The Battle of Baraboo: Privatizer Greed v. Seniors’ Health Care
Even acrobats and clowns could not surpass the dazzling tent show playing out in Baraboo, WI this month. Baraboo, Wisconsin, is known as the former home of the … Read more
Jim Hightower
Why Are We Letting Corporate Profiteers Write America’s Farm and Food Policy?
America’s farmers are at the mercy of everything from bugs to corporate profiteers to monopolistic middlemen. A farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar … Read more
Can Mass Media Promote Democracy Instead of Divisiveness? Here’s a Guy Who Did
Here’s a man who actually used his celebrity, position and fame to promote democracy. Every once in a great while, a major media celebrity comes along who puts … Read more
Establishment Economists Attack Kamala Harris – For Being Right
A little-known secret is that most economists are schooled by and working for the corporate order. “I’ve got those Payday-Friday Grocery store blues.” That working-class lament is from … Read more
The Changing Meaning of ‘Work’ – And the Idea of ‘Boss Man’
Big boss man, can’t you hear me when I call? “Big Boss Man,” an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for … Read more
A Flock of Rich Plutocratic Democrats Want Lina Khan’s Head. Why?
The FTC is now headed by Lina Khan, a tenacious opponent of anti-consumer, anti-worker mergers. You can see the conflict that sets up. We’ve recently learned about Project … Read more
‘Laffin’ Kamala’ vs. ‘Grumpin’ Trump’
In contrast to ‘Laffin’ Kamala’, Trump is a grump! Note that we never see him laugh. You know that American politics is turning into a sad joke when … Read more
Trump and His GOP Sycophants Driven Crazy by Kamala
Kamala Harris’ candidacy is just too much for Trump sycophants in the MAGA party. Suddenly, the presidential election has turned dynamic … even fun! The handoff from Joe … Read more
Why Kids in Louisiana Won’t Listen to Their Pious Governor
It seems demagogic Christian officials in Louisiana have surged past Texas on the far right. For us Texans, there’s nothing new about Bible-thumping politicians bedeviling us with the … Read more
Should Congress Honor Donald Trump with a Medal, a Statue… or What?
Republican Congress critters want to kiss up to their convict-in-chief by giving him the Congressional Gold Medal, among other insane things. Here’s a member of Congress with too … Read more
