Patience and Secrecy in the Koch Brothers’ Complex Conspiracy
The Koch brothers would love to replace majority rule with a new governing order that empowers the owner class. In 1933, a handful of wealthy Wall Streeters were … 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.
A Plutocratic Coup
Yes, there was a real plutocratic coup attempt by the richest men on Wall Street to take over the USA, in 1933. It could happen again. Many Americans … Read more
Examining the Kochtopus
The super-rich Koch brothers want to supplant America’s will of The People with their own plutocracy. The multibillionaire Charles and David Koch brothers want nothing less than to … Read more
Learning from DeMarco
Susan DeMarco was an admirable example of the virtue of citizen activism. Some are born with good luck, but I was 30 years old before Lady Luck smiled … Read more
A Regime of Austerity Versus the Common Good
Today’s Powers That Be are wrongly forcing a regime of austerity on our nation. Sometimes, it’s useful to state the obvious. Here’s a fact, for example, that we … Read more
How Low Can the Barons of High Finance Go on Student Debt?
Betsy DeVos should not be conspiring with fast-buck educational exploiters of student debt. Question: What do you get when you combine ignorance, ideological know-nothingism, imperiousness and incompetence? Answer: … Read more
Thieves in the Suites
Workplace exploitation is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but today’s corporate elites use technology, devious work schedules, and lobbyists to extract more work from employees … Read more
Populism: Everybody Does Better When Everybody Does Better
Our nation’s true political spectrum is not right to left, but top to bottom, and Populism is about reducing the distance between the two. My father, W.F. “High” … Read more
The Zeitgeist, It Is A-Changing: Grassroots Progressive Victories Are Mounting
Grassroots progressive wins are changing the defining spirit of our times. Last year’s grassroots progressive runs for office laid to rest much of the Democratic Party’s orthodoxy about … Read more
What Word Will the Trump Mob Kill Next?
The word “Fact” was the first to go. Breaking news: Trump & Company are a murderous mob! From the start of his White House tenure, the Trumpsters have … Read more
