddenly, “social distancing” is our new national etiquette, abruptly supplanting handshakes, hugs, gatherings, and other forms of ingrained communal behavior... Read more...

What does “Small Government” buy us?

September 2020

Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders... Read more...

Who’s making our medicine?

September 2020

Let’s talk pills. To treat everything from allergies to heart problems, half of Americans take a prescription medicine every day,... Read more...

How intractable is CEO greed?

August 2020

As horrible as the COVID-19 crisis is, it has brought out the best in the American people – the selflessness... Read more...

The deadly economic disease behind COVID-19

August 2020

In this horrible time of economic collapse, it is truly touching to see so many corporate chieftains reaching out in... Read more...

How to fight off a bad case of “CHS” Flu

August 2020

Unfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, DC. Dubbed the “Canadian Hot Sauce Flu,” it uniquely afflicts... Read more...

Trump’s one-word re-election campaign

August 2020

“Socialism,” snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back... Read more...

The meek reality behind Trump’s pose as a Bull Moose Populist

July 2020

It’s been pointed out that Donnie Trump has unusually small hands… but who cares? What’s truly alarming are his unusually... Read more...

Trump versus the wisdom of Robert E. Lee

June 2020

While our present President’s moral character seems stuck somewhere between boorish and brutish, it’s only fair to note that he... Read more...

A wealth tax for American Progress

June 2020

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to... Read more...

Who was Smedley Darlington Butler, and why is he important?

June 2020

Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider from the Wall Street... Read more...