Doing Good Business in the Food Economy
Companies big and small in the food economy are blazing a different path through Wall Street’s jungle of greed. A cadre of business school economists, high-tech speculators and … 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.
Rich Whites Trying to Suppress Native Americans – Again
Some well-to-do whites want to prevent Native Americans who have lived on the tip of Long Island for generations from improving their lives. It’s tough being rich. For … Read more
Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day?
The persistence of the movement is directly related to the persistent greed of the plunderers, yet they can’t understand why we continue to celebrate Earth Day. “Here it … Read more
To Bust Monopoly Power, Start with Dinner
No longer just a parlor game, monopoly is what’s for dinner. No longer just a parlor game, monopoly is what’s for dinner. Practically every commodity and every step … Read more
Is America Big Enough to Go Big Again?
From the beginning, Americans have backed leaders who dared to go big with public projects. It’s time for America to go back to the future — a future … Read more
Follow the People to an FDR-Style Agenda
Polls show Americans are for an FDR-style agenda: percolate-up economics works; trickle-down does not. Usually, the Powers That Be swat away the kind of big-ticket, FDR-style reforms our … Read more
Can GOP Autocracy Outlaw American Democracy?
Republicans are banking on a blitz of state bills and their GOP autocracy to intimidate, divert and deny eligible voters the right to vote. Hey, you, get away … Read more
Is Your Job in the Robot Kill Path?
Even white color jobs requiring human-level judgement that have been presumed to be beyond the reach of AI could be in the robot kill path. Some people find … Read more
Give Nature a Right to Self-Defense
What if all trees, watersheds, canyons and other natural ecosystems had legal rights to self-defense? There was a white oak tree in Athens, Georgia, that was so treasured … Read more
The GOP’s Shameful War on Voters
The war on voters and on democracy itself is being ramped up by the Republican Party in states all over the country. As a general rule, I don’t … Read more
