A Wall Street Sin Tax
One way to restore some fiscal sanity is a “Wall Street Sin Tax.” The moneyed populace is adroit at getting Congress to shift America’s tax burden to workers, … Read more
Wall Street
Patience and Secrecy in the Koch Brothers’ Complex Conspiracy
The Koch brothers would love to replace majority rule with a new governing order that empowers the owner class. In 1933, a handful of wealthy Wall Streeters were … Read more
A Plutocratic Coup
Yes, there was a real plutocratic coup attempt by the richest men on Wall Street to take over the USA, in 1933. It could happen again. Many Americans … Read more
How Low Can the Barons of High Finance Go on Student Debt?
Betsy DeVos should not be conspiring with fast-buck educational exploiters of student debt. Question: What do you get when you combine ignorance, ideological know-nothingism, imperiousness and incompetence? Answer: … Read more
Exposing Our ‘Populist’ President as a Naked Plutocrat
As a lifelong con-man, our plutocrat president* reflexively uses an extra dose of bluster. Why does Donald Trump constantly preface his outlandish lies with such phrases as: “To … Read more
A Corporate Supercell Spawning a Hailstorm of Special Interest Legislation
ALEC is sponsoring corrupt special interest bills across America Just days after last November’s election, jubilant members and top staffers of the notorious corporate front group, American Legislative … Read more
Wall Street Thieves Find New Ways to Steal from Us
Only a decade later, here come the Wall Street burglars again! The self-described “Geniuses of Wall Street” are being stupid. Again. In 2007, their stupid schemes and frauds … Read more
Should We Entrust Our School Children to Corporate Profiteers?
DeVos and Trump would like to turn the public school system into a corporate mill. Where are Charlie and Dave, Mrs. Koch’s two mischievous boys? While the Koch … Read more
White House Adds ‘Dignity and Morality Waivers’ to Ethics Waivers
Move will ‘supplement recent ethics waivers,’ providing relief for an ‘administration beleaguered by fake moral concerns,’ said Spicer. In a move George Orwell called “Me-ian” from the grave … Read more
How Can We Stop Banksters from Robbing Us?
In the world of criminals, it’s not just gangsters you have to worry about, but banksters too. In an insightful song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie wrote this verse … Read more
