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Two Strikes and an Out: A Tale of Three Towns Sep. 20, 2023
Summer's lease has all too short a date, wrote Shakespeare, but he was wrong. Thank goodness it's go... Read More
How Things Work: Big Pharma Price Gouging Sep. 20, 2023
Corporate and governmental hucksters intentionally cloak their schemes in convoluted obfuscations so... Read More
The Surprising, Uplifting Truth About Inequality Sep. 14, 2023
Today's hyperpartisan and frequently negative news cycle ignores one significant and uplifting story... Read More
Labor Day Is Over, but Labor's Day Is Just Starting Sep. 13, 2023
Last week, I wrote about how Labor Day was created in the 1880s by rebellious workers, but I'm celeb... Read More
The Daunting Physics of Bidenomics Sep. 08, 2023
Unemployment is low — lower than at any time since the Vietnam War. Real wages are increasing.... Read More
To Fight Climate Change, Stop Fighting China on Electric Vehicles Sep. 07, 2023
Much of the banter surrounding the rise of China's electric vehicle (EV) industry and the implicatio... Read More
Yes, We Can Stop Drug Price Gouging! Here's How! Sep. 06, 2023
We human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of the almighty dollar. But to our cred... Read More
Vapid GOP 'Debate' Reveals Why Big-Money Politics Sucks Aug. 30, 2023
Peggy Lee struck a mournful chord with her hit song, "Is That All There Is?" It was about the vapidi... Read More
Consumer Alert: Your Phone Company Wants Into Your Bank Account! Aug. 23, 2023
Last week, T-Mobile (my cellular provider) pinged me with a rude message: Henceforth we will screw y... Read More
Corporate Mergers Are Under Attack, But Not on Your Behalf Aug. 17, 2023
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a draft of ... Read More
After the U.S. Credit Downgrade, Let's Talk About a Radical Budgetary Change Aug. 10, 2023
Fitch Ratings just downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating due in part to Congress's erosion ... Read More
'The Great American Divorce' Is Not Just Happening; It's Growing Bigger by the Minute Aug. 04, 2023
We have this never-ending debate in America and especially in Washington, D.C., about what works: Le... Read More
Should We Blame the Budget Players or the Game? Aug. 03, 2023
It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly... Read More
Economic Uncertainty Mounts as a Major Freight Carrier Heads to Bankruptcy Aug. 01, 2023
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Yellow Freight, one of the oldest trucking companies in America, locat... Read More
'The Great American Divorce' Is Not Just Happening; It's Growing Bigger by the Minute Jul. 30, 2023
We have this never-ending debate in America and especially in Washington, D.C., about what works: Le... Read More
The Decline of Our Nation Is Crystal-Clear Jul. 12, 2023
Using statistics from the Department of Labor, The Wall Street Journal reports that real hourly wage... Read More
Wanted: A President Who Will Embrace the Spending Challenge Jun. 29, 2023
Election season is getting into gear, and that means politicians of all stripes making promises abou... Read More
We Need the Wealthy Exploring Sea and Space Jun. 28, 2023
A populist and popular view of money threatens progress in health care, science, agriculture, housin... Read More
The Motown Supremes, Chicken Supreme... But the Supreme Court? Jun. 21, 2023
The six-person majority of far-right "Supremes" who presently dominate America's judicial system see... Read More
The Unreported News About Your 'Newspaper' Jun. 14, 2023
Why would your local newspaper not even mention an important local news story? Perhaps because it's ... Read More
