| Jan 10, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyEver since 1776, the “common yeoman” — America’s middle class — has been hailed as the virtuous heart and backbone of our nation. How ironic, since it took 150 years before we actually created a broad middle class. Before the 1930s, most Americans...
| Dec 27, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyAs we go into a new year, I have a resolution. I’m going to speak up more when men do things that make me uneasy. Take the other day, for example. I really like my neighbor. I also have no interest in dating him. It’s nothing against him, really. But I...
| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|Rights / DemocracyEvery decade or so, America’s mass media are surprised to discover that migrant farmworkers are being miserably paid and despicably treated by the industry that profits from their labor. Stories run, the public is outraged, assorted officials pledge action, then…...
| Dec 20, 2017 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthYour cat doesn’t want to wear pajamas. Really. This shouldn’t be a revelation to anyone who’s ever seen or met a cat. And yet there are now advertisements for cat pajamas. Apparently, according to the advertiser, you should buy your entire family...
| | Economy / BusinessThis special day got me thinking about America’s spirit of giving, and I don’t mean this overdone business of Christmas gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving — giving of ourselves. Yes, we’re a country of rugged individualists. Yet there’s...
