How Corporate Greed is Causing Tornado Deaths
For years, an effective, cheap defense against tornado deaths has been readily available: Safe rooms. But corporate bosses can’t be bothered. In its ranking of business values, corporate … 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.
We’re Talking About Power
What power do people really have if we can’t even control what’s in our dinner and where it comes from? In 1971, Susan DeMarco, Susan Sechler and I … Read more
Manufactured Meat
This is not hamburgers versus veggie burgers, both of which are from nature. Rather it’s meat versus manufactured meat, or faux meat. Who needs farms and ranches when … Read more
Team Greed Plays Big-Time Sports!
We might worship the teams that actually play, but our money mostly goes to Team Greed, the ruling clique of billionaire barons. ‘Tis the season, right? Traditionally, the … Read more
How to Play Monopoly
To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control the board and ruin all the other players. To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control … Read more
Once Again Congress Exposes Its Butt-Ugly Morality
Chicken Little Democrats are a subset whose members call themselves moderates, but whose ethics are as butt-ugly as the Republicans’. Here they come again — the usual butt-ugly … Read more
Taking On Monopoly Power
“Free market” is just a rhetorical deceit that means monopoly power is free to lock down the market. From our school years forward, the Holy Keepers of the … Read more
Republican Supremes Defrocking Themselves
The extremist Republican Supremes now in control have been busy denying that they are a bunch of partisan hacks. Too bad they actually are! Ralph Waldo Emerson told … Read more
No Vote, No Work: The First American Labor Strike Was in 1619!
Workers in America have a long history of standing up for themselves: The first labor strike was by Jamestown artisans in 1619. The corporate hierarchy has long tried … Read more
Why Would We Let Wall Street ‘Care For’ Our Pets?
We form deep relationships with our pets, critters who at least pretend to love us back, providing comfort and joy all around. For many people, the animals they … Read more
