Some outrages are so outrageous that I don’t even want to talk about them. But that’s when we must speak out. Indeed, let’s rage against our government’s wholly-unprincipled embrace of (and direct participation in) the...
To paraphrase British historian Lord Acton: “[Money] tends to corrupt, and absolute [money] corrupts absolutely.” During my time as a Texas elected official, I happened to witness an almost vaudevillian performance of Lord Acton’s axiom...
From the Lowdown’s “Early Political Warning System” comes this Code Red alert (BRRAAAPP)… a fast-moving front of corporate corruption is sweeping westward from the White House… (BRRAAAPP)… Residents are urged to seek higher ethical ground...
In addition to protecting children from internet pornography—shouldn’t we protect them from seeing congress critters shamelessly sucking up to Trump and publicly prostituting themselves to billionaires? Consider the raw obscenity of the GOP ramming its...
Big news! The Trump4Sale shop next door to the Office of the President, has just issued an exciting new product: “Trump Fragrance.” Yes, it’s officially-certified Trump perfume, allowing you and your loved ones to reek...
A major political group says that to solve America’s environmental problems, we must let Big Oil Have more control over public policy. That group is Big Oil....
News flash: One of the president’s media handlers has inadvertently issued a political statement that’s actually true!...
In these days of domineering corporate rule, where can we commoners go to find even a little bit of justice?...
Don’t let it be said that the superrich care only about themselves, always taking from society and giving nothing back....
Surprisingly, top Republicans in Congress and the White House have recently been praising labor!...