What Are We Paying Mitch McConnell For?
March 8, 2016 | Imagine if you tried drawing your paycheck after ignoring your workload.
About Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower, an OtherWords columnist, is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. He’s also editor of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown
Articles by Jim Hightower
You Don’t Matter to Drugmakers
March 2, 2016 | Big pharma executives are going all out to paint themselves as the good guys — just not to you.
Mitch McConnell Is a Supreme Hypocrite
February 24, 2016 | The president’s responsibility to appoint judges isn’t voided in an election year.
The Billionaire Bankrolling the Latest Trade Deal Push
February 17, 2016 | A corporate-backed study says the latest Washington trade scam will raise incomes — but for whom?
Stomping on Our Constitutional Rights
February 10, 2016 | Several states have made it a crime to record corporate animal abusers in the act.
Political Poison
February 4, 2016 | The Flint lead disaster exposed the callousness of people like Michigan’s governor, who blame the poor for all of their misfortune.
The Sanders Sensation
February 3, 2016 | Bernie’s people-powered movement has already shattered one of the Democratic establishment’s holy myths.
Manna from Hell
January 27, 2016 | While soldiers who go to war risk death, the big corporations that go to war reap perpetual profits.
Zuckerberg’s Get-Away Car
January 21, 2016 | The Facebook founder's “philanthropy” lets him stash his billions without paying taxes.
Sanders Proves the Pundits Wrong
January 20, 2016 | Bernie’s now beating Hillary Clinton in the Iowa and New Hampshire polls.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime for a CEO?
January 14, 2016 | Corporate honchos say taxes are "forcing" them to relocate their businesses to offshore tax havens.
Border Boondoggle
January 13, 2016 | The GOP's "just build a wall" simpletons don't know what they’re talking about.
When College Athletes Do the Corporate Hustle
January 9, 2016 | Bowl game sponsors are gaming our tax laws.
This Global Ruling Is Just Not Cool
January 6, 2016 | The World Trade Organization is penalizing American businesses over our consumer right-to-know laws.
Why Isn’t the Media Feeling the Bern?
December 31, 2015 | Polls show that Bernie Sanders would trounce Donald Trump, but you’d never know that from watching TV news.