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The Sad Ballad of the Big Fool
Years ago, when America was mired in the horror of the Vietnam war, Pete Seeger wrote a lament about the stupidity and vanity of leaders who keep plunging us into such mindless disasters. It was a song about the Big Muddy:
“The captain tol...
Democrats: Don’t Forget That You’re Supposed to Be a Party!
Washington’s Democratic Party establishment keeps demanding that progressive members tone down their criticism of billionaire oligarchs and corporate autocrats. Why? Because the insiders want to rebrand the party as ideologically moderate....
Friday Signpost: "I Hate Losing When We Win"
An excerpt from 1998's "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos"
Hey there, Lowdowners! Our scouring of our archives continues, and we just keep finding gem after gem that we think you’ll really enj...
The Goofy Billionaires Cult Is Planning Our Post-Human Future
CGB stands for the Cult of Goofy Billionaires, and they are way, way, waaay goofier than you might imagine.
I’m talking about prestigious, frontline, brand-name billionaires: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and other Silicon Valley Roy...
Corporate Giants Swindling $166 Billion From Consumers
Years ago, Ray Charles sang: “Them that’s got is them that gets, and I ain’t got nothin’ yet.”
Millions of workaday Americans today are wailing that blues refrain, thanks to price increases caused by Donald Trump’s slap-happy tariff policy...
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