Articles by Jim Hightower
Fomenting the Fear of Foreigners
December 2, 2014 | Republican lawmakers have decided that bashing immigrants is good politics.
Show Up on Thanksgiving or Get Fired
November 25, 2014 | Why can’t unbridled consumerism take a breather on holidays?
Obama Pardons Two Republican Turkeys
November 24, 2014 | A Big Ag group with a soft spot for the GOP supplied the birds.
The First Casualty of War
November 19, 2014 | A truth-telling general admits that Washington got it wrong in Iraq and Afghanistan.
High-Status Sad Sacks
November 18, 2014 | America's overworked upper-1-percenters are stressed out.
Silicon Valley Shakedown
November 12, 2014 | Tech giants are sinking to new lows as they squeeze their workers.
How Shy People Stole Our Elections
November 11, 2014 | The hot new trend is to campaign anonymously, not even whispering your name to voters.
Afghanistan’s Poppy Output Hits New Highs
November 5, 2014 | Even fields of flowers have gotten the best of us in that land.
The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way into the Civilian Market
November 4, 2014 | Corporate arms peddlers are holding field demonstrations and trade shows for police chiefs and other non-military officials.
Denton Tells Big Oil to Frack Off
October 29, 2014 | Nothing's crazier than letting corporate giants plunder the environment and deny our democratic right to govern local communities.
Wal-Mart Scrooges Us All
October 22, 2014 | The nation's largest retailer is passing the cost of health care onto you.
Off to War We Go
October 21, 2014 | For a preview of what we're stepping into in Iraq and Syria, consider how badly things turned out in Afghanistan.