The Shame of TD Bank’s Jolly Bankers
Investigative digger Judd Legum reports that TD Bank has profited from a scheme to launder millions in drug money from criminal networks. Woody Guthrie satirized Depression-era bankers who … Read more
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Lilly Ledbetter Fought the Bastards – And Won for All of Us
Nearly all social progress in our country has been spurred by unheralded “nobodies” like Lilly Ledbetter. Forget the cartoonish “Great Man” version of American history. Nearly all social … 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
To Get Good Local News, Try Do-It-Yourself Journalism
Advance true media democracy by creating your own local, noncorporate do-it-yourself newspaper. Perhaps you’ve noticed from the shrinkage (or total elimination) of your local newspaper that this source … Read more
School Lunch, Christian Nationalism and Jesus
The school lunch subsidy runs as low as 42 cents a meal, so it’s far cheaper, fairer and more Christian simply to offer it to all. An iconic … Read more
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
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
