Yet Another Victory for the 1%
For 10 years, New Jersey has fought – and won – a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for dumping refinery garbage into New Jersey’s land and water. New Jersey’s environmental protection agency said it would...
View ArticleWhy Liberals Live Longer, Med Students Need More Funding and Supplements are...
New Study Finds that Liberals Live Longer Right now, my arms are raised in victory. Why? Because a bunch of researchers at Harvard studied liberals, moderates and conservatives for 15 years and...
View ArticleFor Some, Money is More Important than People
Making Money from Mass Incarceration Please understand this: there is a whole business model where people denounce taxes and government, and then simultaneously make millions on government contracts....
View Article“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – MLK
Yet Another Victory for the 1% For 10 years, New Jersey has fought – and won – a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for dumping refinery garbage into New Jersey’s land and water. New Jersey’s environmental...
View ArticleThe Secret of Life
The secret of life is so simple that most of us disregard it because we fear it will make us look naive. The consequences of the secret are so complex that they get denied and derided. Businesses...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Summary: What the FCC Did
Net Neutrality has many definitions floating through the ether. For starters, though, here is our take on what the FCC did. If you want the quick and dirty, below is a bare summary of the rules, or you...
View ArticleWhat You’ve Heard About Net Neutrality is Wrong
Forget everything you’ve heard about Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is not about content, it’s about poles. Your city is so dotted with utility poles you probably even don’t notice them. Those poles...
View ArticleThe Case Against Rahm
I wish I could be with Rahm and feel Chicago is in the hands of a tough, capable leader. But I’ve come to understand that our great city is about to re-elect a guy just as bad or worse than Rod...
View ArticleSend Market Criminals to Prison
Let me get this straight. Five giant banks set up a secret chat room where they fraudulently changed the EURO-Dollar exchange rate to profit on currency trades. And the only punishment is paying $5.7...
View ArticleCrooked Capital Markets and the “Shareholder Value Myth”
Your browser does not support the audio tag. Try updating your browser or downloading Google Chrome or Firefox. Read the transcript: Today, you’re going to hear my interview with Lynn Stout. Now, Lynn...
View ArticleWells Fargo Business Plan Center
Here’s a story of noble work done by a big bank: Wells Fargo has rolled out an invaluable tool for business owners – a business planning tool. It’s available to anyone – not just bank customers – free...
View ArticleWear Your Seatbelt
On Saturday night, I had dinner with some of my favorite people – a judge and his partner. At dinner, we talked about their upcoming wedding. I offered my services as a songstress for the ceremony – my...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Same-Sex Wedding Participants in Red States
Dear Same-Sex Wedding Participants in Red States: If you live in one of the 14 states that have to suddenly grant marriage licenses to same sex couples, you may be tightening your tie and singing Old...
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