Jim Hightower

Bottled pollution.

I know we’re a nation of inveterate consumers, but who would buy pollution in a bottle?

Well, millions of Americans do, to the tune of... [read more]

Is there still time for a Christmas story? No? It's over, you say? Come on, just one more. It's not another sappy Santa Claus story, I promise.

Well... it does involve... [read more]

In addition to working up my own list of New Year's resolutions, it occurs to me that some of the people running our country could benefit from my suggestions for their lists. No need for... [read more]

This special day got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overdone business of Christmas gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving – giving of ourselves.

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Another election, another victory!

Not for a particular party or candidate, but for taking another step toward ending the longest, most costly, and futile war in U.S. history: the war on... [read more]

What better day than Thanksgiving to celebrate our country’s food rebels!

I’m talking about the growing movement of small farmers, food artisans, local retailers, co-ops, community organizers, restaurateurs, environmentalists, consumers,... [read more]

What's for dinner at your place? How about having an earth dinner?

Not that you'd eat earth, but that you and others would gather around a table for a social occasion... [read more]

With his trusty slingshot, David won that famous confrontation with Goliath – but, generally speaking, the Goliaths of our world usually stomp on us Davids.

This is because today's corporate Goliaths... [read more]

Ah, progress!

I'm not exactly a model citizen for the technologically-advanced, Internet-connected world we now inhabit. For example, I don't even have a doorbell at my house. Yet, while I'm something... [read more]

As Lily Tomlin says, "No matter how cynical you get, it's almost impossible to keep up."

The truth of Tomlin's observation struck me when I read that lobbyists for America's... [read more]