MONEY

What 8 years of BushCheney have done to our economy

April 2008

Harry Truman said, “No man should be allowed to be president who doesn’t understand hogs.” That’s never been more true... Read more...

Checks for $600 won’t fix our economy–let’s have a real stimulus package

March 2008

  WASHINGTON WAS EXCITED. The media establishment applauded. Wall Street smiled. Somewhere, a bluebird of happiness chirped. In a celebrated display... Read more...

Immigrants come here because globalization took their jobs back there

January 2008

THE WAILING IN OUR COUNTRY ABOUT the “invasion of immigrants” has been long and loud. As one complainant put it, “Few... Read more...

Loan sharks wreak havoc on Main Street and Wall Street

August 2007

ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC STORIES from the New Testament is of the time that Jesus encountered money changers in the... Read more...

Let’s look at our economy by the numbers

July 2006

George W keeps buzzing around like a maniacal mosquito on a hot summer night, pestering us with speeches and photo... Read more...

Bush II brought to you by…

January 2005

The Capitol City is swarming this month with party-hopping Republicans celebrating the inauguration of their boy Bush—but the most joyous... Read more...

Our health and education— trashed

July 2004

Observing from afar, it seems to me that “Being Bush” must be such a great joy. Reality never seems to... Read more...

Bush’s military budget costs us our future

July 2002

As early-20th-century humorist Kin Hubbard noted, “The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.” Beware, then,... Read more...

Hemp

May 1999

It was Willie Nelson who first suggested to me that hemp is “not just for breakfast anymore.” And Willie is... Read more...