A Tax on Billionaires? Oh, the Horror!
April 1, 2026 | Should billionaires pay a small, one-time wealth tax to support the common good? One calls it "the greatest tragedy ever."
Articles by Jim Hightower
AI and Big Tech Are Flooding Middle America with Bribes
March 18, 2026 | Data center hucksters are trying to buy state lawmakers in bulk because the public doesn't buy what they're selling.
Beware of AI Swill
February 25, 2026 | AI billionaires are polluting our communities with glossy PR promoting their water-guzzling, utility-bill-raising data centers.
The GOP’s Solution to Corruption: Just Legalize It
February 5, 2026 | The party’s so-called “stock trading ban” still allows members of Congress to own and sell stock in corporations they oversee.
You Can’t Learn from History If You Cover It Up
October 23, 2025 | There’s not enough whitewash in the world to cover the ugliness of slavery, and it’s self-destructive for the government to try.
Elon Musk Should Pay the Same Social Security Taxes You Do
October 2, 2025 | This one honest, fair, and simple adjustment would keep the program fully funded in perpetuity.
With Gerrymandering, Your Local Rep. Isn’t Local — And Isn’t Yours
August 27, 2025 | This GOP ploy is stripping away America’s fundamental principle of representative democracy.
Sanitation Workers Should Make More Than Trump’s Cabinet Officials
July 17, 2025 | The administration is firing valuable public servants to cut taxes for billionaires. They’ve got it backwards.