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Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Tomato tinkerers go back to the drawing board Warning: Agribusiness is in the lab again, molesting the “molecular machineries” of Mother Nature’s tomato. Actually, it’s the already-machined, industrial … Read more
The creation of Labor Day was a 12-year struggle Webster’s dictionary tells us that Labor Day was “set aside for special recognition of working people.” That’s nice, but … Read more
Walmart’s CFO is puzzled by reluctance of customers to spend on discretionary items Having been raised in a small-business family and now running my own small outfit, I … Read more
Police turning into militarized standing armies? Attention citizens: I have received inside information revealing that global terrorists are targeting us again. Their target is not Washington, New York … Read more
Corporate greed is also preempting democracy The failure of our corporate and political leaders to make sure every worker gets good health care is causing some unpleasant consequences … Read more
An enlightened society wouldn’t burden graduates with student loans Well, finally! Hard-right congressional leaders and the Obama White House have agreed that interest rates on student loans should … Read more
Border “security” means big bucks for “starving” defense contractors “Good fences make good neighbors,” goes the old adage. That civilizing thought refers to such friendly structures as the … Read more
For the rich giveth by taking away One thing I’ve come to value in the last couple of years is the altruism and keen economic insights of the … Read more
Helpful lobbyists make bill-writing easy for lazy Congress The word “help” is so uplifting, conveying our best humanitarian values. How odd, then, to see it used in this … Read more
Team GOP wants to make things even worse for America’s millions of jobless workers “Come on, team, let’s get mean!” This is not the chant of rabid football … Read more
