GOOFS AND GOTCHAS

Friday, January 9, 2009
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]

CHRISTMAS: DADDY'S PHILOSOPHY

Thursday, December 25, 2008
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

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

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 12/24/08

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

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

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

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

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

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 11/28/08

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

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]

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