Millionaire coal baron Sen. “Masarati” Manchin demands an “all of the above” approach to U.S. energy needs, in other words, mantaining the status quo of dependence on fossil fuels because he richly profits from it. House progressives say they may be prepared to accept policies that boost fossil fuels in the short term in order … Read more
Axios reports, Corporate profits hit a new record high in 2021: Corporate profits hit another record in 2021, though the breakneck pace of growth slowed sharply during the fourth quarter. This shows that companies have been able to overcome the inflationary wave flowing through the U.S. economy — and even profit from it. Companies complained … Read more
Permanent musical accompaniment, A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke (1964). We all could use a feel-good story of late. This story has the biblical proportions of David v. Goliath: an Amazon worker fired for specious reasons engages in grassroots organizing of a union with little or no outside support, and defeats the mighty … Read more
Is this 2022, or 1859? (when Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities): “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of … Read more
Today, the House Appropriations Committee on the Arizona State Legislature considered a striker amendment to SB1269 which would revamp the Arizona Public School funding system for the first time in 40 years. Republicans on the committee felt 30 minutes, with limited debate, was all that was needed to consider the bill before passing it on … Read more