RIGGING THE RULES AGAINST UNIONS

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 6/9/10

There's one direct, grassroots way that workaday folks can create more fairness in our country's plutocratic, corporate-controlled economy: unite in unions. Indeed, some 60 million workers say they'd join a union today if they could.

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PLUTONOMISM

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 6/4/10

For the super-rich hoity toities of our land, the democratic populism arising among the hoi polloi is unpleasant, messy, and... well, so common. Instead of that, they sniff,... [read more]

THE ECONOMY IS UP! OR IS IT DOWN?

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 6/3/10

Good news, people! The economy is roaring like a tiger again, so we shoppers are now willing and able to spend more.

I know this is true, because it says... [read more]

OUR STATE OFFICIALS ARE GOOFIER THAN YOURS

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 6/2/10

Not so fast, Arizona!

You might try to convince the American public that you've got the goofiest, right-wingiest state officials in the land, but – ha! – you can't begin to... [read more]

DON'T REGULATE WALL STREET, RESTRUCTURE IT

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 6/1/10

Boy, Obama and the Democratic senate really socked it to Wall Street with their financial reform bill, didn't they? The American people demanded reform, said the senate banking chairman, and "this [bill] is their victory."

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