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Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
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
“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
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 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
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
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
Consumer alert: Pretty much all phone companies have all adopted the exact same thieving “give-us-your-bank-account” scheme. Last week, T-Mobile (my cellular provider) pinged me with a rude message: … Read more
The GOP is conceding that they are now captives of a rabid clique of ideological extremism and outright nutballism. Ohio voters scored a big election victory for women’s … Read more
The demise of local newspapers has been a very depressing story in the last few years, but help has arrived! How about a little bit of good news … Read more
Holy Dixieland, wailed Senator Tom Cotton, hiring more black folks means fewer jobs for us white people! Senator Tom Cotton, a far-out right-winger, is to good public policy … Read more
