Here they come again. Every couple of decades another infestation of smiling, winking, fast-talking, corporate hucksters descends on rural America. The scammers have varied from Big Oil’s notorious land men to peddlers of private prisons....
Given the increasing dominance of right-wing politics by arrogant, super-rich Tech Bros, here’s a question about wealth inequality for you barroom philosophers to ponder: Does one have to be born a jackass to become a...
Most people believe the American economy is being rigged by and for bankers, CEOs, and other superrich elites, because… well, because it is! With their hired armies of lawmakers, lobbyists, lawyers, and the like, they...
Our future was pronounced dead last week. I mean that glorious future of The Metaverse, promised to us by Silicon Valley’s tech and financial geniuses....
Oh, gosh, there goes another one – another billionaire “flighty bird,” angrily flitting away from the home nest that long nurtured him. This latest one is Howard Schultz, the high-flying avaricious avian who tucked away...
We Americans are barraged these days with multiple crises, so, I hate to add anything else to our list of worries. But I’m told this one is an epic disaster, so we must respond! It...
At last, someone with some common sense in their head, some basic humanity in their heart, and some fundamental democratic values in their soul – is speaking out. Many someones, actually. Indeed, a coalition of...
Trust me when I say that a home on Indian Creek Island is not for you. First of all, you’re not a billionaire. But even a billion bucks wouldn’t buy your way onto this island...
Bribery of a lawmaker used to be a straightforward retail transaction between the special interest briber and a specific bribee. But the Silicon Valley billionaires now invading rural America with hundreds of their exploitative AI...
The Democratic Party establishment is rolling out its arsenal of big funders and political consultants, trying to defeat… Democrats. Huh? Yes, led by Sen. Chuck “Don’t-Rock-the-Corporate-Boat” Schumer, the party’s Washington hierarchy has been working to...