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
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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
Iraq: Going from One Bad War to a Worse One
Meet the new Iraq War, same as the old one In 2004, Stuart Bowen of Texas was asked by a friend to take on a difficult and important job, … Read more
Voter ID: One Man, One Vote
Voter IDs — because nobody said democracy was supposed to be convenient Whiners. Bounders. Ingrates. Talking about the incessant griping and sniping currently buzzing over long overdue Republican … Read more
Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers
The scariest thing about political fearmongers is themselves One thing you can say about Rick Perry is that he sticks to his guns. If one of his policy … Read more
Scary Masks: Midterm Elections and Halloween
The midterm elections and Halloween are similar: both events highlight tricks and treats Hey everybody. The Midterms Are Coming! Or rather: the midterms are coming. To be most … Read more
Marriott Hotel’s Shameful Tipping Scam
Here’s a ‘tip’ for you, Marriott: pay better than slave wages! As an old popular song from the 1970s asks, what do you get if you “work your … Read more
