High-End Donors Target an Antitrust Champion
August 14, 2024 | A few top donors want Kamala Harris to ditch Lina Khan, the first real antitrust champion Americans have had in years. Harris should reject them.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Chick-Fil-A Is Running a Child Labor Summer Camp
July 17, 2024 | Parents, would you pay to have your 5 year old work in the fast food corporate hierarchy?
Corrupt Judges Are Legalizing Bribery
July 10, 2024 | The Supreme Court’s conservatives, who’ve accepted millions of “gratuities” of their own, have ruled that it’s not a bribe if it’s collected after a favor is done.
Corporate America’s New Euphemisms for Gouging
June 27, 2024 | Corporations are now perfecting what they call "price pack architecture": that is, selling you less stuff for the same price.
We Need More Working Class Lawmakers
May 22, 2024 | We’d take better care of ourselves with policies written by plumbers, housekeepers, and child care workers than lawyers, bankers, and ideologues.
God Bless Nurses — And Please Hurry!
May 15, 2024 | Nurses are fighting back against corporations — including religiously affiliated hospital chains — that profit from their low pay and severe understaffing.
Don’t Let Privatizers Kill Our Postal Service
April 24, 2024 | It’s not just a piece of our government they’re trying to eliminate — it’s the idea of America itself.
The End of Anti-Woke Politics?
March 13, 2024 | It turns out most Americans are "woke," with even Republicans rejecting Ron DeSantis's efforts to "Floridize" the country.