What If You Were to Own Your Own Power Company?
Own your own power co-op! About 40 years ago, a right-wing codger named Eddie Chiles became a momentary political celebrity in my state by buying airtime on hundreds … Read more
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Special Gifts for Special People
Ho-ho-ho! Wait till you hear about the special gifts I gave some of America’s power elites for Christmas. This special Christmas column is re-gifted to you from last … Read more
Can ‘Powerless Nobodies’ Fight the Corporate Powers?
Corporate powers like the Formosa Plastics Corporation need to be held accountable. The many sparkling bays along the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico have long provided … Read more
Top 10: What’s Sitting on Mitch McConnell’s Desk?
Besides the over 300 bills sent over by the Democratic House, what else is sitting on the desk of Mitch McConnell? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls him ‘A … Read more
Michael Bloomberg Campaign Strategy Revealed: Become Trump’s Evil Twin
On hand for the Michael Bloomberg campaign kickoff was a small, incredibly lukewarm crowd of quasi-supporters. Michael Bloomberg, the latest entry into the 2020 race, kicked off his … Read more
How Trump’s Poverty Subsidy Enriches the Rich
How the rich get richer (of course) with the so-called poverty subsidy. Years ago, a Texas legislator who was occasionally known to take lobbyists’ cash in exchange for … Read more
The Wealth Monopoly
Until relatively recently, the ethical standard was for workers to gain a proportionate share of the income growth we generate, but now we have a “wealth monopoly.” I … Read more
Superrichinoids: The Weirdest Species of All
“Superrichinoids” have an irrational, insatiable desire to accumulate boundless personal wealth, making them the weirdest species of all. I love nature shows on TV. They take you into … Read more
The Gloppy Mess of Merger Mania
The old merger mania model of self-enrichment through corporate takeover, consolidation and contraction turns out to be not just bad morals but bad business. Here’s a recipe for … Read more
Kroger: Don’t Lose Local News
“America’s Grocer” arbitrarily ejected local news publications from their stores — what gives? Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, … Read more
