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Nearly all social progress in our country has been spurred by unheralded “nobodies” like Lilly Ledbetter. Forget the cartoonish “Great Man” version of American history. Nearly all social … Read more
S&M is generally frowned on in polite society, but what should we make of the sordid story of M&As? Sadism and masochism (abbreviated as S&M) are generally frowned … Read more
Advance true media democracy by creating your own local, noncorporate do-it-yourself newspaper. Perhaps you’ve noticed from the shrinkage (or total elimination) of your local newspaper that this source … Read more
The school lunch subsidy runs as low as 42 cents a meal, so it’s far cheaper, fairer and more Christian simply to offer it to all. An iconic … Read more
Even acrobats and clowns could not surpass the dazzling tent show playing out in Baraboo, WI this month. Baraboo, Wisconsin, is known as the former home of the … Read more
America’s farmers are at the mercy of everything from bugs to corporate profiteers to monopolistic middlemen. A farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar … Read more
Here’s a man who actually used his celebrity, position and fame to promote democracy. Every once in a great while, a major media celebrity comes along who puts … Read more
A little-known secret is that most economists are schooled by and working for the corporate order. “I’ve got those Payday-Friday Grocery store blues.” That working-class lament is from … Read more
Big boss man, can’t you hear me when I call? “Big Boss Man,” an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for … Read more
The FTC is now headed by Lina Khan, a tenacious opponent of anti-consumer, anti-worker mergers. You can see the conflict that sets up. We’ve recently learned about Project … Read more
