National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, September 6,2012

Labor Day thoughts on a ‘jobless recovery’

Hope you had a Happy Labor Day! And what better time than the annual celebration of America’s working stiffs to draw attention to our national economic recovery? As those attached to the Dow Jon

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, August 30,2012

The Ryan-Romney flim-flam ticket

By Jim Hightower

Let’s talk budget! Yes, the wonky wonderland of the federal budget, with page after page of numbers – what fun, eh? No. Most people would prefer a root canal to a budget discussion (indeed

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, August 23,2012

Black liquor moonshine

By Jim Hightower

Question: If you mix a cocktail of “black liquor,” biofuels, diesel and a generous splash of tax subsidies – then have it shaken vigorously by a U.S. senator and served in a golden g

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, August 16,2012

The people’s choice! Only, not really.

By Jim Hightower

If you thought right-wing politicos couldn’t get any goofier, take a peek at Texas on “Cruz Control.”Ted Cruz is America’s latest tea party darling, having just pulled off a po

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, August 9,2012

A Wall Street devil gets religion... and an apt epitaph

By Jim Hightower

Hallelujah and Holy Smokes! Wall Street has had a “come to Jesus” moment – the biggest sinner on the Street has repented! He is Sandy Weill, the once-lionized dealmaker who turned ou

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, August 2,2012

Protecting insiders from our First Amendment

By Jim Hightower

Ah, it’s August – time for another quadrennial flowering of America’s glorious democratic process, otherwise known as the presidential nominating conventions! This grand testimonial

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, July 26,2012

Let’s consider the GOP’s health care plan

By Jim Hightower

Here’s some useful advice from an old country saying: Never try to teach table manners to a pig – it doesn’t work, it’ll wear you out, and it just annoys the pig. The same advi

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, July 19,2012

Beware of the tomato tamperers

By Jim Hightower

Some people are too smart for your own good. Food geneticists, for example. These technicians have the smarts to tinker with the inner workings of Momma Nature’s own good foods – but not t

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, July 12,2012

Supreme Court vs. The People in Montana

By Jim Hightower

“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” as my old Texas momma used to instruct my brothers and me. But apparently, five of the justices on our Supreme Court didn’t have mommas with su

National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, July 5,2012

Hey Congress, what about the ‘Doug Jones Average’?

By Jim Hightower

To report on how our economy is doing, media outlets keep a constant eye on the Dow Jones Average. But they’re like cats watching the wrong mousehole, for the great majority of Americans have be