To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Bringing Fairness To The American Workplace
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Unions. Who needs ’em? They’re so passe, so 1930s. This is the frantic argument being pushed by corporate lobbyists who’re worried by the recent resurgence in union organizing, political punch and public support. Sure, say these corporatists, unions were needed back in the bad ol’ Depression days, when rich executives and investors […]
Crazy Like A Fox
BY SUSAN ESTRICH As the weeks pass since Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was publicly drawn and quartered by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the man has simply refused to give up. The Energizer bunny has nothing on this guy. I can’t say he’s earned my respect – respect would definitely be the wrong word – but […]
The Mortgage Thieves Return
BY FROMA HARROP First come the shady operators, then comes the collapse, then comes the bailout, then come the shady operators. That, too often, is the sad history of financial meltdowns and their cleanups. The closing days of the Bush Administration offer the familiar spectacle of bad actors descending on a government program fat with […]
Outsourcing America
BY FROMA HARROP Barack Obama’s pick for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, vows to create millions of technology jobs that can’t be outsourced. Sounds good, particularly in this melting economy. On the other hand, Richardson supports expanding the H-1B visa program, which had greased the departure of good-paying tech jobs to lower-wage countries. […]
The Real Bush Years
BY JIM HIGHTOWER As the classic New Year’s song asks, “Should auld acquaintance be forgot?” Not if our auld acquaintance is the Bush regime. Yes, our country will soon be getting a new beginning, and maybe, just maybe, we can put our country back on the right path. As we head that way, however, we […]
