BY JIM HIGHTOWER With chaos in the White House, worsening climate change around the globe, more wars than we can count and a wobbling economy here at home, the last thing we need is another big challenge. But look out! Here comes a doozy! Zooming at us at blinding speed, it’s AI, the fast-evolving science…
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Ho-ho-ho! Wait till you hear about the gifts I gave some of America’s power elites for Christmas. To each of our Congress critters, I sent my fondest wish that, from now on, they receive the exact same income, health care and pensions that we average citizens get. If they receive only the…
BY JIM HIGHTOWER “What did you do in the war, Daddy?” “I was in an Army platoon on the front lines, stringing bands of concertina wire along the border.” “Concertina? Were you in the military band?” “No, no, not a concert. Concertina wire is razor wire, very sharp and painful. It keeps people out –…
Editor’s Note: This essay by our friend and nationally syndicated columnist Jim Hightower calls out the “hedge-fund scavengers” and “ruthless Wall Street profiteers” gobbling up and looting America’s newspapers. It is of particular significance to Oklahoma, because one of the companies cited, GateHouse, is the new owner of the Oklahoman. Since taking over Oct. 1,…
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Anti-feminist politicos and talk show yakkers try to ridicule the reality that women in our rich and advanced society might endure any “oppression.” America isn’t Afghanistan, they snort. Women here get to vote. Girls play all kinds of sports and can grow up to be astronauts or CEOs or anything. Why, we…
