College Bowl Games Become Corporate Money Games
Rather than reflecting a sense of place and local pride, the new bowl games are money hustles Growing up in Texas, I learned that God and guns 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.
Populist Proposals Win in 2014
Populist ideas win big, but not Democrats There’s no denying that Democrats took a drubbing at the polls in 2014. Running cautious campaigns and shying away from Obamacare, … Read more
Citigroup Becomes Its Own Self-Serving Lawmaker
It must be nice to be able to write your own laws, like Citigroup! Congress, which has long been so tied up in a partisan knot by right-wing … Read more
Thinking of Amazon Workers This Holiday Season
Amazon CEO named “World’s Worst Boss” During the hectic holiday shopping season, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com may seem like a great option, especially for us procrastinators. Anything you want … Read more
The Pain of Inequality Among Yacht Buyers
Inequality: Our poor little millionaires are suffering a wealth gap, too! In this season of mass commercialism, let’s pause to consider the plight of simple millionaires. Why? Because … Read more
Arms Peddlers Discover Your Town … And Tax Dollars
Militarized police forces are out of control – but arms dealers are making big bucks It can be tough policing the mean streets in these days of desperation, … Read more
Thanksgiving: From the White House to Wal-Mart
Thanksgiving turkeys got a pardon, and so did the turkey industry lobbying group. Thanksgiving — a time of grace and family sharing — will start with an extra-graceful … Read more
Amazon Is Crushing Main Street and Threatening the Vitality of Our Communities
Maybe we should rethink shopping online at Amazon.com It’s that time of year — Thanksgiving holiday will be here soon, and we’ll gorge ourselves on turkey. And then … Read more
Net Neutrality Stands in the Way of Larger Corporate Profits
Corporations demand that their corporate-owned government end net neutrality When it comes to Internet Service Providers and high-speed Internet, the consumer marketplace has hardly been a model of … Read more
Election 2014: The Rise of a Stealth Oligarchy
The U.S. Oligarchy campaigns anonymously, wins A stunning surprise coming out of this year’s elections is that the most dominant contenders were not glad-handing braggarts, but the least … Read more
