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Turning professors into ‘adjunct professors’: part-time, low-paid, no-benefit, no-tenure, temporary teachers. There’s a growing army of the working poor in our U.S. of A., and big contingents of … Read more
The art of schmoozing members of Congress is important to lobbyists A counselor recently advised, “an informal setting,” saying that it is “an effective way to build a … Read more
Sympathy for poor rich folks F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote that the rich are different from us. To which Hemingway indirectly snorted, “Yes, they have more money.” And … Read more
Official Rules of the 2014 State of the Union Drinking Game WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: Four taxpayers: One old, rich white guy investment-banker type wearing a Brioni … Read more
Are we really advancing? Or just becoming hi-tech posers? Delivery drones that crash into telephone poles. Eyeglasses stockpiling video wherever the wearer walks. Dick Tracy wristwatches that do … Read more
The millionaires in Congress can’t relate The rich truly are different from you and me — they tend to hold seats in Congress. Our nation purports to be … Read more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) being negotiated right now by countries and corporations would be a disaster for the world environment and world citizens. The agreement gives global corporations … Read more
Antibiotic overdose: Hormone disrupters now in about 2,000 products Have you had your daily minimum requirement of triclosan today? How about your dosage of triclocarban? Chances are you … Read more
Tradition dictates columnists trot out their predictions, or else… The dawn of the new year signals civilization’s return to several grand traditions, including the ancient hoary one requiring … Read more
Police force militarization increasing What a Christmas little Bastrop had! It’s still a mystery how Santa Claus got it down the chimney, but Bastrop got a nifty present … Read more
