| Oct 31, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyIs it possible to get public policies out of our political system that benefit common people rather than moneyed elites? Yes! We the people can bypass corporate-purchased lawmakers and write the laws ourselves. In 26 states and numerous cities, grassroots people can...
| Sep 25, 2018 | Environment / HealthShame is that queasy feeling you get when you realize you’ve done something improper, ridiculous, or just flat-out contemptible. But it’s socially invaluable, for feeling ashamed is a built-in jerk alarm, keeping most of us from doing the same embarrassing...
| Jun 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Koch brothers’ extremist political agenda of empowering multinational corporations to reign as sovereigns has always been inextricably entwined with the profiteering agenda of their wholly-owned, $100-billion-a-year industrial conglomerate. The...
| Apr 25, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe Koch brothers are oil magnates and billionaire GOP funders. They believe that their great wealth entitles them to rule over the many. For decades, they’ve been running a surreptitious assault on the rules that protect the majority of us from their abuse....
| Apr 18, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyTax Day has come and gone. Maybe you have a big bill from Uncle Sam or maybe you got a fat refund. Either way, it’s easy to get lost in the noise from pundits and politicians who thrive on the tax code’s complexity. This is made even harder by the right-wing...