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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.
IS GEITHNER REALLY THE BEST THERE IS?
Monday, February 2, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
How ironic that the U.S. Senate confirmed Timothy Geithner to be our new treasury secretary only a week after President Obama, in his inaugural address, called on the American people to embrace a new era... [read more]
GRUMPY BUSHITES
Monday, January 26, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
After the inauguration of the new president, Dick Cheney was grumpy. OK, he’s always grumpy, but this was grumpier than usual.
What irked Dick was that his buddy Bush had... [read more]
OBAMA MUST BE EVEN BOLDER THAN FDR
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
When Franklin Roosevelt was accused of being a traitor to his own privileged class, he jauntily replied: “I welcome their hatred.”
He would feel right at home today, then, for FDR-haters... [read more]
WHY THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT IS SO BELOVED
Thursday, January 15, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Arizona Govenor Janet Napolitano is moving to Washington to become head of the Homeland Security Department in the Obama administration, and I sure hope she’s bringing a load of two things this humongous agency totally... [read more]
PUT SOME BITE IN OUR FINANCIAL WATCHDOGS
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
After Bernard Madoff confessed to looting some $50 billion from investors in a widespread Ponzi scheme, a Democratic member of Congress complained that this huge fraud “fell through the cracks of our regulatory system.”
... [read more]
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.
... [read more]
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
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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.
“HORSE AND SPARROW” ECONOMICS
Time for another Gooberhead Award – presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths running 100 miles per hour… but forgot to put their brains in gear.
Today’s... [read more]