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By gollies, when the economic going gets tough for America's workaday people, you can always count on our tough-minded political leaders to get going! Get going, as in: rush like hell to find some gimmick to make it look like they're doing something without actually, you know, doing anything.
LOBBYISTS AND LAWMAKERS, PLAYING BY THE RULES
Friday, October 16, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
It's hard to get a good feeling about a congress critter whose PR aide trots out to make a defensive statement like this: "Every fundraising event Sen. Chambliss has held... [read more]
LOBBYISTS TAKE A SOAK
Friday, October 9, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Here's a startling number: 13,000.
That's the number of corporate lobbyists in Washington, DC. Adding to their clout are the thousands of corporate executives who jet into our nation's... [read more]
RICK SCOTTS LATEST FRAUD
Monday, August 24, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Our country's corporatized health care system is so uncaring that 76 percent of Americans tell pollsters it must be "fundamentally changed" or "completely rebuilt." But Rick Scott says uh-uh – what health care needs is... [read more]
BUSHITES STILL WORKING THE GOVERNMENT
Friday, July 10, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
On January 20th, the Bushites were shown the door and sent packing – right?
Yes, but many of them didn't go far. USA Today reports that nearly... [read more]
POLITICOS POCKET SPECIAL-INTEREST MONEY
Thursday, June 18, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Like a shoplifter's long coat, a politician's suit comes with an astonishing assortment of inside pockets – and a report by USA Today reveals that hundreds of lawmakers are eagerly stuffing each one of theirs... [read more]
Pockets of Influence in Washington
By What do shoplifters and members of Congress have in common? Tailor-made clothing.
Like a shoplifter's long coat, the suits of many lawmakers come with an astonishing array of inside pockets that hold surprising volumes of loot. We already know about various conduits that politicians have crafted to funnel cash into their election campaigns, but USA Today recently reported that our congressional stalwarts have also created a series of less-obvious pockets for stashing special-interest influence money.
GOLDMAN FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE
Monday, May 25, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Gosh, the federal henhouse seems to be overrun with Goldman foxes!
Foxes from Goldman Sachs, that is – the financial giant that keeps slipping its top executives inside the government to... [read more]
Wall Street Arrogance Meets Washington Meekness
Citigroup, once the world's largest financial conglomerate, has fallen so far down that you can buy a share of its stock today for less than it costs to use one of its ATM machines.
THE U.S. FUELS MEXICO’S DRUG WARS
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | Posted by Jim Hightower
The U.S. is scolding Mexico. Again.
Washington officials are expressing alarm that Mexico’s government is at risk of a “rapid and sudden collapse” because it is losing control of its territory... [read more]
LOOK WHO'S LOBBYING CONGRESS
How about that messy, silk-stocking coup pulled off this summer by business elites in Honduras? They got their government allies to depose the elected president, Manuel Zelaya, deporting him at gunpoint and installing their own... [read more]