Facing the Fates: Farmers in Crisis
Farmers in crisis: Endangered by unrestrained monopolists, Trump’s trade war tantrums, the ravages of climate change and a cabal of Wall Street and Silicon Valley profiteers intent on … Read more
economy
First Church of the Stock Market Convenes with the Ringing of The Bell
“It’s not a question of whether people should have religion; it’s a question of what kinds of religion they’re going to end up having… If you spend all … Read more
Trump to Working Class: ‘Adios, Chumps’
Lavish payouts to top-floor bosses — combined with a miserliness toward rank-and-file employees who actually produce the corporate wealth — is creating an untenable income disparity in corporate … Read more
What Does ‘Made in America’ Mean to Trump?
Why won’t Trump stand up for the American workers and stuff being ‘Made in America’? “MAGA,” blusters Donald Trump. “Make America Great Again!” America’s ranching families, however, would … Read more
What Is the ‘AI Agenda,’ Who’s Pushing It and Why?
McDonald’s invests heavily in an AI agenda, as do many corporations. The great thing about corporate giants is that they are such amazing business innovators. Look at the … Read more
Playing Monopoly for Real
What the gutsy Boston Tea Party rebels were actually tossing was corporate monopoly power. Get your heave-ho muscles in shape, for the monopolists are back. Shouting “Down with … Read more
Trumponomics: Batman … or Dracula?
Trump’s economic report report is shamelessly grandiose, replete with flagrant fabrications, in other words, just more Trumponomics. It’s shocking, I tell you, shocking, that some millionaires and billionaires … Read more
How Much Does Donald Trump Love Farmers?
Trump trade spat has collapsed the market and prices for grain farmers. As a farmer told me, “You can still make a small fortune in agriculture, but the … Read more
Thousands of Middle Class Americans Storm Mexican Border Seeking Better Life
Tired of watching their fortunes and incomes dwindle, disgruntled Yanks storm Mexican border in huge numbers. A major melee occurred today on the American/Mexican border as thousands of … Read more
It’s Not Socialism; It’s What the People Want
It ain’t “socialism” in the classic government-runs-everything sense, it’s democratic populism, reversing decades of policies that take from the many to give to the wealthy few. “Socialism,” snarled … Read more
