The Economy Is Supposed to be Great. So Why Are Workers Miserable?
September 5, 2018 | Quantity is on one thing, but quality is what really matters when it comes to jobs.J
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
Our Economy Is More Concentrated Than Ever
August 29, 2018 | Just four tech superpowers raked in half of this year’s stock price gains by the 500 largest corporations.
The United States of Monopoly Rule
August 13, 2018 | Five banks control half of all U.S. financial assets, and six conglomerates control 90 percent of our media.
Kafka on the Border
July 25, 2018 | The administration has trapped immigrant families in a bureaucratic nightmare — and brought media hacks rushing to defend the indefensible.
Toddlers on Trial
July 17, 2018 | Kids as young as 1 year old are being forced to stand trial alone in Trump's immigration courts, often without even attorneys.
The New York Times Is Still Getting the Bernie Movement Wrong
July 11, 2018 | America's paper of record said a Bernie Sanders-inspired grassroots group was "failing" — just one day before its candidates rocked the Democratic establishment.
Big Oil’s Man in Foreign Policy
June 20, 2018 | The Koch brothers are really getting their money's worth from Trump's secretary of state.
Is Trump Giving Amazon the Postal Service?
June 14, 2018 | Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.
Speak Loudly and Carry a Limp Twig
June 6, 2018 | Trump once promised a Teddy Roosevelt-style populist agenda. There's nothing left of it.
Trump’s Drug Price Reforms Amount to a ‘Sugar-Coated Nothing Pill’
May 30, 2018 | The president says he wants to lower drug prices, but Big Pharma isn't fooled.
The Retired General Who Stopped a Wall Street Coup
May 23, 2018 | General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s War on the Poor
May 16, 2018 | Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America's poorest people has to go.
Banks Defend Their Right to Be Dishonest
May 2, 2018 | Bankers are claiming they have a legal right to profit by cheating their own customers out of their retirement savings.
A Quiet Conspiracy of Billionaires
April 25, 2018 | For decades, the Koch brothers have led a secret coup for the billionaire class.
Life Comes at You Fast. Plan Ahead.
April 18, 2018 | Sadly, life can come to an end all too abruptly. Make sure your paperwork's in order.