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Recent Commentaries
CORPORATE GREED STRANGLES HEALTH CARE
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
When drug company arrogance combines with insurance company avarice, look out for an explosion of gouging.
The essential idea behind the establishment of an insurance industry was not to maximize the... [read more]
REPRESSIONS R US
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
Trade shows can be fun. There are shows for boats, gardening, beer, and just about every other line of products, allowing attendees to look and learn, shop and sample. Imagine the excitement then, when a... [read more]
MIDDLE-CLASS ANGUISH
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
The latest poll reveals that 81 percent of the American people believe our country is headed in the wrong direction. Gosh, why in the world would so many of us think such a thing?
... [read more]
SPENDING YOUR STIMULUS CHECK
Monday, May 5, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
I’m totally excited that our tax rebate checks are coming! Washington has turned into Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy, all rolled into one, now delivering $300 to $600 checks to nearly... [read more]
BEWARE: DHS IS AT IT AGAIN
Friday, May 2, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
Once again, DHS – the Department of Homeland Security – is showing why it’s worth the megabillions of tax dollars we pour into it.
DHS has funded an academic study to... [read more]
GAPS IN THE FENCE
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
If good fences make good neighbors, what about bad fences?
You could ask local officials and residents along the U.S.-Mexican border about that. They hate the monstrous wall that Bush and... [read more]
IRAQ AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON OUTLAWS
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
Oh, ye cynics who decry George W’s debacle in Iraq, let the news go forth that there has been a tremendous breakthrough for civil order in that war torn society. Yes, the gruesome bombings and... [read more]
STOP SUBSIDIZING BIG OIL
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
In 2006, the CEO of Exxon Mobil exclaimed that, gosh, his corporation was rolling in so much profit that he simply didn’t know how to spend it all.
Well, one place... [read more]
THE WHITE HOUSE TORTURE TEAM
Monday, April 28, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
This is one of those stories in the category of, “We knew this before we knew it.”
When the shocking Abu Ghraib photos appeared in 2004, depicting U.S. soldiers abusing prisoners... [read more]
GOD AND OIL PRICES
Posted by Jim Hightower
At Exxon headquarters in Houston, management refers to the executive suite as “The god pod.” But while the honchos of the world’s biggest and richest oil corporation might think of themselves as holy omnipotents, most... [read more]