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2016-02-07 – This week Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a statute called the Water Infrastructure Protection Act. This law would fast-track the privatization of municipal water systems in New […]
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Please Don’t Hang Up
2016-01-07 – I am a telecommuter. I work for a company that is located on the east coast, but I work in my basement in Chicago. I’m wired into the […]
Taxes Are Just an Excuse
2015-12-27 – I had a couple of interesting experiences last week while I was shopping for a gift for my wife Kit. The main portion of the gift I found […]
Good! They Got Him! 1% Scum!
2015-12-17 – “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli was arrested today! They carted him away wearing a hoodie. Yay! The system works . . . uh, wait a minute. If you’ve managed […]
Win the Holidays?
2015-12-13 – While it’s not PC to say “Happy Holidays” (or is it—one of the two), it’s apparently not a problem to say “Win the Holidays.” WTF? I’m always the […]
Middle-Aged White American Males
2015-11-15 – Paul Krugman is looking for the source of despair among middle-aged white American males. It seems that we are indulging in self-destructive behavior—suicide, drugs and alcohol, voting Republican—more […]
Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Succeed
2015-10-15 – The Democrats debate banks that are too big to fail. The Republicans debate government that is too big to succeed. And nobody seems to grasp the obvious similarity. […]
Making a Killing in Big Pharma
2015-09-22 – A sickening story about drug pricing has been circulating the last couple days. Here’s the Daily Kos story: Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights to Critical Drug, Hikes Price […]
I Write Lies for a Living
2015-09-20 – I write lies for a living. No lie. People I’ve said this to say, “No, Steve, what you write is not meant to deceive.” But what I write […]
Greed Takes a Sabbatical
2015-09-17 – The Jewish New Year that was celebrated this week ended the biblical sabbatical year, which is called shmita. We are now beginning a new seven year cycle: six […]
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