A Time for Prayer
We all need to find time for prayer now. But who to pray to? We all remember Dorothy Gale from the Wizard of Oz. She’s the one who, … Read more
commentary
Pandemic Profiteers, Trump and Peter Cottontail
Trump and the Republican Senate are enabling pandemic profiteers, at everyone’s expense. Wartime profiteering is an especially vile form of corporate greed, yet it has been as common … Read more
With COVID-19, Suddenly America is Asking, ‘Where’s the Government?’
Nothing like COVID-19 to bring home the need that all of us have for an adequately funded, fully functioning, competent government. Suddenly, with the COVID-19 epidemic, America is … Read more
Dr. Anthony Fauci – Our Little Old Italian Shoe Cobbler
With deep respect, I satirically envision Immune Scientist & Man of the hour, Dr. Anthony Fauci – as a sweet, little old Italian Shoe Cobbler in his … Read more
Trump Flees Afghanistan, but US Still There
Trump is crowing that he’s negotiated an end to the ridiculously expensive and pointless military adventure in Afghanistan. Only… he hasn’t. It’s over. Donald the Dealmaker says that … Read more
The Amazing Fall of Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’
Donald Trump has continuously stamped his tiny feet and demanded that Congress shell out more than 10 billion of our taxpayers’ dollars for a “big, beautiful wall” he … Read more
Health Care for People… or for Corporate Profits?
The decades-long struggle to ensure decent health care as a human right is up against greed’s eternal struggle for ever-higher corporate profits. When grassroots groups rise up against … Read more
On the Ballot: The Egalitarian Future of Our Society
This year, voters will be making fundamental decisions, like whether or not we want an egalitarian future. With dozens of Democratic candidates having entered the presidential race (some … Read more
How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich?
Imagine. You’re one of the privileged uber-rich, and on top of already having billions of bucks tucked away, suddenly, in a single year, here comes 27.3 more gushing … Read more
Doing the Tax Dodge Tap Dance
Doing the tax dodge tap dance is complicated, requiring sophisticated techniques and tricky maneuvers. Sen. Russell Long, the powerful Senate Finance Committee chair from 1966 to 1981 from … Read more
