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. [
Timber Companies
Jim Hightower, talking about the Pacific Northwest, where timber companies want to keep cutting down 400-to-1000-year-old trees on our public land. They say if they stop, loggers won't have jobs and America's builders won't have lumber.
But it's a myth... [read more]
Stewart Udall
Jim Hightower bringing up a prominent name from our past: Stewart Udall -- successful Arizona lawyer, three-term member of Congress and crusading Interior Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
But his best public service has come after he got out of... [read more]
Kid - Ads
Jim Hightower, talking about the boarding-house reach of today's advertisers, especially when it comes to those ads aimed at our children.
Now I know a bunch of you love Burger King, and more power to you! I grew up eating... [read more]
Judges for Rent
Jim Hightower observing that while Big Business might find it hard to buy a federal judge these days, apparently they can rent one for a couple of weeks.
Yeah, Aetna, Exxon, RJR-Nabisco, GE and other corporations have discovered the gimmick... [read more]
Charity
Jim Hightower with the story about what Saint Peter said to the "philanthropist." It seams a rich man died and tried to get into heaven. But you don't just waltz through those Pearly Gates, you know. No,... [read more]
Billboards in the Sky
Jim Hightower saying, I'm hardly an opponent of advertising. After all, it pays the bills around here and maintains my little habits--like eating and having a roof over my head.
But advertisers seem to lack the gene that occasionally whispers... [read more]