What’s the Cost of High Living?
Uber-rich are clueless about the gross inequality their financial schemes are creating, and we pay the cost of their high living. The high living rich aren’t merely different … Read more
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Progressive Populism: A Different Kind of Political Beauty
While most of today’s mainline political analysts focus solely on “candidate politics,” citizens who want real progress must focus on progressive populism. What lessons can we progressives take … Read more
Power Harassment Indifference: Income Inequality for Women Persists
Anti-feminist politicos continue to ridicule the reality of income inequality and harassment in the work place. Anti-feminist politicos and talk show yakkers try to ridicule the reality that … Read more
A Wall Street Sin Tax
One way to restore some fiscal sanity is a “Wall Street Sin Tax.” The moneyed populace is adroit at getting Congress to shift America’s tax burden to workers, … Read more
Patience and Secrecy in the Koch Brothers’ Complex Conspiracy
The Koch brothers would love to replace majority rule with a new governing order that empowers the owner class. In 1933, a handful of wealthy Wall Streeters were … Read more
A Plutocratic Coup
Yes, there was a real plutocratic coup attempt by the richest men on Wall Street to take over the USA, in 1933. It could happen again. Many Americans … Read more
How Low Can the Barons of High Finance Go on Student Debt?
Betsy DeVos should not be conspiring with fast-buck educational exploiters of student debt. Question: What do you get when you combine ignorance, ideological know-nothingism, imperiousness and incompetence? Answer: … Read more
Exposing Our ‘Populist’ President as a Naked Plutocrat
As a lifelong con-man, our plutocrat president* reflexively uses an extra dose of bluster. Why does Donald Trump constantly preface his outlandish lies with such phrases as: “To … Read more
A Corporate Supercell Spawning a Hailstorm of Special Interest Legislation
ALEC is sponsoring corrupt special interest bills across America Just days after last November’s election, jubilant members and top staffers of the notorious corporate front group, American Legislative … Read more
Wall Street Thieves Find New Ways to Steal from Us
Only a decade later, here come the Wall Street burglars again! The self-described “Geniuses of Wall Street” are being stupid. Again. In 2007, their stupid schemes and frauds … Read more
