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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.
MAKING “THE LIST”
Friday, October 26, 2007 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Time for another peek [lifestyle theme] into the “Lifestyles of the Rich… and Cranky.”
Those of us in the riff-raff class rarely realize how hard life is for the rich. I... [read more]
VIDEO: The wonderland of Rudy, Mitt & Fred
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What world do these Republican candidates live in? Certainly not the one you and I do!
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AMERICA’S GAPING ECONOMIC DIVIDE
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | Posted by Jim Hightower
What happened to the good ol’ American notion of the common good – the idea that we’re all in this together, trying to build a strong, unified society by fairly sharing the economic gains that... [read more]
PUSHING FOR SHARED PROSPERITY
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 | Posted by Jim Hightower
One of the most oxymoronic and obnoxious phrases in America today is this: “The working poor.”
We live in the richest nation in the history of the world, and it’s... [read more]
POOPING IN LUXURY
Friday, May 18, 2007 | Posted by Jim Hightower
I know some of you snooty people look down on us Texans – thinking we're just rubes and riff-raff with no class. But let me just point this out to you: Austin is to... [read more]
The Real Lewdness in Packwood s Diaries
Friday, January 21, 2000 | Posted by Jim Hightower
If you want to know how congress works, don t bother reading a civics book... just read Sen. Bob Packwood s Diaries. Whoa! What a raunchy guy, huh? But the nastiest revelations in this Oregon Republican s diaries might not... [read more]
Ms. Smith Goes to Washington
Tuesday, February 25, 1992 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Quick, somebody call a doctor . . . I think I'm about to say something good about a Republican! Auugggghh . . . too late, here it comes: Linda Smith is doing her party -- and all of us --... [read more]
The Millionaire's Congress
Friday, February 21, 1992 | Posted by Jim Hightower
It still seems wrong to me that in our so-called democracy -- where 80-percent of us make less than $50,000 a year -- those who supposedly represent us in Congress are way more likely to be in the Millionaire Class... [read more]
Spy Agency Loses Billions
Sunday, February 2, 1992 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Do you stash a little cash in various spots of your home -- a twenty in your tool chest or maybe a C-note in the bottom of your clothes hamper? "Rainy Day" money. But then the day comes when you... [read more]
PAULSON THE GENIUS
When Henry Paulson was plucked out of Goldman Sachs last year by George W to be treasury secretary, he had amassed a multimillion-dollar personal fortune as a Wall Street banker and was hailed by Bush... [read more]