The Far Right’s Absurd War on Masks
June 24, 2020 | Low-cost, low-tech masks save lives, but the nutball right has turned them into symbols of tyranny.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Unmasking the Mask Profiteers
June 17, 2020 | A former Trump staffer with no experience landed a $3 million federal contract for medical masks he couldn’t deliver.
Military Leaders: Don’t Enable Trump’s Dangerous Stunts
June 10, 2020 | Almost as bad as Trump’s Bible photo-op was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joining him in combat fatigues.
Betsy DeVos Wants to Rob Poor School Districts
May 27, 2020 | Trump’s education secretary is trying to funnel coronavirus aid away from poor public schools to rich private ones.
How Pro-Trump Millionaires Robbed Small Businesses of Coronavirus Aid
May 20, 2020 | Thanks to a specially carved loophole, one multi-millionaire claimed 339 times more than the average small business received.
CEOs Aren’t Pigs. That’s Unfair — to Pigs.
May 13, 2020 | Pigs are intelligent animals with a sense of social responsibility. CEOs are looting taxpayers funds meant for small businesses.
Don’t Let Trump Gut the Post Office
May 6, 2020 | What kind of leader thinks in a pandemic: “Here’s our chance to kill the postal service!”
The Real Disease Is Inequality
April 29, 2020 | The forces of greed shoved working families to the edge — all it took was a virus to push them over.