In the Roberts Court, 'The People' Be Damned
If the Roberts Court does indeed overturn Roe v Wade, it will be a pricey “victory” for right wing politicos. Today’s six-member super-majority on the Supreme Court has … Read more
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
The Court’s New Clothes
Having discarded cloaks of judicial temperament, far-right extremists on the Court are hoping no one notices their naked political activism. Public opinion of the Supreme Court’s job performance … Read more
Why Should We the People Respect a Court That Disrespects the People?
How can we respect a court that has needlessly, dangerously and rather ludicrously become a black-robed autocracy? When Supreme Court member Justice Samuel Alito’s secret plan for canceling … Read more
The Corporate Connection to the ‘War on Women’
Top corporate execs may not actually agree with the war on women, but abortion being outlawed is not a big concern for them. The most aggressive and virulent … Read more
The Inflation Blame Game
Almost all big corporations are playing a tricky inflation blame game while publicly moaning about supply chain delays and the like. The problem with our so-called “free market” … Read more
Bovine Excrement
Our BS beef economy has producers and consumers at the mercy of a bovine meat cartel. It’s not widely discussed, but market concentration is a devastating double-edged sword, … Read more
Calling Joe Biden
Calling Joe Biden: Breaking the stranglehold that monopolies have on our economy is not a job for the politically meek. For years, as ever-bigger corporate combines grabbed ever-bigger … Read more
Democrats, Please Be Democrats!
This is prime time for the party to actually be Democrats, to unite ordinary Americans behind a national agenda of lasting progressive change. I think we can now … Read more
Supreme Thieves Disguised in Robes of ‘Justice’
The Court’s six right-wing “Supreme Thieves” have turned what’s meant to be a citadel of democracy into a Republican rubber stamp for plutocracy. Barry Goldwater, considered a right-wing … Read more
Trucker Shortage: Drivers Are Hijacked by Immoral Corporate Bosses
The trucker shortage isn’t due to COVID restrictions, it’s because they are underpaid, overworked and dehumanized. The recent traffic-clogging protests in Canada, Washington, D.C., Europe and elsewhere by … Read more
