The GOP Will Free You from Having Health Care
The public is ready for Health Care for All – where are our so-called ‘representatives’? When I think of freedom, I think of it in positive, aspirational terms … 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.
Will You Enlist in Trump’s War?
Trump might have dodged military service in his youth, but he is pondering a real shooting war now. Doggonit, Donald Trump missed the opportunity to become a General … Read more
Where Does Inequality Come From?
The vast inequality that’s rending our society is not a natural, inevitable or accidental phenomenon. The vast inequality that’s rending our society is not a natural, inevitable or … Read more
What is Worse Than Being Poor?
One especially ugly example of how poor kids are treated in school is an abhorrent practice called “lunch shaming.” These are hard times for America’s gold miners. They’re … Read more
Stop Blaming Workers for the Economy: The Bosses Made This Mess
These may be a boom economy for the luxury class in the U.S., but the middle class feels imperiled. The wailing in our country about the “invasion of … Read more
Trumpty Dumpty Sat on a Border Wall
Trump’s foolish belligerence — regarding his ‘beautiful’ border wall and many other things — is making him a global laughingstock. Comandante Trump, El Jefe, the gringo strongman! That’s … Read more
Populism is Not About Mobs, Anti-Government Rants or Opinion Polls
Populism is the continuation of America’s democratic revolution If a political pollster asked whether I consider myself a conservative or a liberal, I’d answer, “No.” Not to be … Read more
How to Keep ‘Public’ and ‘Service’ in Our Public Postal Service
Private entities are working hard to destroy the Postal Service Journalism, which is supposed to help make sense of our turbulent world, can’t seem to make sense of … Read more
How Can We Stop Banksters from Robbing Us?
In the world of criminals, it’s not just gangsters you have to worry about, but banksters too. In an insightful song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie wrote this verse … Read more
Activism Is the Only Hope of Restoring America’s Democratic Principles
Good ol’ activism can unite us in the ethic of the common good. The list of progressive innovations at the grassroots level goes on and on, dealing with … Read more
