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The spark that ignited tea party wrath in 2008 was not such right-wing bugaboos as "Obamacare," the federal deficit, or states' rights, which were added on later by Koch-created front groups. Rather, the uprising sprang directly from the public's raw outrage over Washington's flagrant coddling of Wall Street banksters.
Recent Commentaries
Ag biz gags on its own gag law
Thursday, May 9, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Amy Myer was curious. Then she was appalled. Then she was charged with the "crime" of using a cell phone to video what appalled her.
Welcome to the Brave New World... [read more]
Politicking by corporate cowards
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Hide & seek can be a fun game for kids, but when huge corporations play it in our elections, fun becomes infuriating.
Last year, corporate interests sought to elect their candidates... [read more]
Stop the serial killers of garment workers
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Sometimes, corporate greed flares with such intensity that it ignites public outrage.
This happened in April when an eight-story, recklessly-built clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh crashed. Hundreds of workers were crushed... [read more]
The cold calculation of clothing corporations
Monday, May 6, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
You see them in stores across our country and around the world: colorful and stylish clothing with happy-sounding brand names like Children's Place, Papaya, Joe Fresh, Free Style Baby, and Mango.
... [read more]
Buying time-shares in Congressional committee leaders
Friday, May 3, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
You never know how popular you are, how smart you are, and how funny your jokes are – until you become the head of a Congressional committee.
If you're named to... [read more]
Turning legislative tricks for corporate Johns
Thursday, May 2, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Prostitutes are amateurs compared to Texas State Sen. Kel Seliger, whose going rate is $20,000-a-pop. At least, that's what he was paid last year by Waste Control Specialists.
First, some... [read more]
The irony in Bush's dandy new library
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Gosh, it seems like only yesterday that we saw George W on TV reading The Pet Goat to some second graders – but now he's all grown up and has an entire, super-duper, king-sized library... [read more]
An Afghanistan high
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
After 11 years of war, $664 billion expended so far, 2,210 Americans dead, more than 35,000 of our troops maimed and shattered, and our good reputation spent – what have we built in Afghanistan?
... [read more]
George W's $250-million can of whitewash
Monday, April 29, 2013 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Big doings in Big D – the George W. Bush Presidential Library, Museum & Institute has opened with elaborate fanfare!
And what a piece of work it is: a $250-million,... [read more]
Oh joy – the branch bank of the future is here!
The giant banks that wrecked our economy are thriving today, thanks to public funds that Washington continues to make available to them, even as the middle class continues to sink. Yet, those same narcissistic bankers... [read more]