Monthly Archives: April 2011

A fair and responsible budget recognizes the dignity and humanity of working people, seniors, and the poor. It acknowledges the realities of the American economy, where wages have been stagnant for years. It respects the fact that poor and working … Continue reading →

I am a junkie, not heroin, not crack Insulin.  I started on pork Now it’s synthetic DNA, manufactured Not in the veins, no, that would kill A little drip from a little machine a little bump now and then a … Continue reading →

This is a song I did back in 2006, called Billion Dollar Cheney.  Cheney is gone, but I think it is good to remember that war is a for-profit industry in the U.S.  Dwight Eisenhower tried to warn us!  But … Continue reading →

I just finished writing an article about this.  In my taxonomy of political comedy, Dennis Miller would be classified as a “bully.”  Every joke comes at the expense of some less fortunate than himself. http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201104130037

I was reading a story of a small-town Japanese mayor who made a plea for help on YouTube after the tsunami devastated his town.  The response was overwhelming.  And it made me think. We are constantly fed a skewed perception … Continue reading →