McFinancial Planning

McFinancial Planning

At last, a fast food giant that gives a damn about the economic hardships low-wage workers face. Not only does McDonald’s care, but, by golly, the good executives who sit atop the Golden Arches are goosing-up the meager $8.25 an hour that their workers have been...
Padding the Bottom Line by Gouging the Customer

Padding the Bottom Line by Gouging the Customer

Mothers the world over have told their children a zillion times: “Stop playing with your food!” I now share their frustration. I’d like to yell at the conglomerate packagers of America’s victuals: “Stop playing with our food!”...
The Organized Sports Racket

The Organized Sports Racket

While we sports fans regularly lionize the stars of pro baseball, football, basketball, etc., it’s time to acknowledge that the team executives and owners are also great athletes of a different sort. They routinely make dazzling off-the-field moves. The Miami...

Verizon Shortchanges the Facts

Verizon’s corporate communications director published a guest column a few weeks ago in the Meriden, Connecticut Record-Journal that recently came to our attention. Bob Varettoni’s column responded to our Shortchanging America op-ed distributed via...