Attack of the Billionaires
March 12, 2012 | Some 300 uber-rich corporate plutocrats and their political hirelings have pledged at least $100 million to bombard the Obama campaign with viciously negative ads.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Treating Sick Rich Folks
March 5, 2012 | The plutocratic elite is perverting health care into a luxury commodity.
Stealing State Parks
February 27, 2012 | Top politicos in many states are closing many of their parks, slashing hours and services at others, or simply handing over the public's asset to profiteering corporations.
The Chief Twinkie Goes Ding Dong
February 13, 2012 | After sinking into bankruptcy, Hostess Brands is trying to squeeze its workers without disrupting its junk food sales.
Save the Babies
February 6, 2012 | GOP lawmakers are howling to overturn the EPA's mercury regulations.
Buying Our Future
January 30, 2012 | Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas-based global casino baron who has long been a major funder of far-right-wing causes, is Newt Gingrich's very special political pal.
Afghanistan’s Poppy War
January 23, 2012 | International efforts to stamp out opium production are failing.