The Economy: Up Is Down
Everything you know about the economy is wrong, says Mitch McConnell. Best be advised to sit down, pour yourself a beer and take a deep breath. Because you’re … Read more
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Getting Harder to Tell the ‘Fake News’ from the ‘Real News’
When Jon Stewart’s fake news “Daily Show” is America’s most trusted news source, what does that say? It’s getting harder and harder to tell real news from fake … Read more
An Exciting Democracy Movement Arises in Chicago
The “Reclaim Chicago” coalition challenges the status quo Chicago! City of broad shoulders. Plutocratic hog butcher. Toolmaker for progressive change. Stacker of the wheat of grassroots power, wheat … Read more
Gay Marriage and the New Tar Pits
Modern-day dinosaurs are still stuck on gay marriage Kind of sad being forced to watch the death struggle of these modern-day dinosaurs. Responsible parents should keep their kids … Read more
Aetna Lifts the National Standard for ‘Competitive Wages’
The most amazing thing about Aetna’s decision is that it’s considered amazing. Business schools and Wall Street banks preach a strict, anti-social doctrine of corporate management that comes … Read more
Colbert Has Quit, Now Jon Stewart Is Going – Soon We Shall Be Totally Abandoned
The Apocalypse is close at hand: a world without Jon Stewart and the Colbert Report The Apocalypse is close at hand. The signs of the times are showing … Read more
Je Suis Charlie – Where Murder and Humor Have Met
Satire, like that of Charlie Hebdo, has always been a sword that cannot be seen. It was about a month ago now that three gunmen entered the offices of … Read more
Brian Williams ‘Misremembering’
At least Brian Williams got two out of three There’s a big bad brouhaha over at NBC with anchor Brian Williams misremembering being shot down in a helicopter … Read more
TPP: A Corporate Coup d’Etat
What? You haven’t heard of the TPP? When I was a tyke, Momma warned me not to eat anything unless I knew where it came from. That advice … Read more
America: Now Red Velvet Rope-a-Doped
They’ve strung out the red velvet rope: It’s the country clubbing of America. And now for a few choice words concerning my recent demotion to the status of … Read more
