Zuckerberg’s Get-Away Car
January 21, 2016 | The Facebook founder's “philanthropy” lets him stash his billions without paying taxes.
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
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.
For-Profit Colleges Are Scandal Machines
December 30, 2015 | This corrupt higher education "industry" ought to be put out of business.
The Trans-Pacific Trade Scam
December 22, 2015 | Despite what President Obama says, the TPP does indeed create a corporate end run around our laws.
Partnering with the Devil
December 17, 2015 | Blatant lies, PR cover-ups, and a culture of total impunity are now central to the corporate business model.
Coke’s PR Scam Explodes
December 16, 2015 | The jig is up for the sugar-water purveyor’s bogus obesity study group.
For Sale: Obscene Monuments to Mammon
December 10, 2015 | The trophy mansion is the most ostentatious game of billionaire one-upmanship yet.
Put This Coal Kingpin in the Stocks
December 9, 2015 | Disgraced CEO Don Blankenship won’t serve more than a year for effectively killing 29 of his workers.
Pink Ribbons and Corporate PR Won’t Cure Cancer
December 3, 2015 | These women want solutions for breast cancer, not pinkwashed corporate sales events.
Big Ag Serves Up Wastewater Salads
December 2, 2015 | California’s industrial farmers are dousing some thirsty crops with fracking chemicals.