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"Panama Papers" reveal scandalous hypocrisy

April 2016

It’s said that there’s nothing more vicious than a wild animal that’s cornered, but I’d add that there’s nothing more... Read more...

How to make billboards uglier

April 2016

Okay people, we need to discuss billboards. Yes, we really must. At best, these giant corporate placards are problematic –... Read more...

What happened to America’s train system?

April 2016

Why are we Americans stuck with an out-of-date railroad system, while nations with a small fraction of our resources are... Read more...

How clueless can the GOP establishment get?

April 2016

Exciting news, people! The Republican Party’s establishment has a secret plan to stop its blue-collar voters from supporting Donnie Trump.... Read more...

What is fueling "Hurricane Donnie" Trump

April 2016

Elites tend to be… well, elite. As in, “clueless” about what your everyday working stiff is thinking. Most hoity-toities don’t... Read more...

Get the Lowdown on the new Hightower Radio schedule

April 2016

Today, please allow me to have a personal moment with you regular listeners to my Hightower Radio commentaries. For nearly... Read more...

Let’s adopt the GOP’s national platform

April 2016

Well, I didn’t expect this! The National Republican Party has published an official policy document showing that the GOP really... Read more...

Everyday patriots

March 2016

The dictionary defines a patriot as, “One who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests.” Supports... Read more...

Why doesn’t Congress do what the people want and need?

March 2016

If you wonder why congress critters keep ignoring what the people want them to do – while doing things that... Read more...

Here’s my plan to stop airlines from gouging us

March 2016

In one of Stephan Pastis’ “Pearls Before Swine” comic strips, his character, “Rat,” develops a smart phone app that I... Read more...

Who are the pickpockets prowling your city's airport?

March 2016

If you take the word f-r-e-e and rip the “r” out of it, what do you get? Two things, actually:... Read more...

How Big Pharma is trying to improve its image

March 2016

Big news, people! Especially for those of you upset by the skyrocketing prices of the essential prescription medicines you take... Read more...

Will GOP lawmakers say "yes" to any Obama proposal?

March 2016

In a stunning development, President Barack Obama has had to cancel today’s scheduled trip to Capitol Hill, where he intended... Read more...

Transforming humans into billboards

March 2016

Billboards must to be living creatures, for they appear to propagate, spreading everywhere, growing to enormous size, shouting corporate messages... Read more...

What do chickens and our constitutional rights have in common?

March 2016

Imagine the outcry by tea party Republicans if state legislators were passing laws banning the use of video cameras in... Read more...

Who is behind Obama's push for TPP?

March 2016

A recent article about Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership opened with this sunny headline: “Trade Pact Would Lift US Incomes, Study... Read more...

The small idea of a tall wall

March 2016

Billions of our tax dollars have already been wasted on the fantasy that America can wall itself off from the... Read more...

Bernie battles Clinton… and the corporate media

March 2016

A political contagion is sweeping across our land, spread by America’s corporate media outlets. Its name is “media bias,” and... Read more...

How to make billboards uglier

March 2016

Okay people, we need to discuss billboards. Yes, we really must. At best, these giant corporate placards are problematic –... Read more...

What did we learn from Antonin Scalia’s death?

March 2016

How curious that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in, of all places, an exclusive, West Texas hunting lodge. Curioser... Read more...

Going down the Republican rabbit hole

March 2016

Help! We political wordsmiths are in urgent need of help from lexicologists! The Republican presidential primary has gone so far... Read more...

What happened to America’s train system?

March 2016

Why are we Americans stuck with an out-of-date railroad system, while nations with a small fraction of our resources are... Read more...

Why the GOP’s fence fantasy is a farce

March 2016

A proper wall, we’re told, makes good neighbors, But an 18-foot high, 2000-mile long wall goes way beyond proper, antagonizes... Read more...

Where does the GOP’s right-wing grouchiness come from?

March 2016

I’ve found it! I’ve discovered the original document framing the tea party’s political creed. Tea-infused Republicans are the “anti” party... Read more...

Texas workers discover a corporate giant’s shriveled ethical heart

March 2016

The “human resources” departments of huge corporations are known for issuing helpful bulletins to employees, such as this one: “The... Read more...