That’s not going to happen tomorrow or this year, but I wonder if we’re not seeing the end of air…
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Say It Like It Is Instead of What It Isn’t
I’m in favor of that and you should be as well. In this case, what it isn’t is the unemployment…
How Do We Avoid Future Authoritarians? asks Bernie Sanders
Bernie, my favorite guy in politics, answers his own question by saying, “a segment of working-class people in our country…
Globalization—Dancing on the Head of a Pin
Forty years of American business and industry aimed at the specific goal of globalization, a term we common folk could…
The NY Times Investigates Itself, Finds Self Innocent
The Times published a bodice-ripping account of its performance during the Trump administration and settled for a number of self-effacing…
Crucified by Low Consumer Prices
Is crucified too strong a word? Perhaps, but perhaps not, as monopolies in the business world have nailed small companies…
When Do We Finally Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Austerity?
Austerity has never in the history of economics been a proper response to national insolvency. And yet we keep practicing…
Wells Fargo Ought to Be Stepped on Like a Bug
In a conversation with a friend, who happens to be a retired international banker, I sounded off about my litany…
Wall Street Dictates Joe Biden’s Vice President
Clearly it won’t be Elizabeth Warren. She’s too bright, too much of a threat to the moneyed crowd and…
American Airlines About to Go Bust? Fine With Me.
I’ve never been a fan of government bailouts, saving the asses of investors or this warped sales-pitch we accept…