Oh, swell – here it comes again. It’s the “Great Man” theory of history, trotted out periodically by plutocrats, patricians,...
Month: September 2024
Perhaps you’ve noticed from the shrinkage (or total elimination) of your local newspaper that this source of hometown journalism has...
Woody Guthrie’s prescription for inequality in America was straightforward: “Rich folks got your money with politics. You can get it...
An iconic Texas band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, has a song that nails the absurd self-righteousness of Christian supremacists: “Jesus...
If you name your $4-billion food conglomerate “The Wonderful Company,” you probably should strive extra hard not to let it...
Baraboo, Wisconsin is known as home base for the Ringling Brothers Circus. But even that extravaganza of acrobats and clowns...
A farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar lottery. “Well,” he said, “I guess I’d just...
It never ceases to amaze me that corporate, political, media, religious, and other power elites routinely speak and act in...