Let’s say you’re a millionaire. That’s a lot of money, right? Now let’s say you’re a billionaire. That’s a lot more money! But how much more? Think of all those dollars as seconds on a...
Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider the Wall Street Putsch of 1933. Never heard of it? It was a corporate conspiracy to oust Franklin D....
We can’t just settle for disinfecting and patching our national house after four-years of Trump. A fundamental, structural rebuild is necessary, including in healthcare, immigration, environment, civil justice, labor law, and infrastructure. But here’s another...
Grassroots progressives put Biden in the White House… but what do we get for that? Nothing guaranteed, but at least he gives us the possibility of winning some progressive policies. Unlike when Clinton and Obama...
What is it about billionaires and multimillionaires that make them both self-entitled and clueless about the impacts of their greed? Even when they occasionally make a stab at doing something right, they tend to get...
The renowned Western Swing bandleader Bob Wills would joyously call out in mid-song, “Take it away, Leon,” bringing on a crowd-pleasing instrumental solo by steel guitar maestro, Leon McAuliffe. But now comes another Leon who’s...
The Democratic Party establishment is now issuing a go-slow warning to the new president they backed. They instruct that, while Biden should undo the most repressive and regressive edicts of the Trump abnormality, he should...
The Democratic Party establishment has a message for us progressives: Go away! That club of don’t-rock-the-corporate-boat congressional leaders and their hired political operatives keep trying to purge progressive activists and policies from the party. Even...
In a world that’s clogged and choking with a massive overdose of plastic trash, you’ll be heartened to learn that governments and industries are teaming up to respond forcefully to this planetary crisis. Unfortunately, their...
What does your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, billions of tons of waste from everyday products made of these chemical contaminants are strewn literally everywhere...