Now It’s the Women’s Turn
What’s next for the women’s movement, and why it’s important. In one of Kurt Vonnegut’s books (and I’m not going to tell you which one, because that would … Read more
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Who Really Pays for Corporate Subsidies?
Corporate subsidies are just super-expensive taxpayer handouts The hustlers claim that corporate subsidies to pay for job incentives are a sound investment of our tax dollars, because those … Read more
What’s Killing America’s Middle Class?
It is said that the rich and poor will always be among us — but nowhere is it written that the middle class is a sure thing. Even … Read more
Inequality is Feeding America
Inequality doesn’t just come out of the blue; it’s intentionally created by decisions that elites make Inequality doesn’t just come out of the blue; it’s intentionally created by … Read more
Breakfast and Beer
Let’s talk about two daily essentials: Breakfast and, of course, beer. Mass marketers of breakfast cereals have been in a downward sales spiral for about a decade, so … Read more
Net Neutrality: Equality for All on the Web
The great virtue of the internet is that (so far) no one has controlled its content, and this is what ‘Net Neutrality’ is all about. We’re told by … Read more
No Means No
An avalanche of sexual harassment revelations is bringing down a very deserving aggregation of Men Behaving Badly. An avalanche of revelations concerning public figures engaging in various types … Read more
Hey Old Lady! Want to Buy a Reverse Mortgage?
As far as Facebook is concerned, I am now an Old Lady. I just turned 63, so naturally Facebook hit me with an ad for coping with memory … Read more
Thanksgiving 17
Thanksgiving could not conceivably have come at a better time! And now its time to give thanks for the best American holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Which could … Read more
Plea Deals: Termites of Justice
The FBI traditionally offers peripheral players plea deals, working inward like termites of justice. The initial grand jury indictments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation have dropped like … Read more
