To Bust Monopoly Power, Start with Dinner
No longer just a parlor game, monopoly is what’s for dinner. No longer just a parlor game, monopoly is what’s for dinner. Practically every commodity and every step … Read more
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Is America Big Enough to Go Big Again?
From the beginning, Americans have backed leaders who dared to go big with public projects. It’s time for America to go back to the future — a future … Read more
“Shtisel”: You Don’t Have to Be Jewish… or Have Netflix!
No, It’s not “Fiddler on the Roof” without music & livestock – “Shtisel” is a whole lot more – so get Netflix already! “Shtisel” is a Hit Israeli … Read more
Follow the People to an FDR-Style Agenda
Polls show Americans are for an FDR-style agenda: percolate-up economics works; trickle-down does not. Usually, the Powers That Be swat away the kind of big-ticket, FDR-style reforms our … Read more
Can GOP Autocracy Outlaw American Democracy?
Republicans are banking on a blitz of state bills and their GOP autocracy to intimidate, divert and deny eligible voters the right to vote. Hey, you, get away … Read more
Is Your Job in the Robot Kill Path?
Even white color jobs requiring human-level judgement that have been presumed to be beyond the reach of AI could be in the robot kill path. Some people find … Read more
The Case For & Against Woody Allen – in the Court of Public Opinion!
Warning: Reading this post about Woody Allen may cause Schadenfreude, yawns or froth around the mouth! *Take the froth – it’s like Starbucks! I hate to admit this … Read more
Old Normal & New Normal in Song Titles #3
Singing is not only allowed, it’s encouraged – but take off your mask first! The Old Normal is gone, belt out the New Normal in song! Up is … Read more
Give Nature a Right to Self-Defense
What if all trees, watersheds, canyons and other natural ecosystems had legal rights to self-defense? There was a white oak tree in Athens, Georgia, that was so treasured … Read more
The GOP’s Shameful War on Voters
The war on voters and on democracy itself is being ramped up by the Republican Party in states all over the country. As a general rule, I don’t … Read more
