America’s Political Soul
Who opposes and who supports “Big Change?” That’s at the heart of the fight for America’s political soul. Making real democratic change is messy, inherently anti-establishment and fundamentally … Read more
Jim Hightower
Pandemic Profiteers, Trump and Peter Cottontail
Trump and the Republican Senate are enabling pandemic profiteers, at everyone’s expense. Wartime profiteering is an especially vile form of corporate greed, yet it has been as common … Read more
With COVID-19, Suddenly America is Asking, ‘Where’s the Government?’
Nothing like COVID-19 to bring home the need that all of us have for an adequately funded, fully functioning, competent government. Suddenly, with the COVID-19 epidemic, America is … Read more
How Weird Is the Democratic Party Establishment?
Biden would be uniquely vulnerable to Trump this fall and lose the political future for Democrats and the Democratic Party establishment, though they don’t realize it. Just when … Read more
Trump Flees Afghanistan, but US Still There
Trump is crowing that he’s negotiated an end to the ridiculously expensive and pointless military adventure in Afghanistan. Only… he hasn’t. It’s over. Donald the Dealmaker says that … Read more
The Amazing Fall of Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’
Donald Trump has continuously stamped his tiny feet and demanded that Congress shell out more than 10 billion of our taxpayers’ dollars for a “big, beautiful wall” he … Read more
On the Ballot: The Egalitarian Future of Our Society
This year, voters will be making fundamental decisions, like whether or not we want an egalitarian future. With dozens of Democratic candidates having entered the presidential race (some … Read more
Change Is Coming
Family farmers have coalesced with other political outsiders to put forth a complete overhaul of industrial agribusiness: Indeed, finally, change is coming. As we hurtle into the 2020s, … Read more
How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich?
Imagine. You’re one of the privileged uber-rich, and on top of already having billions of bucks tucked away, suddenly, in a single year, here comes 27.3 more gushing … Read more
Doing the Tax Dodge Tap Dance
Doing the tax dodge tap dance is complicated, requiring sophisticated techniques and tricky maneuvers. Sen. Russell Long, the powerful Senate Finance Committee chair from 1966 to 1981 from … Read more
