When Missouri legislators talk about the process of getting a bill passed, they oft explain that even good ideas take years to become law. For example, the saga of Jim The Wonder Dog. Born in Louisiana but spending most of Read More …
Category: Economic Fairness
Decoding the Poverty Agenda
The Washington Post recently ran an interesting article on what Republicans mean when they use certain terms regarding government benefit programs. For example, “streamlining” = “local control” = “block grant” = “cuts.” From Donald Trump and Paul Ryan down to Read More …
Tell Ann Wagner: Protect The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Remember the Wells Fargo scandal in which hundreds of fake brokerage accounts were opened in the names of customers who had no knowledge of them but were subject to fees and costs for them? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Read More …
The Bad New Days
My late father always stayed calm in the face of crisis and rarely spoke ill of anyone (unless they worked very hard to earn his ire). Yet, you could get his Irish out in a flash by reminiscing about “the Read More …
La Resistance
God has smiled upon you, this day The fate of a nation in your hands And blessed be the children we Who fight with all our bravery Until only righteous stand Last Friday evening I attended the annual fund raising Read More …
In Defense Of Oreos and Pepsi
The Family Size bag of Golden Oreos was on special at the grocery store, so, I didn’t object when one fell into my cart. Once home I sat down to enjoy a modest half serving – three cookies – with Read More …