Can sanity finally conquer reefer madness?

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 2/13/13

Besides being founders of our Republic, what did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington have in common? Answer: Hemp.

America's founders were strong promoters of this extraordinarily-useful agricultural crop, and both Jefferson... [read more]

Pulling the curtain on Wall Street's inside jokers

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 2/12/13

Wall Street bankers have such fun!

I don't merely mean at their year-end bonus bashes, when each one rakes in more dollar bills than a tall tree has leaves, but year... [read more]

Rigging elections to steal the White House

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 2/11/13

Since being thumped hard by voters last November, Republican leaders have gone through a period of reflection, introspection, and contemplation – and they now say they must make fundamental internal changes to become realistic political... [read more]

The Interior Secretary's pricey throne

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 2/8/13

Does the name Dirk Kempthorne mean anything to you?

He was a little-known Idaho politico before becoming George W. Bush's industry-coddling secretary of the interior in 2006. While Dirk was not... [read more]

Outlawing exposés of factory farm horrors

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 2/7/13

Big Ag has a big problem – but it's come up with a neat solution.

The problem is that the meat, eggs, and dairy that are marketed to us as... [read more]