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
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
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
Big Beer Bullies: Time for a Trust-Busting Beer Bust
InBev is trying to create a single beer behemoth OK, that’s it — no more Mr. Nice Guy from me when covering the avarice and arrogance of corporate … Read more
Iraq: Going from One Bad War to a Worse One
Meet the new Iraq War, same as the old one In 2004, Stuart Bowen of Texas was asked by a friend to take on a difficult and important job, … Read more
Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers
The scariest thing about political fearmongers is themselves One thing you can say about Rick Perry is that he sticks to his guns. If one of his policy … Read more
Marriott Hotel’s Shameful Tipping Scam
Here’s a ‘tip’ for you, Marriott: pay better than slave wages! As an old popular song from the 1970s asks, what do you get if you “work your … Read more
GOP Nightmare Reveals Secret Corporate Donors
Secret corporate donors expect quid pro quo treatment Some people have a myriad of recurring nightmares about being publicly embarrassed, such as rising to give a speech and … Read more
America’s Natural Politics
My father was a populist, but didn’t know it My father, W.F. “High” Hightower, was a populist. Only, he didn’t know it. Didn’t know the word, much less … Read more
