Laboratories of Democracy
The states are supposed to be laboratories of democracy, not strongholds of plutocratic power. In a 1932 dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis noted that the benefit … 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.
Donnie is a Trumpist, not a Populist
Trump is a lot of things, but he is no populist To many hard-working people, this is a time of economic uncertainty. Thus, it is important to point … Read more
What Can You Possibly Buy for 47 Cents These Days?
Our public Post Office does an amazing job very efficiently – don’t believe the lies that it is insolvent. Although most of us take it for granted, America’s … Read more
Cleaning Up After Pundits
Cleaning off the horsestuff that careless politicos dump on the word “populist.” Being a muckracking political writer often makes me feel like a custodian in a horse barn, … Read more
How Can a Drug Company CEO Feel So Good About Being Vile?
Some drug company CEO’s dwell on bottom level of grotesque immorality. Corporate price gouging is never nice. But gouging people on the price of medicines they rely on … Read more
Why Can’t Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?
Equality and shared prosperity can be ours, but only if we insist. Instead of griping about the greedheads of Wall Street and the rip-off financial system they’ve hung … Read more
Fake Populist: Donnie’s Little Lies are Huuuuuge
Trump tries to sound like a populist, but his policies are just more trickle-down hokum. An old saying asserts that falsehoods come in three escalating levels: “Lies, damn … Read more
Rampaging Debt Collectors are Committing Highway Robbery
Some debt collectors are rampaging across the country, ruthlessly abusing consumer rights, and must be stopped. Some corporations engage in such abusive consumer rip-offs that they’re just plain … Read more
The Populist Insurgency is Ratcheting Up
A progressive, populist uprising has achieved much in the past 15 months. What an amazing Democratic primary season it was! And we now have this happy result: WE … Read more
Campaigns End on Election Day. Revolutions Don’t.
The political revolution will continue after Election Day – if you stay involved. The fervent prayer of old-line Democratic operatives and corporate funders is that the Sanders Storm … Read more
