Corporate Greed Is Making Us Sick
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
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Forget Student Loans — Make Higher Ed Free
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
Look Out — Here Comes the New Border-Industrial Complex
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
Blessed are the Rich
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
Banking Lobbyists: “Helping Hands” Helping Themselves
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
The Mean Team Piles on Jobless Americans
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
Texas GOP Unleashes Political Quackery on Women’s Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights defended by brave lone woman over brutish GOP tactics A few years ago, during consideration of a bill being pushed by a Republican elder in the … Read more
Serve Banksters or Serve the Poor? Congress Reinterprets Jesus
Rich vs Poor: Thank God for Congress, right? When things get out of balance in America, we can always count on our legislative stalwarts to recalibrate the scales … Read more
Repeal the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act: It’s b-a-a-a-ck! It’s back. The Patriot Act — that grotesque, ever-mutating, hydra-headed monstrosity from the Bush-Cheney Little Shop of Horrors — has risen again, this time … Read more
Let Us Commence Toward the Common Good
Serving the Common Good was once a democratic ideal — let’s make it so again Ironically, June is both the month of the summer solstice and of America’s … Read more
