5-Alarm Monopoly Fire! Time to Fight
Talk about a 5-alarm emergency. The price of fire trucks has skyrocketed and caused a worrisome fire truck shortage, all due to — you guessed it — corporate … Read more
Wall Street
Trump’s Plan to Feed the Greed of Corporate Elites
Trump loyalists will be hired as friendly “regulators” of corporate hucksterism, in order to feed the greed of said loyalists. Howard Lutnick wants to have his cake and … Read more
Maine Law Lets Mobile Home Owners Buy Their Parks
A new law in Maine gives mobile home residents a chance to buy their park before Wall Street profiteers swoop in. Even in a barrelful of rotten apples, … Read more
Sordid Story: Corporate Executives Get Self-Gratification from M&As
S&M is generally frowned on in polite society, but what should we make of the sordid story of M&As? Sadism and masochism (abbreviated as S&M) are generally frowned … 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
Going from Democracy … to Plutocracy … and Now to Kleptocracy
Oh, the tragic plight of our nation’s downtrodden multibillionaire class! They want their kleptocracy! One group of oppressed Americans has become especially outspoken this election year, contending that … Read more
God Bless the Nurses. And Please Hurry!
Every religion prioritizes care for the needy, so God bless the nurses! Every religion prioritizes care for the needy. Christianity’s Benedictine Rule, for example, puts care of the … Read more
Hey, Democrats: Find the Party’s Future in its Populist Past
Wall Street and the two-party duopoly conspired to crush a democratic reformation in its populist past. A farmer friend of mine once bemoaned the fact that the Democrat … Read more
What Is a Banker’s Promise Worth?
Banking giants do a backflip on their promise to do the right thing for humanity on climate change. Bruce King, former governor of New Mexico, often baffled people … Read more
The Contemptible Thievery of Gentrification
“Gentrification” describes the greed of speculators who oust middle-and-low-income families to create trendy enclaves for the rich. Over time, words with beautiful meanings occasionally get degraded into ugliness. … Read more
