Repair Your Own Products? Corporations Say No!
After several thousand years of freedom to repair what you own, suddenly purchase agreements say no. It’s pretty widely agreed that America’s economic and political systems are not … Read more
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Shameless Monopolies and Makers
Two behemoths control most raw milk processing, and these shameless monopolies are forcing farmers to sell milk for less than it costs to produce. For the past several … 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
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Their Lies the Answer They Want
Those trapped by their lies often seek an “escapegoat.” Maria Yovanovitch is my Lady Liberty, and Trump’s been hating on her yet again. Beside themselves, narcissists only love … Read more
Why Would We Trust Plutocrats to Save Us from Plutocracy?
Forgive me for not believing for a moment that there’s one iota of sincerity in this sudden assertion of egalitarian sentiment by today’s plutocrats. Ralph Waldo Emerson once … Read more
Where the Money Is
Thanks to the 2017 GOP Tax Giveaway, big business quietly pocketed stunning tax savings they would have — and should have — paid to support America’s public needs. … Read more
As We Gape at the Trump Sideshow, Corporations Are Picking Our Pockets
We have been captured by the mesmerizing All Things Trump sideshow — while we are being robbed blind. As America rapidly urbanized in the 1920s and ’30s, nearly … Read more
Holiday Shopping: Great Scamazon
As you’re doing your holiday shopping this season, think about this. As you’re doing your holiday shopping this season, think about this: While big brand names travel hither, … Read more
Net Neutrality: Equality for All on the Web
The great virtue of the internet is that (so far) no one has controlled its content, and this is what ‘Net Neutrality’ is all about. We’re told by … Read more
Are You Ready for Corporate America’s Robot Economy?
Corporate bosses are quietly investing in hordes of sophisticated autonomous robot workers to replace us. With corporations socking away massive profits, and with the labor market fairly tight, … Read more
