To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: May 2016
When Is A Tax Not A Tax?
Bernie Sanders And Racism Lite
BY FROMA HARROP In a statement on the Nevada rampage by some of his supporters, Bernie Sanders said a remarkable thing. He said, “Our campaign has held giant rallies all across this country, including in high-crime areas, and there have been zero reports of violence.” Who lives in “high-crime areas”? We all know the answer: […]
Really? Leader Of Lincoln’s Grand Old Party?
Introducing Glencore, Rapacious Global Lord
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Giant corporate entities have become so far-flung and impersonal that “human relations” departments have been created within the soulless structures to cloak the fact that there’s really nothing human about them. HR is mostly known for sending the corporate rank and file peppy motivational memos that boil down to: “The beatings will continue […]