Thanksgiving: From the White House to Wal-Mart
Thanksgiving turkeys got a pardon, and so did the turkey industry lobbying group. Thanksgiving — a time of grace and family sharing — will start with an extra-graceful … Read more
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Thanksgiving 2014
You got to love Thanksgiving. You do. It’s the law. You got to love Thanksgiving. And be honest, doesn’t a little tryptophan poisoning amongst family and friends sound … Read more
Amazon Is Crushing Main Street and Threatening the Vitality of Our Communities
Maybe we should rethink shopping online at Amazon.com It’s that time of year — Thanksgiving holiday will be here soon, and we’ll gorge ourselves on turkey. And then … Read more
Net Neutrality Stands in the Way of Larger Corporate Profits
Corporations demand that their corporate-owned government end net neutrality When it comes to Internet Service Providers and high-speed Internet, the consumer marketplace has hardly been a model of … Read more
Obama and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Democrats were forced to avert their eyes or risk anaphylactic shock To call the grotesque drubbing suffered by the Democratic Party in the midterms “monumental” is like referring … Read more
Election 2014: The Rise of a Stealth Oligarchy
The U.S. Oligarchy campaigns anonymously, wins A stunning surprise coming out of this year’s elections is that the most dominant contenders were not glad-handing braggarts, but the least … Read more
The Funny Side of Ebola
Ebola: Diggin deep to find a rich vein of irony Gather round kiddies, because it’s time for Uncle Will to regale you with the funny side of Ebola. … Read more
Big Beer Bullies: Time for a Trust-Busting Beer Bust
InBev is trying to create a single beer behemoth OK, that’s it — no more Mr. Nice Guy from me when covering the avarice and arrogance of corporate … Read more
The Orange and Black
Time to carve a gourd, it’s Halloween! Here it comes. Creeping down dark alleys. Overturning garbage cans and spooking black cats. The scariest day of the year. With … Read more
Fear Sells: Ebola, ISIS and the Cult of Paranoia
ISIS and Ebola fears are being stoked to the hilt for big ratings Fear sells. It gets big ratings on TV, and can even get candidates elected. So … Read more
