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Why Have the American People Decided to Throw Out Their Political Leaders and Start Over? Feb. 28, 2020
Now that Sen. Bernie Sanders is surging and a populist-left Sanders versus populist-right Trump race... Read More
Make Previous Skills Count When Finding New Career Feb. 06, 2020
Q: I come from a family where all my younger brothers got jobs in the trades, as I did. I'm in my la... Read More
Rags Against the Machine Apr. 30, 2019
I'm a slim woman in my early 40s — successful in my field — and I am always in jeans, a... Read More
It's Not Socialism; It's What the People Want Mar. 13, 2019
"Socialism," snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient c... Read More
Corporations Are Playing With Our Food -- and With Our Heads Mar. 06, 2019
From kitchen tables worldwide, you can hear a chorus of parents chastising their children with the s... Read More
Just Say 'No' to the Corporate Bribe Racket Feb. 20, 2019
The richest man in the world, who heads one of the world's largest and richest corporations, is also... Read More
Stop Cleaning Up Her Messes Jan. 30, 2019
Dear Annie: I have a 40-year-old daughter who is lazy. When she injures herself, has surgery or is s... Read More
Friction With Brother-in-Law Jan. 04, 2019
Dear Annie: My twin sister and brother-in-law visited me for the recent holiday. I love my sister, a... Read More
Employee Soon Quits Inhumane Environment Dec. 13, 2018
Q: I am several years from retirement age, so I needed a part-time job for extra money. I was happy ... Read More
Boss Takes Credit for Subordinate's Work Nov. 22, 2018
Q: I've been in the same job for five years, and I have a good work record. I've done extra assignme... Read More
A Bawdyhouse of Bad Right-Wing Ideas Oct. 24, 2018
Ideally, elections are about ideas. In our dark times of money-soaked, bitterly negative campaigns, ... Read More
Corporate Democrats Still Don't Have a Clue How to Get Progressives to Vote for Them Aug. 10, 2018
When 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset a 10-term incumbent congressman in New York — ... Read More
Road Map for Tax Reform Dec. 06, 2017
House and Senate Republicans are racing to hammer out a tax cut agreement that blends the House bill... Read More
Good Riddance, 2016: A Wish List for 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
As my father would have said about the year 2016, "So long, and don't let the door hit you in the ru... Read More
Lame Ducks and Corporate Tax Privileges Oct. 06, 2016
Congress recently passed another short-term continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and... Read More
Bonds, Corporate Bonds Nov. 04, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 57 and have $129,000 in cash in my IRA. My broker suggested that I invest in fiv... Read More
The Corporate Rapture Is Here Jul. 14, 2014
Oh, Hallelujah! Oh, Hallelujah! The day is here! The great, gettin' up go-to-work mornin' is here! C... Read More
Christie's Budget Choice May. 23, 2014
The most troubling aspect of 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie's refusal this week to make ... Read More
Is Journalism Losing Its Nerve? May. 16, 2014
When I went into journalism, one of the first things I was told as a freshman is that journalism is ... Read More
Corporate Lobbyists Challenged by a Growing "Populist Lobby" May. 07, 2014
Imagine a bold headline blaring, "An Army of 1,500 Lobbyists Swarms Capitol Hill." But that wouldn'... Read More
