Pantry Power
When people think of union activism, they think pickets and rallies, not groceries. But a locked-out worker need to fill her pantry. In June, Beto O’Rourke and I … Read more
Jim Hightower
The Beaumont Story
Call it “The Beaumont Story,” for just like 1954’s moneyed interests, today’s Exxon executives have ambushed Golden Triangle unions. In the 1954 race for Texas governor, the corporate … Read more
Sanity Rising
Parents, grandparents and the general public are all for sanity, and Biden’s “American Families Plan” makes total sense. Sometimes real life catches up with unreal politics, and the … Read more
Child Care: We Should Look Back for Our Future
We must make a significant public investment to sustain an egalitarian system of quality child care. “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance,” the old bumper sticker … Read more
Work, Sweat, Die: Heat Kills Workers
An impact of climate change that draws little notice is that heat kills workers. More than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. Here’s a hot topic for Labor Day: … Read more
What’s the “Quits Rate?” And Why Is It Skyrocketing?
Most of the “quits rate” is tied to very real abuses that have become ingrained in our workplaces. As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining … Read more
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
Trust Us, We’re Only Spying on You
“Trust us,” they say, as powerful corporations continue to capture more of our own privacy, labor and other civil rights. Tick-tick-tick … Big Tech’s clock continues to move … Read more
Phoenix Rises: A Revival of Real Journalism
The good news is that, in ways big and small, dedicated local reporters are experimenting with methods to revive real journalism. I live in a city with a … Read more
There’s Rich, Ugly Rich and Jeff Bezos
Ugly rich “Space Boy” Jeff Bezos keeps spending gobs of cash on vainglorious purchases, revealing his worthlessness. When I was just a tyke, cowboy television actors were marketed … Read more
