Jim Hightower

Well, at last, a few of the Wall Street CEOs we are bailing out with our tax dollars have had their sails slightly trimmed. The federal overseer of banker excess has now issued his... [read more]

Bankers at Goldman Sachs have a problem and I'm sure you can empathize. Maybe you can even help them!

Here's the problem: They're making too much money. Altogether now: Awwww.

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Because of lost jobs and falling wages, millions of Americans find themselves falling into debt – and learning that debt can be a vicious master.

They're not alone, for many... [read more]

Where are those lawsuit reform groups when you really need them? You know, such outfits as Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse that are always squawking about "frivolous" lawsuits and demanding new laws to prevent people from... [read more]

Gather 'round children, and a true tale I'll tell, about how privatization does not go well.

In the past decade or so, there has been a rush by public officials to... [read more]

There's been another outbreak of the dangerous Wall Street disease known as, "Boss Hog Flu."

The latest outbreak is not on Wall Street, but in Chicago, home of the Tribune media conglomerate that... [read more]

Halloween is still a month away, but ghouls, ghosts, and other grotesque creatures are already roaming America's streets. What makes them so horrifying is that they are the newly issued spawn of — shriek! —... [read more]

Experts tell us that America's painful recession is "probably over." That's swell – but how's your personal economy going?

If you're not sure, check your underwear. Mintel, an economic research firm,... [read more]

In Alice In Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty declares: "When I use a word, it means what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less."

Well, get ready to tumble down... [read more]

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over – and being kicked. But do you think imperious and obtuse Wall Street bankers would even feel it if they got a kick in the... [read more]