Where Did Our Local Newspapers Go?
February 28, 2024 | Non-local, profit-chasing hedge funders have gutted America's newspapers. But reporters aren't giving up that easily.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Abortion Ban Extremists Are Using a Slave Law to Repress Women
February 21, 2024 | Texas is trying to ban the use of its roads by people seeking care outside the state — and even dispatching right-wing vigilante groups to chase them.
Turning Down Food Assistance for Poor Children Is Shockingly Callous
February 7, 2024 | 15 right-wing governors are shamefully refusing federal aid meant to feed hungry kids.
Border Wall Absurdity Is Reaching New Heights
January 31, 2024 | Some Republicans are saying we need to wall off the 5,500 mile Canadian border, too. You can’t even satirize this stuff.
Corporations Want to Save Junk Fees
December 6, 2023 | Can you squeeze blood from a turnip? Some big corporations want to try — and you’re the turnip.
Voters Banned the Book Banners
November 29, 2023 | Candidates aligned with “Moms for Liberty,” a group very much opposed to liberty in our schools, were run out of school boards across the country.
The Humanities Are Priceless
November 15, 2023 | We shouldn’t let far-right politicians strip our education system down to what corporate employers demand.
Mike Johnson’s Revolving Door
November 8, 2023 | Man of the people? The new House Speaker just appointed Big Pharma’s top lobbyist as his policy director.