Sicko

Professional gadfly Michael Moore alights on the topic of the shortcomings of the American health-care system, and crafts his most widely accessible film to date.

"...customary fashion of pounding on the doors of insurance CEOs to deliver withering on-camera ambushes and humiliations, but instead..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Opinion: The Conflict of Interest at the Center of AI Regulation Talks

Should Congress really be asking top tech CEOs how best to regulate their industry?

"...the metaverse that included her interviews with over 35 CEOs and executives at top tech companies, including the CEO..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Jane Bernhard

The Hightower Report

Senator takes pity on poor little CEOS; and Propaganda Rules!

"...It seems that many CEOs have come to him with sad sagas of having..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Ungodly Pensions of CEOs; and Drinking Liberally

"...THE UNGODLY PENSIONS OF CEOs Corporate America is fast implementing a two-tiered retirement system:..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Pity for CEOS; and the Granny Peace Brigade

"...PITY FOR CEOs Friends, I'm appealing today to your most charitable instincts...."

May 19, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Right-wingers seize upon Schiavo case; and white-collar hucksters enjoy their freedom

"...her in such a gross grab for partisan gain.FLIMFLAMMING CEOs WALK FREE There's a word for people who take..."

April 1, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Both the feds and the corporations are abandoning the middle class

"...Today, we are a dangerously divided society. Elite CEOs and big investors are grabbing all the gains, leaving..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A Big Corp. becomes Big Brother; and, the SEC decides corporate reform is a 'stale' issue

"...these out-of-control corporate chieftains. But 2½ years later, the CEOs are no longer running away – instead, they're running..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

American CEOs are overpaid; missile defense shield money could be better spent; and art snobs need to not have a cow.

"...Lean Times, but Fat CEOs Time for another Hightower Hog Report!..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Redistribution of Wealth to the Few; and Soaking Shareholders for Perks

"...considered the squeeze that others are feeling. For example, CEOs...."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A CEO Perk for Perks; Why Not 'Drink Local'?

"...– as I'm sure you do – with fat-cat CEOs of big corporations who are happy to get free..."

April 18, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

All-American Spam adopts an English accent; and big airlines stiff their workers

"...corporations are using to stiff their employees – letting CEOs simply walk away from binding contracts on wages, health..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Oh, the indignity! Royalty gets the commoner treatment, sort of; and 'offshoring' gets a new name

"...Does this mean that greed-headed CEOs are no longer shipping our manufacturing, professional, and high..."

June 18, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Corporate advertising pisses me off; and, the rich get richer

"...Then there are the CEOs who lavish corporate cash on themselves. These dandies now..."

May 14, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Forget Clinton – the Republicans are still going after FDR! And, corporations move even middle-class jobs overseas.

"...jobs that are being shipped overseas by America's wage-busting CEOs – and joblessness is creeping quietly but relentlessly upward,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Let's run government like a government; and, Tom DeLay uses neglected and abused children as a political tool.

"...$10,000 to half a million bucks, promising that the CEOs and lobbyists who give will get exclusive face time..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Dubya plays corporate performer -- but it's just pretend; and Congress sells out its trade authority for cold, hard cash.

"...course, easy money will continue to flow to the CEOs, because the corporate crime bill Bush signed actually does..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

It's easy to make nuclear waste safe -- just pass a law saying it's so; and, dishonesty permeates the corporate culture -- even CEOs' golf games.

"...Today's feature: Executive golfing. It's well known that CEOs are big on golf, and why not? The game..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Business Roundtable fights for CEOs' rights to rip off stockholders; Bushites fight for more bureaucracy and big government; and Tom DeLay fights for the rich.

"...itself as the enlightened business community. Consisting of the CEOs of the largest 200 corporations in the U.S., this..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Corporate Criminals Come Clean; What's in a Name?

"...Rewarding Failure Corporate CEOs are on another firing binge, dumping hundreds of thousands..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Creative Destruction; Poor People Don't Vote

"...Destruction Look out, here they come again -- wild-eyed CEOs wielding chainsaws. They're going after their own corporations: whacking..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Moneybags Moffett

Another Fine Pay Day for Jim Bob

"...10 on the list of the most highly paid CEOs in America, and number one in the hearts and..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Haphazard, Arrogant, Cruel

"...are businesses, after all, and that presidents, like corporate CEOs, must be aware of the bottom line. Like corporations,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Postmarks

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years reporting directly to CEOs Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet), and founder..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

The Hightower Report

Should big corporations have to pay the taxes they owe?

"...Yet, Carl Icahn, noted corporate predator, is fronting for CEOs of a small group of huge multinational conglomerates who..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Scurrilous Corporate Thieves Are Stealing Workers' Comp

No honor among these thieves

"...common street thief, yes – but not those princely CEOs of corporate larceny. The elites in the top suites..."

April 17, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

School lunches vs. fat-cat dinners

"...tax subsidy for corporate meals, drinks, and entertainment. Multimillionaire CEOs can go wining and dining on your and my..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

The AggreGAYtor: May 20

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...There are very few queer CEOs, thanks to an unacknowledged pink ceiling. The Fugly..."

May 20, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Huffington's Solution: More Meditation and Wonder

HuffPo head wants us all to have a better attitude

"...It may have been corporations and their CEOs that got America into trouble. But in the view..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Food Issue: When Vegetables Aren't Enough

John Mackey, “Conscious Capitalism,” and the Ideology of Food

"...$3950, you can “Join world renowned thought leaders, trail-blazing CEOs and other leadership luminaries … to support pioneering CEOs..."

June 12, 2013 Food Post by Michael King

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