by Jim Hightower | Sep 3, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
Some days, I get an irresistible compulsion to tear out my hair. My latest outbreak was triggered by a New York Times opinion piece by Peter Georgescu, the former chairman of the giant PR outfit Young & Rubicam. He issued a clarion call for his corporate peers to...
by Jim Hightower | Aug 19, 2015 | Conservatism, Financial Reform, This Is The GOP
Phil Gramm, the former right-wing senator from Texas, has surprised me. I assumed he had zero charitable instincts. In office, he kept trying to kill safety net programs, such as food assistance: “We’re the only nation in the world where all our poor people are fat,”...
by Jim Hightower | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
In this exclusive election, Jeb is way out front of the GOP pack with a record haul of $100 million, while Hillary has bagged $45 million to lead among the Dems. Hold on. Here come the Koch brothers from out of nowhere, overwhelming all the other campaigns with nearly...
by Jim Hightower | May 21, 2015 | Climate, Conservatism, Current Issues
It’s well-known that harsh climate conditions can mess with your mind — from cabin fever to heat delirium. But America is now experiencing an even more dangerous disease: Climaticus Non-Vocalism Extremism. This syndrome almost exclusively afflicts a narrow segment of...
by Jim Hightower | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
It’s futile to hope that the GOP’s gaggle of corporate-hugging, right-wing presidential candidates will seriously address the issue of rising inequality in our land. How about the Democrats? Well, Hillary Clinton has warned that “extreme inequality has corrupted other...
