Why ‘Supreme Court Ethics’ Is an Oxymoron
The 14-page Supreme Court ethics code is a toothless watchdog with no bark, much less bite. Let me be blunt: The problem with today’s Supreme Court is that … 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.
The Billionaires Behind School Privatization
The ultra-rich love to enact their extremist right-wing policy, including with school privatization. If you’re trying to enact an extremist right-wing policy, but the public keeps rejecting it, … Read more
A Supreme Court of Ethical Weasels
Far-right Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett now supports a vague veil of an ethics code for the Court’s moral weasels. Wow! A couple of Supreme Court weasels … Read more
Chap Ambrose Versus Elon Musk – I’m Betting on Chap
A neighbor and former Musk admirer, Chap Ambrose, rallies local opposition. There is nothing quite as pitiful as whiny billionaires. And the whiniest of all is the richest … Read more
Trucking Industry Wails About Its Labor Shortage: Here’s a Solution
Seemingly intractable problems sometimes have an obvious solution – here’s one for the trucking industry. Seemingly intractable problems sometimes have an obvious solution standing right in front of … Read more
The Contemptible Thievery of Gentrification
“Gentrification” describes the greed of speculators who oust middle-and-low-income families to create trendy enclaves for the rich. Over time, words with beautiful meanings occasionally get degraded into ugliness. … Read more
Look Who’s Behind the Know-Nothing ‘No Labels Party’
The “No Labels Party” ought to be named the Nothing Party, for it offers nothing of substance to voters. In the mid-1800s, a new political party flared up … Read more
Let’s Get Real: Billionaires Are Nuts!
Let’s face it, billionaires are nuts: their grand schemes of social engineering almost always go badly for the rest of us. When megalomanic, multibillionaire barons of industry suddenly … Read more
Yes, We Can Stop Drug Price Gouging! Here’s How!
Fleecing patients is Big Pharma’s preferred business model, but we can and should end drug price gouging. We human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of … Read more
Vapid GOP ‘Debate’ Reveals Why Big Money Politics Sucks
We’ve always known that big money politics is bad for America, now the GOP highlights why for all to see. Peggy Lee struck a mournful chord with her … Read more
