Souring Chicago’s Sweet Oreo Treat
Oreo maker Kraft Foods said workers would have to pony up a $46 million ransom if they wanted to keep the factory in Chicago. For generations, kids from … 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.
Drumpf v Curiel: Who’s the ‘Foreigner’?
For The Donald, it’s “Mexicans” vs “Germans”: The Drumpf family immigrated to the U.S. from Germany and changed their name to Trump. Who’s the foreigner now? This year’s … Read more
Bringing Back Bill
A Bill Clinton redux? What’s past, as Shakespeare has told us, is prologue. 2016 has been a wild political season. This year, despite the unnerving presidential freak show … Read more
A New Species of Jumping Beans
These jumping beans are hopping over the border in search of higher profits. When I was about six years of age, my uncle showed me something that made … Read more
Fury About Inequality Fuels Bernie/Donnie Phenomena
Public rage at glaring inequality is fueling the surge of the Bernie and Trump campaigns Jack Nicholson dryly noted that his mother once called him a son of … Read more
‘Human Relations’ Depts Hide Inhumanity of Global Corporations
Introducing Glencore, rapacious global lord with no real human relations. Giant corporate entities have become so far-flung and impersonal that “human relations” departments have been created within the … Read more
What Does it Mean to Gig American Workers?
The “gig economy” sends most of the profits out of town Pouty, whiney, spoiled-bratism is not nice coming from a four-year-old — but it’s grotesque when it comes … Read more
Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?
Whoever said that crime doesn’t pay hasn’t seen Wall Street. Hey, can we all just stop complaining that our government coddles Wall Street’s big money-grubbing banks? Sure, they … Read more
Why Bernie Sanders Will, Should and Must Stay in the Race
Actually, Bernie Sanders has already won Surprisingly, this week’s prize for “Stupidest Political Comment in the Presidential Race” doesn’t go to Donnie Trump or Ted Cruz. Rather, the … Read more
Panama Papers Reveal Scandalous Hypocrisy
Nefarious political critters are scrambling, backed into a corner by the “Panama Papers” It’s always educational to observe the behavior of wildlife in their natural habitat. For example, … Read more
