Beware of “Spot,” the $75,000 Wonder Dog August 2021Tick-tick-tick… each sweep of Big-Tech’s clock enhances corporate power – but its hands also sweep away more of our civil...
To fix the Labor Shortage, Start With the Wage Shortage August 2021At a recent congressional hearing on America’s so-called “labor shortage,” megabanker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, offered this insight: “People...
Should “Workforce” mean forcing workers to take crappy jobs? August 2021A recent headline blared: “Labor shortages end when wages rise.” Gosh, Captain Obvious, what an amazing discovery! Someone notify the...
There’s Rich, Ugly Rich, and Jeff Bezos August 2021I cheered recently when the richest man on Earth had himself rocketed into space. But then he came back down....
How Pathetic is Jeff “Space Boy” Bezos? August 2021When I was just a tyke, cowboy actors were marketed as role models for little backyard cowpokes like me, and...
A Phoenix is Rising July 2021Our local newspapers are being merged, purged, shrunk, shut down, and looted by Wall Street profiteers – yet there’s good...
The Oracle Speaks July 2021Mega-investor Warren Buffett once held a big portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, and he specialized in squeezing out competitors...
How the corporate plutocracy works July 2021An old political truism notes that, “Where there’s a will, there are 1,000 won’ts.” And what a hurricane of won’ts...
Is America big enough to Go Big again? July 2021It’s time for America to go back to the future – a future of true greatness created by a people...
Why Corporations Pay Millions for Executive Mediocrity July 2021Most people believe the American economy is being rigged by and for bankers, CEOs, and other superrich elites, because… well,...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: The Right to Repair Movement July 2021You bought it, you own it–and that means if it broke, you can fix it, right? Not so fast! Turns...
The Grand Larceny of Bank(er) Robbery July 2021Exciting news from Wall Street: Our wealth markets are booming! Everything from the Dow Jones Average to gold prices are...
Is Your Governor Part Of The GOP’s Border Stunt? July 2021Herd immunity is important in stopping deadly viruses, but in politics the herd instinct can send a whole species over...
The Odd Virus Attacking Republican Governors July 2021WARNING: A mutant coronavirus named Gubernatorious Imbecilious is spreading across the country, threatening to become pandemic. Originating earlier this year...
Can GOP Autocracy Outlaw American Democracy? July 2021Ralph Waldo Emerson told of a dinner guest who went on and on about the virtue of honesty, offering his...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Rick Levy (TX AFL-CIO) and USW Beaumont Workers June 2021While ExxonMobil holds out for huge changes to seniority, safety, and layoffs, the massively profitable corporation has locked out 650...
Are You a “Low-Quality” Voter? June 2021Hey, you, get away from those polling places! We don’t want your kind here! Scram! That’s a stupid, shameful, and...
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and You. Which One Pays Taxes? June 2021Here’s a thought-provoking bumper sticker: “The system is fixed. We must break it.” This thought came into vivid focus recently...
Will Jeff Bezos Return to Earth a Better Human? June 2021While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, “I have a dream,” it was full of lofty ethical stuff like “justice...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: Beto O’Rourke & Paula Littles June 2021You’ve no doubt heard about the egregious legislation coming out of the Lone Star State that’s threatening the very foundation...
BONUS: Join me at the Hightower Lowdown Happy Hour at the Chat & Chew Cafe June 2021Hidey-ho, folks! Thanks for tuning in to and sharing my weekly commentaries. Also, I hope you’ll join me for a...
To fix the Labor Shortage, Start With the Wage Shortage June 2021At a recent congressional hearing on America’s so-called “labor shortage,” megabanker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, offered this insight: “People...
Should “Workforce” mean forcing workers to take crappy jobs? June 2021A recent headline blared: “Labor shortages end when wages rise.” Gosh, Captain Obvious, what an amazing discovery! Someone notify the...
Let’s Create a Bank System That Serves People, Instead of Bankers June 2021Corporate ideologues never cease blathering that government programs should be run like a business. Really – what businesses would they...
Happy Hour with Hightower at the Lowdown Chat & Chew Cafe: AWPU’s Mark Dimondstein & Lori Cash June 2021Can we hear it for the public Post Office?! Except for a few corporate privatizers, almost everyone appreciates the minor...
