Anheuser-Busch, drunk on greed

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 5/15/12

The big brewers often admonish us imbibers of their grain products to "Drink Responsibly." Well, I say back to them: Lobby Responsibly.

In particular, I point to a disgusting binge of... [read more]

Et tu, England?

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 5/14/12

I guess we Americans could take some comfort from the fact that our own plutocrats on Wall Street and in Washington are not the only clueless, out-of-touch, bunch of narcissistic leaders in the world. But,... [read more]

Egalitarian Mormonism v. Mitt's plutocratic narcissism

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 5/11/12

And, lo, Samuel the Lamanite decried the greedy habits of the inhabitants of Zarahemla and proclaimed them doomed: "You are cursed because of your riches," declared the prophet.

Though a... [read more]

Lost in Wal-Mart's rabbit hole

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 5/10/12

The news of massive bribery by Wal-Mart's Mexican subsidiary has filled Republican Rep. Darrell Issa with outrage – not at the corporation's corruption, but at those who're outraged by it.

A... [read more]

The stench of Bentonville spreads to Mexico

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 5/9/12

Apparently a skunk doesn't smell its own stink – or at least it's not offended by it.

Likewise, Wal-Mart honchos are presently talking about the nauseating stench of its still-evolving bribery... [read more]

A sham for Wal-Mart's scam

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 5/8/12

First, the corruption. Then, the cover-up. And now, a sham to cover-up the cover-up.

This is the ongoing saga of the sorry state of corporate morality at the highest levels of... [read more]

Newt's denouement

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 5/7/12

Like a dust devil popping up out of nowhere, twirling furiously for no apparent reason, sucking air into its funnel and stirring up rubbish as it hopscotches here and there for a couple of minutes,... [read more]

Down and out on Wall Street

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 5/4/12

Have you heard about the earthquake that has shaken Wall Street to its very core? Well, brace yourself, for this really is a shocker: bonus payments are down.

Yes, the exorbitant... [read more]

The slickest stunt at SeaWorld

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 5/3/12

Let me tell you a corporate morality tale that I call: "The Shame of Shamu."

Actually, Shamu is not the cause of the shame. After all, that's just the generic name... [read more]

Wal-Mart sinks to the bottom

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 5/2/12

Wal-Mart has long boasted of its "Always Low Prices," but now it has confirmed that it also has "Always low morals."

The bottom line has always been THE line for Wal-Mart... [read more]