What Job Creation Numbers Don’t Tell Us
“Job creation” is happening, sure, but what kind of jobs? Have you noticed “the powers that be” employ an entirely different standard for measuring the health of America’s … Read more
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Ripping the Headlines Today, 6/10/14
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
A National Call to Link Arms for Democracy
Guest Editorial: Let’s work together to reform our democracy and make it work. By Victoria Collier and Ben Zion-Ptashnik. Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission. (A guest editorial — … Read more
Plutocracy or Kochocracy?
The Koch-headed plutocracy has arrived In the bad old days, medieval German Lords figured out how to pocket some quick coin by charging a toll on the primitive … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/12/14
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
Search for CNN Pulse Continues; Cable Station Off the Ratings Radar
Ever since Flight 370 trail went cold, signs of life at CNN weakening: Only 30 days for it to find new disaster before it runs out of juice … Read more
Procrastination Not Covered Under Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act deadline for signups has passed: Procrastinators object, saying theirs is a preexisting condition. Shirley Blessfield has been putting off getting an insurance policy under … Read more
Sawbucked to Death: Holding onto Your Money
Earning money is one thing, holding on to it is quite another. These days, the only thing harder than making money is hanging onto it. It’s easier to … Read more
Westboro Baptist Congregation Scheduled to Picket Fred Phelps’ Funeral
Fred Phelps: Why did the Lord take him? TOPEKA, Kansas — Fred Phelps, founder and past pastor of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, is dead. His family … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 3/17/14
Ripping 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 for. And, … Read more
