Earth Day: Saving Our Ravaged Planet … and Ourselves
Earth Day cometh — the 43rd year of this national focus on the state of our globe. So, how is Earth doing? On this Earth Day, should we … 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.
Where’s the Cop on the Wall Street Beat?
Wall Street Bankers gone wild! Let’s tally some of the Wall Street banker crimes: JPMorgan Chase engaged in massive, systematic fraud to foreclose without cause or due process … Read more
Wall Street Hogs Still Running Wild
Beastly Wall Street must be tamed Wall Street is a beast. And proud of it! In fact, a pair of animals are the stock market’s longtime symbols: One … Read more
Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights
Seventh Amendment? Yeah, right — That’s so quaint! Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court. Most Americans don’t realize … Read more
A Blanket of PR to Make You Want to Hug a Drone
Rand Paul’s wasn’t filibustering just to hear himself drone on In a recent senatorial dustup, Sen. John McCain called Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” … Read more
“The Dow” Versus “The Doug”
Doug Jones doesn’t relate much to Dow Jones “It’s a sign,” exclaims a February Associated Press story — a sign that our economy is “healing.” “It signals that … Read more
Let’s Adopt These Planks from GOP’s National Platform
The GOP: Go back to the future? From Rick Perry to Rick Santorum, many Republican sparklies say they reject the science of evolution, favoring instead the “science” of … Read more
In Battling Monsanto’s Greed, Tenacity Matters
Monsanto, a bad actor Remember the 1950s horror movie “The Bad Seed”? Any remake should cast Monsanto in the title role, because whenever something scary is being done … Read more
Do More Than the Minimum on the Minimum Wage
Minimum wage is a poverty wage “In the wealthiest nation on earth,” President Obama declared in his State of the Union speech, “no one who works full-time should … Read more
Watch Out — the Drones Are Coming Home to Roost!
For nearly four years, President Obama refused to admit a foreign-policy “secret” that was widely known here and throughout the world — namely, that the White House, Pentagon … Read more
