Homeless and hungry in Houston

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 5/22/13 Bookmark and Share

Whenever one of our cities gets a star turn as host of some super-sparklie event such as a national political gathering or a Super Bowl, its first move is to tidy up – by having... [read more]


The chilling reality of America's jobs crisis

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 5/21/13 Bookmark and Share

"Stock Market Soars," exulted a typical headline in early May, when the Dow Jones Average topped 15,000.

But this index of Wall Street wealth gives a false picture of our... [read more]


Cantor's con would steal workers' overtime pay

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 5/20/13 Bookmark and Share

Little Eric Cantor, the prancing political prissy who serves as the GOP's House majority leader, apparently thinks he's too slick to get caught in an outright legislative lie – or maybe he thinks we rubes... [read more]


World-class political nincompoopism

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 5/17/13 Bookmark and Share

My state of Texas seems to have an inordinate share of nincompoops in public office. But it's only fair that office holders from other states be considered before deciding which one is the nincompoopiest of... [read more]


Turning people who report corporate crime into criminals

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 5/16/13 Bookmark and Share

In most state legislatures today, bizarre is not unusual, and off-the-wall has become the political center.

Still, it seems strange that legislators in so many states – from California to Vermont... [read more]


On-call shifts: The latest corporate shame

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 5/15/13 Bookmark and Share

Step right up, folks, and take your chances in the Amazing New American Workplace. Constantly high unemployment! Low wages always! No employee bargaining power! A corporate paradise!

This paradise has enriched... [read more]