What Is “Iyyikowa,” and Why Do We Need More of It?
The Choctaw have a word, “iyyikowa,” that means serving those in need… and we need more of it. Charles Dickens, writing about the inequality and social turmoil leading … 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.
Trump Blasts into a New Frontier… for War
President Donald Trump is on a mission to turn science fiction into a “new frontier” of official military policy. Bring on Captain Kirk, Spock and the whole intrepid … Read more
What’s the Difference Between Corporate CEOs and Pigs?
Legitimate small businesses are shut out as corporate CEOs pig out on the pandemic relief program. Monty Bennett was just another of the many faceless right-wing millionaire corporate … Read more
What’s the Gimmick in Trump’s Plan to ‘Rescue’ the Public Postal Service?
Of all the things the brooding madman in the White House might focus on during a pandemic, hijacking our public postal service has become his priority. One thing … Read more
The Deadly Economic Disease Behind COVID-19
Our country’s present “economic disease” is not simply caused by a sudden viral outbreak but by severe, decades-long plutocratic policies. In this horrible time of economic collapse, it … Read more
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
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
