Don’t Let Them Take Your Post Office Away
December 24, 2018 | America’s most popular public service literally delivers for its people. Anti-government zealots want to sell it off.
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
The Progressive Promise of ‘Trump Country’
December 19, 2018 | The left can offer much of what Trump voters say they want: health care, fair wages, education, clean water, and a government uncorrupted by big money.
Free the Free Press from Wall Street Plunder
November 30, 2018 | Our right to a free press is meaningless if hedge funds can gobble up and gut the community newspapers that exercise it.
Skip Cyber Monday — Support a Real Local Business
November 20, 2018 | The online shopping day is just another ploy by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to siphon sales from real stores.
Did You Hear? Poverty Ended
November 14, 2018 | Trump's advisers say there's no more need for anti-poverty programs. Let's see them raise a family of four on $25,000.
White House Economists Are Obsessed with Socialism
November 7, 2018 | A new White House report links the idea of Medicare for All with Mao. Really?
These Ballot Measures Could Bring More Democracy to Your State
October 31, 2018 | Corporate elites are so afraid of democracy that they're actually trying to outlaw it.
Stealing the Vote
October 17, 2018 | The GOP isn't out to "win" elections anymore. They're just trying to make sure anyone who might vote against them can't.
Traumatizing Kids Out of Sight Is Just As Bad
October 10, 2018 | We no longer see the images on TV every night, but it's still happening.
Cowboys for Climate Action
September 25, 2018 | A new group is naming and shaming the people bankrolling climate change denial.
Amazon Is Making Workers Tweet about How Great It Is to Work There
September 19, 2018 | They even get bathroom breaks, they say. Doesn't sound suspicious at all!
Amazon’s Worth $1 Trillion, So Why Is It Robbing Taxpayers?
September 12, 2018 | It’s like Bonnie and Clyde, but instead of robbing banks, Amazon has enticed city and state officials to rob their own citizens.
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
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.