Latest by Jim Hightower
Published on February 17, 2020 - Page 6
This year, in addition to decisions about candidates, voters will be making a decision about the future of our society. The question we face is...
Published on September 12, 2019 - Page 12
While the Trumpistas are presently plowing a multibillion-dollar subsidy into big grain farms, they’re using a tangle of federal red tape to deny a...
Published on June 13, 2019 - Page 10
Congratulations on that nice pay raise you got last year. A 7 percent hike — wow! After 40 years of stagnant wages, that uptick should help you pay...
Published on May 2, 2019 - Page 12
‘Socialism,” snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. The obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back in unison: So-sh’ll-...
Published on December 20, 2018 - Page 12
If you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckle-headism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-...
Published on August 22, 2018 - Page 6
Monopolies aren’t merely un-American — they’re virulently anti-American. They suppress our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all....
Published on July 14, 2017 - Page 8
Wall Street analysts tell us that Amazon’s $14 billion buyout of Whole Foods isn’t only a win-win for both of them, but also for consumers, for...
Published on February 10, 2017 - Page 8
Tromp-tromp-tromp —troops are marching to battles. Boom-boom-boom — bombs are blowing up communities. Whoooosh — poisonous gas is being released....
Published on February 5, 2017 - Page 25
Uncle Sam wants you! Not the Uncle Sam who’s the symbolic caricature of our country, but Sam Johnson. Although he’s been a member of Congress for...
Published on December 8, 2016 - Page 20
All hail Augusts Trumpus — the American Putin, whom none can criticize! All hail the All Knowing One, who reveals “realities” that aren’t there and...