Catering to the Frozen Pizza Lobby
November 28, 2011 | Doting on the financial interests Coca Cola, ConAgra, and Del Monte instead of America's school kids isn't going to get the approval rating for Congress recover from an all-time low.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Border War Rumors
November 21, 2011 | Far from being a chaotic war zone, a study of the 14 Texas counties bordering Mexico shows that the number of murders has actually declined in the past five years.
Big Corporation, Tiny Heart
November 14, 2011 | Walmart is displaying its incredibly shriveled ethical center by whacking the already meager health care benefits that hundreds of thousands of its workers count on.
Shouldn’t Americans Repair America’s Infrastructure?
November 7, 2011 | The $7-billion reconstruction of the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland is in the hands of a state-subsidized Chinese company.
Paulson’s Plaintive Plea
October 31, 2011 | Just because he lives in a 28,000-square-foot, $15-million mansion, why should this billionaire be targeted as an example of plutocratic excess?
The GOP Loves the Federal Spending it Hates
October 17, 2011 | Sen. McConnell's tirade about the Solyndra debacle would've had a lot more moral punch if it were not for Zap Motors.
Big Oil: $135 Million — School Children: 0
October 10, 2011 | Led by Valero Energy Corp., at least 16 huge refiners are trying to poke a lucrative loophole into Texas tax laws.