Organize in 2012
January 9, 2012 | Last year's many political downers have prompted promising uprisings at America's grassroots, including a strong national coalition for repealing "corporate personhood."
Articles by Jim Hightower
Shoveling America’s Wealth to the Top
January 2, 2012 | Not since the Gilded Age, which preceded and precipitated the Great Depression, have so few amassed so much of our nation's riches.
Three Cheers for the Nine-Spotted Ladybug
December 26, 2011 | Until recently, New York's official bug had vanished from the state that honored it for three decades.
Missoula’s Supremely Important Vote
December 19, 2011 | Making clear that corporations aren't people takes people power.
Influence Peddler for President
December 12, 2011 | Gingrich, his lawyers, and his staff adamantly insist that it's rude and crude to call him a lobbyist.
How the 1 Percent Can Camp Out with the 99 Percent
December 5, 2011 | Neiman Marcus is selling decadent tents that are more opulent than the interior of that I Dream of Jeannie bottle.
Catering to the Frozen Pizza Lobby
November 28, 2011 | Doting on the financial interests Coca Cola, ConAgra, and Del Monte instead of America's school kids isn't going to get the approval rating for Congress recover from an all-time low.
Border War Rumors
November 21, 2011 | Far from being a chaotic war zone, a study of the 14 Texas counties bordering Mexico shows that the number of murders has actually declined in the past five years.