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The earth's core, consisting largely of iron, helps balance our spinning planet. On the other hand, the core of too many of today's prominent political leaders consists almost entirely of unintended irony, which tends to make them go all wobbly on their political stands. This might be comical were it not so destructive for our nation.
SNEAKING THE PLUTOCRATIC AGENDA INTO STATE LAW
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Michigan's working families are mighty hard hit these days, but the state's new governor, Rick Snyder, has reached out with a helping hand.
Not for workers though. Instead, he handed... [read more]
ACADEMIC FREEDOM FOR SALE CHEAP!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Billionaires are different from you and me, for obvious reasons, including the fact that they buy much pricier baubles than we do.
A sleek car costing $100,000? Why that's just an... [read more]
WHO'S BEHIND ATTEMPT TO MUZZLE MICHIGAN PROFESSORS?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Suddenly – from out of the blue – three professors at three different Michigan universities simultaneously received identical freedom-of-information demands for any and all of their emails that used certain words.
... [read more]
NAME THOSE NUTS!
Friday, November 5, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
In a recent commentary, I noted that during the past three decades the Republican Party has been jerked from its historic position of mere conservatism... to right-wingism... to today's kooky crackpotism.
... [read more]
NAME THOSE NUTS!
Friday, October 15, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
In a recent commentary, I noted that during the past three decades the Republican Party has been jerked from its historic position of mere conservatism... to right-wingism... to today's kooky crackpotism.
... [read more]
"CONSERVATISM" HAS TURNED INTO "CRACKPOTISM"
Monday, September 20, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
I'm at a loss for words, so I need your help.
Not so long ago, Republican officeholders in our country were conservatives, a political philosophy which literally encompasses the notion of... [read more]
THE OXYMORON OF "TEXAS EDUCATION"
Friday, March 26, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
I love nuts. Pecans, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios – I love them all. But my favorite nuts by far are those homegrown natives on the Texas Board of Education. You just can't get any nuttier than... [read more]
WHEN TOM SPEAKS, PEOPLE GIGGLE
Friday, March 19, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
O, let us rejoice, for he's back!
Tom DeLay, I mean – the corrupt ego maniac who rose to power in the U.S. house of Representatives before falling into disgrace over... [read more]
PALIN IS READY FOR THE NATIONAL POLITICAL STAGE
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
It went unacknowledged by the mass media, but Sarah Palin recently made a major contribution to the public good. By abandoning her position in Alaska's state government and moving to Fox News, Palin instantly raised... [read more]
PERRY'S PRAYER-A-PALOOZA
When Texas became a republic in 1836, its constitution banned "ministers of the gospel" from holding any political office.
Our problem these days, however, is not ministers in office, but politicians... [read more]