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THE 8,000-MEMBER GREATER GRACE TEMPLE in Detroit is the home church of many autoworkers, and its Sunday service on December 7 spoke directly to their troubles. The tone was set by the choir's opening selection, "I'm looking for a Miracle." The Pentecostal pastor kept the spirit moving with a sermon he titled "A Hybrid Hope," after which the congregation joined in a full-throated, hallelujah version of the gospel classic, "We're Gonna Make It." For the men and women who actually do the work in automobile manufacturing (America's quintessential industry), the only hope left for dealing with a catastrophic economic meltdown seems to be prayer. 
CHRISTMAS: DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
This special day got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overdone business of Christmas gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving -- giving of ourselves.
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HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR A BETTER AMERICA
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
It’s better to give than to receive, they say, so I’ve come up with my own sleighful of holiday goodies for some special people.
For member of Congress, for example,... [read more]
Holiday Gifts for a Better America
By In keeping with the Biblical adage that it's better to give than to receive, I came up with a delightful sleighful of holiday goodies this year to dispense to some of our nation's most special people.
A SENATORIAL HISSY FIT OVER THE BAILOUT
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
From the South and West they came, fearless U.S. senators on a mission: Stop the bailout! At long last, here were some politicians with the stuff it takes to go after the audacious and avaricious... [read more]
DIMINISHING THE STENCH IN CONGRESS
Friday, December 19, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
Perhaps you are as excited as I am that, at long last, our Congress critters have delivered for us!
Health care for all, you ask? No, not that. A real economic... [read more]
FROM UGLY POLITICAL ADS TO THE BEAUTY OF RETURN DAY
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
Now that the long election season is behind us, surely people of all political stripes can agree on one thing: At last we’ll get a respite from the bombardment of attack ads, lies, and slimeball... [read more]
LINK UP WITH THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
If the sweeping vote for change on Election Day is really to bear fruit, We The People must be the ones who nurture it. We can’t just crank back in our La-Z-Boys. That's because the... [read more]
Giving Thanks to America's Good Food Movement
The thing that I'm most thankful for on Turkey Day is not the abundance of food at my family's table, but the rebels who produced it.
No, not Butterball. And not Wal-Mart, General Foods or any of the other corporate powers that loom large over America's food economy. To the contrary, I'm thankful for the "good food movement" that has arisen all across our country in rebellion against those powers.
AMERICA’S GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Posted by Jim Hightower
Posted by Jim Hightower
What better day than Thanksgiving to celebrate our country’s food rebels!
I’m talking about the growing movement of small farmers, food artisans, local retailers, co-ops, community organizers, restaurateurs, environmentalists, consumers,... [read more]
GOOFS AND GOTCHAS
Posted by Jim Hightower
Let’s take another trip into the Far, Far, FAR OUT World of Free Enterprise.
Today, Spaceship Hightower takes you into the topsy turvy stratosphere of product advertising, where what you see... [read more]