Trump’s one-word re-election campaign August 2020“Socialism,” snarled The Donald at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. And the obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back...
The virus that’s killing America July 2020The holy mantra of health professionals was coined about 2,500 years ago by the Greek physician, Hippocrates: “Do no harm.”...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Tom Frank July 2020Is Donald Trump a “populist”? Are you kidding? Grab a beverage, pull up a chair, and join Hightower and celebrated...
The exceptional greed of healthcare executives July 2020Sometimes I don’t know whether to weep uncontrollably, laugh hysterically, or just throw up. I recently did all three when...
Sneaking public dollars into private schools July 2020During today’s COVID-19 crisis, the PR departments of every brand-name corporation are running slick ads nobly proclaiming: “We’re all in...
Spinning around on Trump’s Money-go-round July 2020The Donald is in a funk. He’s been outsmarted by an inert virus, his poll numbers are tanking, and even...
Sacrificing people to corporate profit July 2020As directed by their big business funders, top Republican officeholders across the country have been defying public health experts in...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Kai Wright July 2020History has a way of repeating itself — and what can learn from that? Join Hightower and Kai Wright, host...
Cashing in on the COVID crisis July 2020Why does Donald Trump refuse to wear a coronavirus mask? Because he realizes that, in a mask, we’d all recognize...
The GOP’s grotesque plan to cope with COVID-19 July 2020Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease is presently raging anew because corporate-serving public officials rushed to “open the...
Meet the Slaphappy Governor of Texas July 2020Once again, my state of Texas is saddled with a Republican gubernatorial goober. Greg Abbott is this guy’s name, and...
The meek reality behind Trump’s pose as a Bull Moose Populist July 2020It’s been pointed out that Donnie Trump has unusually small hands… but who cares? What’s truly alarming are his unusually...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Beto O’Rourke June 2020There’s no doubt that 2020 is a critical year for voting, right? Join Hightower as he speaks with Beto O’Rourke...
Trump versus the wisdom of Robert E. Lee June 2020While our present President’s moral character seems stuck somewhere between boorish and brutish, it’s only fair to note that he...
A wealth tax for American Progress June 2020The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they’re rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to...
Who was Smedley Darlington Butler, and why is he important? June 2020Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider from the Wall Street...
Unmasking America’s mask profiteers June 2020Everyone should wear a protective medical mask – but some ought to be in ski masks, like those favored by...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Diane Wilson June 2020In our June 16 Chat n Chew, Hightower and Deanna talk with Diane Wilson, a working-class shrimper from the Texas...
What’s behind a mask? June 2020The chief cultural emblem of our times is this: Wearing a mask. Or not. These low-tech, high-impact, low-cost coverings are...
Beware a of a Trump Coup! June 2020The mass these protests against systemic racism are driving Donald Trump plumb crazy! Of course, that’s a pretty short drive...
George Floyd, you, me… us June 2020Viewing the video of George Floyd’s gruesome murder, one word from him stuck in my head, one painful human utterance...
How social distancing can bring us together June 2020Suddenly, “social distancing” is our new national etiquette, abruptly supplanting handshakes, hugs, gatherings, and other forms of ingrained communal behavior...
What does “Small Government” buy us? June 2020Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders...
Standing with George Floyd June 2020One word in particular, one sound, one horror that I can’t get out of my head is this: George Floyd...
What is the proper name for a kakistocracy? May 2020Times of great adversity not only bring out the best and worst in society, but they also flush out some...
