Here’s Hoping for a Good Outcome, America!

James Israel, Humor Times

Editorial on our hopes for a good outcome to the election, from the November issue of the Humor Times, printed on 11/22/20. We went to press before Election … Read more

The Dow Jones v. the Doug Jones

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

Forget the Dow Jones Industrial Average; we need policymakers who give a damn about the Doug Jones Average. Wow, how about that Dow? The Dow Jones Industrial Average, … Read more

The Deadly Economic Disease Behind COVID-19

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

Our country’s present “economic disease” is not simply caused by a sudden viral outbreak but by severe, decades-long plutocratic policies. In this horrible time of economic collapse, it … Read more

The Cancer in Washington: A Poem

The Cancer in Washington: A Poem

The Cancer in Washington Washington has been infected, Since the day Trump was elected. It’s filled with corruption and greed From this narcissistic bad seed. Beware if Trump’s … Read more

Kroger: Don’t Lose Local News

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

“America’s Grocer” arbitrarily ejected local news publications from their stores — what gives? Do you shop at a Kroger supermarket? Or maybe at Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, … Read more

Trump to Working Class: ‘Adios, Chumps’

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

Lavish payouts to top-floor bosses — combined with a miserliness toward rank-and-file employees who actually produce the corporate wealth — is creating an untenable income disparity in corporate … Read more

Playing Monopoly for Real

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

What the gutsy Boston Tea Party rebels were actually tossing was corporate monopoly power. Get your heave-ho muscles in shape, for the monopolists are back. Shouting “Down with … Read more

Progressive Populism: A Different Kind of Political Beauty

Jim Hightower, Humor Times

While most of today’s mainline political analysts focus solely on “candidate politics,” citizens who want real progress must focus on progressive populism. What lessons can we progressives take … Read more

Navigating the News Stream

Navigating the News Stream

Widen your news stream to get a better perspective. I’ve been reading a book of essays that E. B. White wrote for the New Yorker magazine from 1926 … Read more

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