Why Build a National Monument to a Union-Busting Robber Baron?
Union-busting to enrich greedy owners should not be celebrated. Occasionally, I see something that is so bizarre, so out of place, so wrong that I have to assume … Read more
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Ripping the Headlines Today, 9/1/15
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
Bright Sides to the Perpetual Campaign
The ‘Campaign That Never Ends’ is actually a pretty entertaining reality TV show. Easy to tell the end of summer the year before a presidential election is nigh, … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 8/24/15
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
CEOs Call for Wage Increases for Workers! What’s the Catch?
Wage increases are a great idea, but… Peter Georgescu has a message he wants America’s corporate and political elites to hear: “I’m scared,” he said in a recent … Read more
Don’t Sneer at Trump’s Chances
Donald Trump: How do you parody a parody? Yeah, I hear what you’re saying. “For all you political comics, Donald Trump must be a dream come true. Manna … Read more
Bernie Sanders Tells N.Y. Times Reporter to ‘F*CK OFF!’
New Body-Language Translator™ reveals Bernie Sanders and others’ innermost thoughts NEW YORK – Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) indulged in a fiesta of vulgarity yesterday when responding to … Read more
It’s Time to Free Youth from Student Debt
Many degree programs are mediocre or worse — predatory loan scams that saddle people with student debt. Butch Hancock, one of Austin’s finest singer-songwriters, grew up in the … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 8/18/15
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
Super-Rich Donors Turn Our Democracy Into Their Plutocracy
Plutocracy – the rule of the rich – suits these political casino players just fine. Once upon a time in our Good Ol’ US-of-A, presidential contenders and their … Read more
