Real Journalism? The Oracle Speaks
Despite what the “Oracle” Warren Buffett says, keeping citizens informed and engaged is what real journalism is all about. Playing the billionaires’ news game, mega-investor Warren Buffett once … 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.
What’s Happening to Journalism in the USA?
Alden Global Capital is killing journalism and the newsroom. If Hollywood wanted to make a gritty movie about the work of dig-it-out newspaper reporters who uncover big local … Read more
The Grand Larceny of Bank(er) Robbery
Wall Street bankers are committing grand larceny and are the biggest robbers in America. Exciting news from Wall Street: Our wealth markets are booming! For the 15th month … Read more
Odd Virus Attacking Republican Governors
WARNING: A mutant odd virus named Gubernatorious Imbecilious is spreading across the country, attacking governors and threatening to become pandemic. Originating earlier this year in the Texas governor’s … Read more
Vandals Took the Handles: Who Controls Our Water?
Our water system is badly broken: after years of neglect and corruption, it’s clear the “vandals took the handles.” “The pump don’t work ’cause the vandals took the … Read more
What Are You Drinking?
How embarrassing is it that the techno-advanced, engineering powerhouse of America has a growing crisis of drinking water quality? A mechanical marvel of human ingenuity was plopped down … Read more
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and You: Which One Pays Taxes?
We now live in a Facebook-Instagram-Google world of billionaire ethics and expectations, where “only a fool” pays taxes. While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, “I have a … Read more
To Fix the Labor Shortage, Start with the Wage Shortage
Low-wage employers find that they have a critical labor shortage. Hint: raise wages! A recent newspaper article had an astonishing headline: “Labor shortage ends when wages rise.” Gosh, … Read more
Bigots and Jolly Bankers
You’d think this claim brought by bigots would be laughed out of court, but the case has gone to a hyperpartisan, right-wing judge. Amazingly, the agricultural commissioner of … Read more
Shameless Monopolies and Makers
Two behemoths control most raw milk processing, and these shameless monopolies are forcing farmers to sell milk for less than it costs to produce. For the past several … Read more
