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Howard Lutnick wants to have his cake and eat it, too. Then, he intends to eat your cake. Lutnick is another billionaire corporate huckster who was...

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How Trump’s Made-in-America Scam Still Means Made-in-China

Wow! Who says election promises don’t produce real change? Candidate Donald Trump had loudly proclaimed that he’d force U.S. corporations to move...

21.11.2024 10

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Mobile Home Residents Should Be Able To Buy Their Parks – OpEd

Even in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there’d still be a few good ones. But don’t get your hopes up looking into barrels labeled “...

16.11.2024 2

Jim Hightower

Maine Law Lets Mobile Home Owners Buy Their Parks

Even in a barrelful of rotten apples, you might think there’d still be a few good ones. But don’t get your hopes up looking into barrels labeled “...

15.11.2024 6

Jim Hightower

Can Our Elections Be Made Even More Vapid? Some Are Banking On It

Many people feel that America’s political campaigns have become vapid PR hustles with little connection to the real-life concerns of workaday...

11.11.2024 8

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The Shame of TD Bank’s Jolly Bankers

Woody Guthrie satirized Depression-era bankers who routinely gouged farmers and poor people. “I’m a jolly banker, jolly banker am I,” Woody sang...

31.10.2024 5

Jim Hightower

Lilly Ledbetter Fought the Bastards – And Won for All of Us

Forget the cartoonish “Great Man” version of American history. Nearly all social progress in our country has been spurred by unheralded...

24.10.2024 2

Jim Hightower

Sordid Story: Corporate Executives Get Self-Gratification from M&As

Sadism and masochism (abbreviated as S&M) are generally frowned on in polite society as perverse acts of sexual gratification. But what should we...

17.10.2024 4

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To Get Good Local News, Try Do-It-Yourself Journalism

Perhaps you’ve noticed from the shrinkage (or total elimination) of your local newspaper that this source of hometown journalism has become...

03.10.2024 3

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School Lunch, Christian Nationalism and Jesus

An iconic Texas band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, has a song that nails the absurd self-righteousness of Christian supremacists: “Jesus Loves Me...

26.09.2024 3

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Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America’s Farmers – OpEd

A farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar lottery. “Well,” he said, “I guess I’d just keep farming ‘til the money runs...

24.09.2024 2

Jim Hightower

The Battle of Baraboo: Privatizer Greed v. Seniors’ Health Care

Baraboo, Wisconsin, is known as the former home of the Ringling Bros. Circus‘ headquarters. But even that extravaganza of acrobats and clowns could...

18.09.2024 2

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Why Are We Letting Corporate Profiteers Write America’s Farm and Food Policy?

A farmer was asked what he’d do if he won a million-dollar lottery. “Well,” he said, “I guess I’d just keep farming ’til the money runs...

14.09.2024 10

Jim Hightower

Can Mass Media Promote Democracy Instead of Divisiveness? Here’s a Guy Who Did

Every once in a great while, a major media celebrity comes along who puts his or her talent and — well, celebrity — to work for the common good and...

04.09.2024 2

Jim Hightower

Establishment Economists Attack Kamala Harris – For Being Right

“I’ve got those Payday-Friday Grocery store blues.” That working-class lament is from an old bluegrass song, but millions of working stiffs are...

28.08.2024 4

Jim Hightower

The Changing Meaning of ‘Work’ – And the Idea of ‘Boss Man’

“Big Boss Man,” an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for today’s working class: You got me workin’,...

25.08.2024 3

Jim Hightower

Beware the Corporate Democratic Donors With Knives Out for Lina Khan

Khan is the first real antitrust champion America has had in years. But will leading Democrats have the guts and integrity to defend her?

16.08.2024 3

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A Flock of Rich Plutocratic Democrats Want Lina Khan’s Head. Why?

We’ve recently learned about Project 2025, the GOP’s scheme to let corporate agents take over our government. But what about the less visible...

14.08.2024 2

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‘Laffin’ Kamala’ vs. ‘Grumpin’ Trump’

You know that American politics is turning into a sad joke when a supposedly serious presidential campaign tries to demonize laughter. Yet,...

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Trump and His GOP Sycophants Driven Crazy by Kamala

Suddenly, the presidential election has turned dynamic … even fun! The handoff from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris has not only energized Democrats,...

04.08.2024 5

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Singing the Chick-fil-A Child Labor Blues

“Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and …” Wait a minute, what the hell is this? A summer camp for kids — but with a disturbing...

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Why Kids in Louisiana Won’t Listen to Their Pious Governor

For us Texans, there’s nothing new about Bible-thumping politicians bedeviling us with the foolishness of their dogmatic Christian piety. A century...

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