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Now is the time for boldness! Instead, we're getting Baucusness. Sen. Max Baucus, that is--Montana Democrat, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and frequent spear-carrier for the corporate agenda. He has now been tapped to handle Obama's promised rewrite of America's warped, ineffective, and exorbitantly expensive health-care system.
Recent Commentaries
SPREADING THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT COAST TO COAST
Thursday, July 2, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
What's the number one outdoor activity in America? Not baseball, soccer, jogging or golf. Instead, it's gardening!
I happen to be part of this happy activity. Maintaining a small organic... [read more]
REINING IN CORPORATE TAX DODGERS
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
The British Virgin Islands – the very name conjures up a Caribbean paradise of soft sand beaches, tropical breezes, and the leisurely island lifestyle. Surprisingly, though, this tiny spot is home to more than 400,000... [read more]
FINDING WAYS TO PERK UP CEO PAY
Monday, June 29, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
As we're learning the hard way, CEOs are not quite the brilliant cockadoodledoos they wanted you and me to think they were.
To be fair, however, let's admit that the top... [read more]
DEATH BY PIE
Monday, June 29, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
How's this for a tombstone? "Here lies a guy/ Killed by a pie."
More accurately, the killer is corporate globalization and greed. Food conglomerates scavenge the globe in a constant search... [read more]
ECONOMIC LESSONS FROM AMERICA'S "BOOZE INDICATORS"
Friday, June 26, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Jack Welch, what a guy! The former-CEO of General Electric – who paid himself a fortune while slashing jobs and busting the wages of GE's workers – had an epiphany in 1995. Actually, what he... [read more]
WHY NO REPUBLICAN HEALTH-CARE REFORMS?
Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
We've heard a good deal about Democratic Party plans to reform America's corporatized, no-care health care system – but it's time we considered what Republican congressional leaders are offering.
It's really... [read more]
WHY SUPPORT CORPORATIONS THAT DON'T SUPPORT US?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Yes, our overall economy is a wreck – but you'll be glad to know that one business sector is booming: outsourcing American jobs to India.
It almost makes you burst with... [read more]
A BANKRUPT SYSTEM THAT BANKRUPTS FAMILIES
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
America's corportized health care system keeps producing unpleasant surprises.
We've known for some time that this system, which puts profit above care, is morally bankrupt – but now we learn that... [read more]
WALL STREET IS ROBBING US AT THE GAS PUMP
Monday, June 22, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Like a 4th of July bottle rocket, our gasoline prices are shooting upward. However, tongue-clucking market analysts tell us there's nothing we can do about it, for it's simply the law of supply and... [read more]
A SOFT LANDING IN ROUGH TIMES
These are rough times. How rough, you ask? So rough that even the relative roughness of toilet tissue has arisen as a question of economic and political fairness.
This pressing issue... [read more]