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Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Trump is a pathetic weakling of a president, ridiculously masquerading as a “strong man” while outlawing Good Samaritans. The most ridiculous thing about Donald Trump’s xenophobic, demagogic assault on Central American amnesty seekers is that … Read moreHow Ridiculous Is ‘Strong Man’ Trump’s Weakling Border Stand?
Why won’t Trump stand up for the American workers and stuff being ‘Made in America’? “MAGA,” blusters Donald Trump. “Make America Great Again!” America’s ranching families, however, would like Trump to come off his high … Read moreWhat Does ‘Made in America’ Mean to Trump?
Thanks to the 2017 GOP Tax Giveaway, big business quietly pocketed stunning tax savings they would have — and should have — paid to support America’s public needs. Famed bank robber Willie Sutton once explained … Read moreWhere the Money Is
The sweeping $1.5 trillion tax cut Trump & the GOP rammed into law was a cynical bait-and-switch job, meant to help corporate tax dodgers. How thrilling was Tax Day for you? I refer, of course, … Read moreTax Dodgers Inc.
McDonald’s invests heavily in an AI agenda, as do many corporations. The great thing about corporate giants is that they are such amazing business innovators. Look at the Big Four airline oligopoly, for example. They’ve … Read moreWhat Is the ‘AI Agenda,’ Who’s Pushing It and Why?
What the gutsy Boston Tea Party rebels were actually tossing was corporate monopoly power. Get your heave-ho muscles in shape, for the monopolists are back. Shouting “Down with big government,” today’s tea party Trumpateers claim … Read morePlaying Monopoly for Real
We have been captured by the mesmerizing All Things Trump sideshow — while we are being robbed blind. As America rapidly urbanized in the 1920s and ’30s, nearly every burgeoning city gave rise to a … Read moreAs We Gape at the Trump Sideshow, Corporations Are Picking Our Pockets
Trump’s economic report report is shamelessly grandiose, replete with flagrant fabrications, in other words, just more Trumponomics. It’s shocking, I tell you, shocking, that some millionaires and billionaires would brazenly lie and cheat in a … Read moreTrumponomics: Batman … or Dracula?
Trump trade spat has collapsed the market and prices for grain farmers. As a farmer told me, “You can still make a small fortune in agriculture, but the problem is you have to start with … Read moreHow Much Does Donald Trump Love Farmers?
It ain’t “socialism” in the classic government-runs-everything sense, it’s democratic populism, reversing decades of policies that take from the many to give to the wealthy few. “Socialism,” snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally … Read moreIt’s Not Socialism; It’s What the People Want