The Dow Jones v. the Doug Jones
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
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Where Did the Republican Party Go?
The Republican Party: intellectually lazy, much? Wow, what a surprise! Have you seen the Republican Party’s official platform? Perhaps, like me, you would have expected it to be … Read more
Trump’s Bass-Ackward Government
Empowered by Trump, special interests are now our government. Gosh, President Donald Trump has really been busy lately: busy assailing Sen. Kamala Harris as “nasty;” busy choosing a … Read more
Get Into ‘Good Trouble’: Save Our Post Office… and Our Right to Vote!
The Republican strategy for decades, rather than winning votes, has been preventing votes, and now they are extending it to destroying the Post Office. It’s time to get … Read more
Showing Patriotism in a Time of Chaos
In this time of chaos, woe and deep national divide, I’ll be damned to hell before I meekly sit by. I’m flying a flag these days. The Stars … Read more
Crime in the Suites
Why would your average politico, elected with corporate campaign dollars, hound his corporate sponsors for “crime in the suites”? There’s a “crime in the suites” wave underway in … Read more
The Exceptional Greed of Health Care Executives
The sickening greed perpetrated by U.S. health care executives contributes to an alarming rise in serious errors in understaffed pharmacies. Sometimes I don’t know whether to weep uncontrollably, … Read more
Spinning Around on Trump’s Money-Go-Round
Trump rich buddies bend government power to the wishes of selfish corporate interests with their money-go-round. The Donald is in a funk. He’s been outsmarted by an inert … Read more
The GOP’s Grotesque Plan to Cope With COVID-19
Republicans want to “cope with COVID-19” by talking away your health care. Brilliant, right? Harking back to the embarrassing days of Gov. Rick “Oops” Perry, my state of … Read more
COVID-19 Is Prompting a Societywide Recalculation
An unexpected and profound impact of today’s horrific coronavirus crisis is that it is quietly prompting a societywide recalibration. Laissez-faire ideologue Ronald Reagan used to delight in mocking … Read more
