GOP Unhinged by Obamacare: Laugh ’til it Hurts
Repubs determined to make country sick over Obamacare Whacking yourself on the head with a ball-peen hammer would be stupid. But doing it again and again — that’s … Read more
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Showdown, Shutdown, Shakedown
Government shutdown? Unfortunately, the dim bulbs are still glowing on Capitol Hill Government’s closed, everybody! Go home. Except Congress, that is, whose members are still getting paid, classified … Read more
R.I.P. Middle Class: An Editorial Cartoon Odyssey
Remember the “Middle Class”? The administration is touting a strong “recovery”… but its robustness is debatable. The GOP says there’s still too much fat… and even Democrats assure … Read more
Résumé of a Recent College Grad
Or, Why Didn’t I Listen to my Parents and NOT Major in Liberal Arts? Résumé Highlights of Qualifications: · A liberal arts degree from a private elite college, … Read more
Senator Ahab is a Sneetch
Graduating from distressed to obsessed: Ted Cruz There no longer lies any shame in obsession. Monomania reigns supreme in this country. Along with twerking. Once a month the … Read more
A New Voice of Morality Responds Bluntly to Right-Wing Rants Against Anti-Poverty Programs
Despite so-called recovery, poverty is worse The bluebirds of happiness are chirping away in our nation’s treetops these days, for America is now in the fifth year of … Read more
The Least Laboring of Days
It’s Labor Day, everybody! Hey, it’s Labor Day, everybody. Woo-hoo. Okay, we’re partying now. Throw your arms in the air and wave them like you just don’t care. … Read more
Where Labor Day Came from, and Where It’s Going
The creation of Labor Day was a 12-year struggle Webster’s dictionary tells us that Labor Day was “set aside for special recognition of working people.” That’s nice, but … Read more
Walmart’s Waltons: Getting Ahead on the Backs of Others
Walmart’s CFO is puzzled by reluctance of customers to spend on discretionary items Having been raised in a small-business family and now running my own small outfit, I … Read more
Real Reason Über Rich are Hoarding the World’s Wealth
The ultimate insurance policy for the über rich Turn on any news channel these days, especially the liberal, left-leaning ones, and you will see a panel of analysts … Read more
