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Why Is a Federal Minimum Wage a Problem and a Maximum Income Okay?
For some reason it has become accepted wisdom that raising wages loses jobs. And yet cheering on uncontrolled income is…
Zuckerberg Walks like a Dumb Kid and Quacks like a Dumb Kid
So I guess he must be a dumb kid. What else explains it? The latest revelation According to Buzzfeed, Facebook…
Why This Last-Minute Trump Blood-Lust?
Donald Trump has chosen to execute thirteen federal death-row inmates for no explainable reason except that he can. What could…
It’s a Republic, Don’t Expect Democracy
We seem to persistently think of ourselves as a democracy, but of course we’re not. The Founders gave us a…
Why Such Angst Over the Obvious?
We know it’s not a good thing to be a liar, right? And treating people badly because they’re gay or…
Americans Want a 3rd Party. What They Don’t Want Is a 3rd Presidential Candidate.
Poll after poll shows nearly 40% of Americans think a third political party is needed to fix the political system…
Global Stock Markets Don’t Care What Happens on Planet Earth
During the worst possible combination of events worldwide, stock markets are at an all-time high. A pandemic with no control…
An American Anti-Fascist Movement? Not Hardly.
Richard Seymour, a political activist and author, penned an article in today’s Guardian newspaper that caught my eye. In it…
Trump’s Train-Wreck in Washington
The Faustian bargain made by Republicans and mainstream media “Trump and I have, we’ve had a hell of a journey.…