One in three Americans are now poor, sapping our nation's social, economic, and moral strength
Poverty in America: Bigger than ever and rapidly spreading. The flood of poor people in this Land of Plenty is being swollen by turbulent economic waters sweeping millions of Americans downstream from the middle class. This is our nation's true economic crisis. Unlike the manufactured "fiscal cliff" hysteria that continues to consume Washington politicos and pundits, the present pace of poverty really is dragging down our economy and our nation's potential for greatness.
National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of Thieves In High Places: They've Stolen Our Country And It's Time to Take It Back, Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks. [
A rebellion inside the corporate structure
Corporate shareholders are revolting! In the very best sense of that term.
More and more investor groups today are rebelling against the top managers of some of the corporations they own.... [read more]
Seeing things at the Jersey Shore
If you see things that really are not there – are you crazy? Maybe not. Maybe the ones who put the non-existent things there for you to see are the crazy ones.
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The hopping hypocrite of Frog Jump
I'll bet that Mark Twain, who wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," would've loved a current saga that I call: "The Jumping Congress Critter of Frog Jump, Tennessee."
The... [read more]
Biotech runs amuck. Again
When asked what the world needs, people tend to go all gushy and offer up such fuzzy stuff as "world peace" and "more kindness."
Yeah, yeah... [read more]
IRS should outlaw all "social welfare" political fronts
If you're covered in political stink, it might be prudent to avoid yelling "dirty politics" at others.
Lately, a mess of right-wing tea party groups have been wailing nonstop that they... [read more]
Reverse the perverse corporate ethic of fat CEO pay
Isn't it interesting that the ethics of corporate pay shift 180 degrees as you take the elevator from the work floor to the executive suites? Interesting… and infuriating.
Down below,... [read more]