Poverty and Wealth Clash in the Hamptons
May 5, 2021 | Homeowners in one of America’s wealthiest zip codes are fighting their impoverished indigenous neighbors efforts to develop.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Don’t Let Wall Street Get Rich Off Water
April 28, 2021 | Shameless speculators are trying to privatize and commoditize the water all humans need to live.
America, Go Big Again
April 21, 2021 | Joe Biden may be a lifelong, go-slow politician, but his infrastructure plan is a serious, ambitious investment in the public good.
The End of Trickle-Down Economics
April 7, 2021 | The past year has laid waste to the arguments behind “trickle down” theory. Instead, let’s have wealth “percolate up.”
Are You a ‘Low-Quality’ Voter?
March 31, 2021 | Republican officials no longer support democracy — and they aren’t bothering to hide it.
A Mob Is Coming for Your Voting Rights
March 17, 2021 | It’s not a crowd of rioters, like on January 6 — it’s a group of legalistic autocrats like Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell.
Our Elections Are Being Rigged
March 10, 2021 | Republican lawmakers are stealing our electoral process in broad daylight.
Where Does the Buck Stop in Texas?
March 3, 2021 | Texas Republicans took money from the utilities they failed to regulate. Now they’re pointing the finger elsewhere for power failures.