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Ban Jeff Bezos From Earth? Jun. 23, 2021
One of the most curious things about America is how many of our most celebrated billionaires sound l... Read More
The Rich Get Richer While Their Tax Bills Go Lower and Lower Jun. 17, 2021
Here's something that both sides of the aisle can agree on: All Americans should be paying their fai... Read More
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and You: Which One Pays Taxes Jun. 16, 2021
While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, "I have a dream," it was full of lofty ethical stuff l... Read More
The Plutocrats Cry. People Cheer May. 19, 2021
Not only are the rich different from you and me; they're becoming more different than ever. I'm not ... Read More
Where Did All Those 'Capitalist Pigs' Go? May. 07, 2021
"There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money," is an ins... Read More
Innovation Saves Lives Mar. 25, 2021
There was a testy Twitter exchange last week between Bernie Sanders, the socialist Democratic U.S. s... Read More
Venn Diagram of Freedom's Threats: Kim Jong Un-Reliable North Korea Intersects Amazon Servers Jan. 14, 2021
Strategists know trying to see the geopolitical battlefield from an adversary's point of view is use... Read More
Venn Diagram of Freedom's Threats: Kim Jong Un-Reliable North Korea Intersects Amazon Servers Jan. 13, 2021
Strategists know trying to see the geopolitical battlefield from an adversary's point of view is use... Read More
Stars Favor the Sparkle Pony Jan. 12, 2021
Everyone is attracted to the sparkle pony. On a typical day, such distractions take up a few dazzlin... Read More
Be Charitable, But Also Be Careful Dec. 26, 2020
MacKenzie Scott has achieved what no other philanthropist has. With no massive Gates Foundation-like... Read More
Amazon Is Making Big Climate-Change Promises; Some Employees Want More, Faster Jan. 30, 2020
Credit Amazon with at least talking the talk. The retail giant claims to be passionate about fightin... Read More
How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich? Jan. 22, 2020
As Ray Charles wailed in a song of true-life blues, "(T)hem that's got are them that gets/ And I ain... Read More
The Wealth Monopoly Nov. 13, 2019
I should start this homily on inequality by distinguishing income from wealth. Income is your annual... Read More
Where to Get the Money to Start Fixing Inequality Oct. 16, 2019
When Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policie... Read More
Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism and Then Default: It Ought to Be a Crime Sep. 06, 2019
Let's talk about fraud: "A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably cl... Read More
Northwest Florida Pursues Amazon Mar. 01, 2019
When Amazon exited its plan to build a second headquarters in Queens, New York, Northwest Florida of... Read More
Privacy Will Belong to a New Top 1 Percent Feb. 28, 2019
Why did Jeff Bezos, founder of tech giant Amazon, send gushy texts to his paramour, it appears, with... Read More
Inquiring Minds Want to Know Why Grocers Keep Selling the National Enquirer Feb. 21, 2019
The National Enquirer, long the clown prince of American media, lately has become something more sin... Read More
Just Say 'No' to the Corporate Bribe Racket Feb. 20, 2019
The richest man in the world, who heads one of the world's largest and richest corporations, is also... Read More
Can Corporations Keep Suckering the People? Feb. 06, 2019
A photograph ran in newspapers throughout the U.S. last June portraying three guys in suits and ties... Read More
