It never ceases to amaze me that corporate, political, media, religious, and other power elites routinely speak and act in the name of the masses – without ever consulting us hoi polloi....
Every once in a great while, a major media celebrity comes along who puts his or her talent and – well, celebrity – to work for the Common Good. ...
Seeing two bloated egos like Elon Musk and Donald Trump hug-up recently in their marriage of political convenience, made me think: “Boy, there’s two who really do deserve each other!”...
Right-wing ideologues are mounting a three-pronged fraud trying to delegitimize Social Security, slash its benefits, then – zzzzzt – kill it....
“I’ve got those, payday-Friday, grocery store blues.” That working-class-lament is from an old bluegrass song, but millions of working stiffs are singing it today....
“Big Boss Man,” an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for today’s working class:...
Here’s a hard-right political twist I wasn’t expecting, and Tim Walz is probably surprised, too. ...
Challenging conventional wisdom can advance society’s understanding of truth. Good. Arrogantly challenging the complex balance of nature, however, can go kablooie! Very bad....
We’ve recently learned about Project 2025, the GOP’s scheme to let corporate agents take over our government. But what about the less-visible effort to make Democrats install corporate-subservient officials who’ll expand their monopoly power?...
Who is JD Vance, you might ask? Well, which JD? He keeps flipping his bio, politics, and persona, trying to advance his fortunes....