The Madness of Sen. Joe Manchin
Many officials harbor very little regard for The People they serve. Exhibit A: The madness of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Dick Tuck, a political prankster who … Read more
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Why Trust High-Tech Billionaires to Save Humanity?
A clique of arrogant and abusive high-tech billionaires is leading a careless assault on nature, and our future. Here’s an interesting fact: Dinosaurs dominated Earth for 165 million … Read more
GOP Gamifies Hunt for Nonexistent Voter Fraud
Republicans are literally going hunting for illegal voters, gamifying their obsession with nonexistent voter fraud. This election year has added a new season to our country’s calendar: The … Read more
Midterm Election Lessons
Lessons from the midterm election include: the Dem Party could’ve done even better if its meek leadership had been gutsier, ala FDR. What hit the Republican Party in … Read more
You Have a Constitutional Right to Vote. Right?
Your vote is sacred, we’re told; it’s your fundamental constitutional right, for God’s sake! Or is it? Every election day, media outlets, candidates and political establishments practically shout … Read more
A ‘Locally Grown’ Thanksgiving
“Locally grown” is developing the cachet of wholesomeness that “organically grown” once carried. Harry Truman said: “No man should be president who doesn’t understand hogs.” The problem with … Read more
The Monopoly-Go-Round
The JCPA is a good idea, but Congress must ensure it provides for local journalism not for more of the “Monopoly-Go-Round.” A July appeal on the front page … Read more
The Lie of Shareholder Hegemony
We Americans are facing an especially virulent, plutocratic version of this overbearing power. It’s called “shareholder hegemony.” Attention, class! Here’s our word of the day: “hegemony.” The word … Read more
The Virginia Model
In recent years, fake news articles have declared that critical race theory is ruining public education, thus spawning the “Virginia model.” One particularly noisy piece of the GOP’s … Read more
My Newspaper Died
Technically, my newspaper still appears, but even when it’s delivered it has no life, no news and barely a pulse. My newspaper died. Well, technically it still appears, … Read more
