| Sep 26, 2011 | Economy / BusinessRepublicans are accusing President Obama of waging class warfare, which is a little like the Japanese complaining about the time Pearl Harbor attacked them in 1941. Still, that’s the Republican Party’s role in life. It’s the defender of the rich and...
| | Economy / BusinessThe unregulated energy hucksters behind the infamous Enron scandals of a decade ago created an array of dummy financial funds to evade public scrutiny and perpetrate fraud. To disguise the scams, they dubbed these phony funds names like Chewco and JEDI. While...
| | Food / FarmingYou may wonder why President Barack Obama is so intent on passing a free-trade agreement with Colombia. One answer is simple enough: Big Agriculture. Without any tariffs padding the price of our exports, cheap U.S. grain would flood the South American country. That...
| Sep 19, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyStephen Colbert, every liberal’s favorite mock conservative, has taken to calling his viewers “heroes” as he exhorts them to contribute to his Super PAC. What’s a Super PAC you ask? Good question. It’s a money-laundering device that...
| | Economy / BusinessIt’s bedtime, children. Get on your jammies, scootch under the covers, and I’ll tell you a “Perry Tale.” In this one, Prince Rick is trying to make it to the big White House in Washington. It’s a strange quest, because he calls the...
