The Lie of Shareholder Hegemony
We Americans are facing an especially virulent, plutocratic version of this overbearing power. It’s called “shareholder hegemony.” Attention, class! Here’s our word of the day: “hegemony.” The word … Read more
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The Corporate Connection to the ‘War on Women’
Top corporate execs may not actually agree with the war on women, but abortion being outlawed is not a big concern for them. The most aggressive and virulent … Read more
Calling Joe Biden
Calling Joe Biden: Breaking the stranglehold that monopolies have on our economy is not a job for the politically meek. For years, as ever-bigger corporate combines grabbed ever-bigger … Read more
Democrats, Please Be Democrats!
This is prime time for the party to actually be Democrats, to unite ordinary Americans behind a national agenda of lasting progressive change. I think we can now … Read more
Why Would We Let Wall Street ‘Care For’ Our Pets?
We form deep relationships with our pets, critters who at least pretend to love us back, providing comfort and joy all around. For many people, the animals they … Read more
The Beaumont Story
Call it “The Beaumont Story,” for just like 1954’s moneyed interests, today’s Exxon executives have ambushed Golden Triangle unions. In the 1954 race for Texas governor, the corporate … Read more
Trust Us, We’re Only Spying on You
“Trust us,” they say, as powerful corporations continue to capture more of our own privacy, labor and other civil rights. Tick-tick-tick … Big Tech’s clock continues to move … Read more
Crime in the Suites
Why would your average politico, elected with corporate campaign dollars, hound his corporate sponsors for “crime in the suites”? There’s a “crime in the suites” wave underway in … Read more
Spinning Around on Trump’s Money-Go-Round
Trump rich buddies bend government power to the wishes of selfish corporate interests with their money-go-round. The Donald is in a funk. He’s been outsmarted by an inert … Read more
What’s the Difference Between Corporate CEOs and Pigs?
Legitimate small businesses are shut out as corporate CEOs pig out on the pandemic relief program. Monty Bennett was just another of the many faceless right-wing millionaire corporate … Read more
