National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, May 13,2009

Senate stomps Durbin’s bill to help strapped homeowners

Sam Rayburn, a longtime speaker of the U.S. House, once said, “Every now and then, a politician ought to do something just because it’s right.” Last week, 45 U.S. senators dodged a

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, May 6,2009

Bank profits, banker pay and other banker tricks

By Jim Hightower

I’d like nothing more than to give the bailout scandal a rest — but the bankers won’t let me! They just keep coming at us with ever-more-clever inventions of greed and de

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, April 29,2009

Here’s what’s up with the governor of Texas

By Jim Hightower

Texas politics has long been a source of great amusement for the people of our state, but it’s often a source of bafflement for people beyond our borders. So, sometimes there’s a need to

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, April 22,2009

Look out for the blimp that doesn’t blink

By Jim Hightower

I’ve always wondered: What was the guy who invented bagpipes really trying to make? Well, at least that wheezing, whining invention turned out to be merely irritating, not actually dan

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, April 15,2009

Pusillanimity plus stupidity equals Wall Street greed

By Jim Hightower

Once again, we are faced with the question that has long bedeviled political analysts and barstool pundits everywhere: Is the pusillanimity of Democrats worse than the stupidity of Republicans?

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, April 8,2009

“Too big to fail” is too big — period

By Jim Hightower

As skiers and backcountry hikers know, a whiteout is a blizzard that’s so intense that those caught in it can’t even see the blizzard. That’s how I think of the Wa

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, April 1,2009

Obama’s triple surge into Afghanistan

By Jim Hightower

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to war we go! As President Barack Obama begins winding down the Bush war in Iraq, he is building up his own war farther east. We’re told that it will be a new,

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, March 25,2009

Wall Street arrogance meets Washington meekness on executive bonuses

By Jim Hightower

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.

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, March 18,2009

Fighting back in America’s 30-year class war

By Jim Hightower

David Brooks was upset. You can tell when this conservative and rather-professorial columnist for the New York Times gets upset, because his words almost sag with disappointment — yo

National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, March 11,2009

GOP leaders turn opposition into obstinancy

By Jim Hightower

“No” can be a very good word. Whether dealing with children or Congress, a firm “uh-uh “ can set useful borders for acceptable behavior. And, for such a sho