North Carolina Rips More Holes in Its Safety Net
July 10, 2013 | If ignorance is bliss, Governor McCrory must be ecstatic.
Articles by Jim Hightower
The People ‘Hijack’ Democracy in Austin
July 9, 2013 | How embarrassing for those Texan political "leaders" to have had their repressive, extremist, and dangerous anti-choice legislation derailed by, well, women.
Padding the Bottom Line by Gouging the Customer
July 3, 2013 | Big Food considers corporate chicanery to be a legitimate business practice.
Oh Say Can You See Through the Frackers’ Big Lie?
July 2, 2013 | The surge in fracked gas is headed for export and won't boost the nation's energy independence.
A Raw Deal from TransCanada and the Texas Railroad Commission
June 25, 2013 | Texans like Julia Trigg Crawford are rebelling against a toxic combo of ignorance and arrogance.
Metadata Mining Is Mega Awful
June 19, 2013 | There's no shortage of complaints about the nation's massive surveillance dragnet now that We the People know about it.
Don’t Squat in Your Spurs or Be an Idiot
June 18, 2013 | As the ceremonial yakker, I urged new grads to work for the common good.