McDonald’s: Low-Paid Workers, High-Flying Execs
CEO of McDonald’s is ‘lovin’ it,’ on his new jet, but his workers are subsisting on poverty-level wages Sometimes it pays just to go away. You could ask … 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.
Peeking Under the Big Top at This Year’s Three-Ring Election Circus
The 2013 election circus was at least entertaining Election days can be dizzying — like trying to absorb a three-ring circus with all three acts going at once. … Read more
Can Wall Street Buy Redemption?
An attempt at ‘reputation redemption’ for Wall Street and Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs churns out enormous profits from its high-rolling, casino investment schemes, while also churning out fat … Read more
Say “No Way” to NSA
We citizens have been redefined by our government as suspects by the NSA The very fine public servant, Russ Feingold, cautioned against the steady slippage of our democracy … Read more
Monsanto Buys a Food Prize
Not agri-Culture, just agri-Business: Monsanto As Lily Tomlin has noted, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.” For example, imagine if a prestigious … Read more
JP Morgan — The Man and the Bank
The “King of American Finance,” JP Morgan, consolidated power during the Gilded Age JP Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators, who levied a fine … Read more
GOP Unhinged by Obamacare: Laugh ’til it Hurts
Repubs determined to make country sick over Obamacare Whacking yourself on the head with a ball-peen hammer would be stupid. But doing it again and again — that’s … Read more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Corporate Coup in Disguise
Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Super-Sized NAFTA What if our national leaders told us that communities across America had to eliminate such local programs as Buy Local, Buy American, Buy … Read more
A New Voice of Morality Responds Bluntly to Right-Wing Rants Against Anti-Poverty Programs
Despite so-called recovery, poverty is worse The bluebirds of happiness are chirping away in our nation’s treetops these days, for America is now in the fifth year of … Read more
Corporatizing Animals — from Cuteness to Cruelty
Hiding animal cruelty behind a cute facade Both the old and new media agree on this: If you need a story that’s guaranteed to be wildly popular — … Read more
