BY SUSAN ESTRICH “They made me feel so small.” Bea does my nails. I found her because she works seven days a week until 8 at night. She sits at the front table, which in the world of Vietnamese nail salons means the money is in her drawer, and she’s the one who makes sure […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Thanks to the blessings of nature and good farmers, you and I can enjoy such scrumptious delights as fresh corn-on-the-cob, popcorn and many other variations of this truly great grain. And now, thanks to Dow Chemical and federal regulators, we can look forward to “Agent Orange Corn.” The chemical giant is in […]

BY FROMA HARROP The overnight rating for the Kentucky Derby telecast has slipped again, hitting a six-year low. This was despite NBC’s best efforts to fill the hours with such celebrities as Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher and Debra Messing from Smash. Or was it because of them? A romantic 138-year tradition […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH If this were a reality show and the question for the participants to decide was whether John Edwards was the most narcissistic man on the planet, the biggest liar, the worst husband and father, a self-absorbed egomaniac who betrayed the trust of his family, his staff and his supporters and was willing […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER WalMart has long boasted of its “Always Low Prices,” but now it has confirmed that it also has “Always low morals.” The bottom line has always been THE line for WalMart executives, and sinking to the ethical bottom to enhance that line has not only been tolerated, but legitimized as a proven […]