Meditations on Bert Convy’s Hair
Bert Convy had the most under-rated hair of the 20th Century.
View ArticleJim Bakker’s Supermarket of Doom
The end of the world is coming. And you’re gonna need food. A lot of food. That’s where Jim Bakker comes in. Yes, that Jim Bakker—as in Jim and Tammy Faye and “The PTL Club” television empire. Yes, the...
View ArticleGod’s Plan For Climate Change
Secretary of State John Kerry declared climate change “a threat to national security” and likened it to a “weapon of mass destruction, perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.” His...
View ArticleDodd-Frank and America’s Plutocracy
Newsvandal has a new story on Consortiumnews: America’s Surge Toward Oligarchy. It details the “cradle to grave” control of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms and how the plutocracy pays off its members...
View ArticleWhy Wolfowitz Declared Victory in Iraq
eocons do like to declare victory, especially regarding the Iraq War. So it came as no surprise that Paul Wolfowitz, apparently unimpressed by Iraq’s mounting crisis, regaled a recent panel discussion...
View ArticleOur United States of Indebtedness
The conventional wisdom says that the United States is more divided than ever. At least, that’s according to network number crunchers and political pundits armed with snazzy, interactive maps. They...
View ArticleHow the US Set Sail on a Sea of Red Ink
A majority of Americans struggle daily to stay afloat on a sea of red ink, perpetually threatened by wave after wave of debt. This hasn’t always been the case. The phenomenon can be traced back to...
View ArticleSwimming With the Debt Sharks
Debt is one of the United States’ most stringently enforced promises. At least, that’s true for those who cannot afford a high-powered legal team to fight it out in court. It’s also true for the...
View ArticleMother Nature’s Invisible Hand Strikes Back
Is the hydrocarbon economy too big to fail? If the woefully inadequate outcome of the Paris climate conference is any indication, the answer is still a resounding “Yes!” That’s because the overly...
View ArticleMonsanto’s Willing Executioners
Is Monsanto “evil”? Just pop that question into Google and you’ll find out quickly why Monsanto ranks near the top of every “most hated company” list. And ask any news editor … the name “Monsanto” is...
View ArticleWe Are Not Alone
Space. They say it’s the final frontier. And they’ve probably been saying it for a long, long time. According to a recent study, active human exploration of space dates back at least 6,000 years....
View ArticleThe Deep State Of Denial About Trump’s Oily Presidency
The real story of Trump's oil-soaked, Kushner-catalyzed presidency is its “business-as-usual” continuity with the Empire of Oil and its fawning service of the Empire's Military-Industrial clients in...
View ArticleThe Deep State of Denial About Trump’s Oily Presidency
There are as many hot takes on the Trump phenomenon as there are bronzer-addicted blatherati jockeying for airtime on cable news. But there is one take that rarely makes it past the outrage, the...
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