Looking Back at the Corporate Comedy Classic Office Space

Mike Judge's defining depiction of corporate America enters the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...Judge looked past Downtown and the Drag to the corporate world – those cubicle farms that had sprung up..."

March 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

God Bless America

Bobcat Goldthwait wrote and directed this seething comedy, which he describes as a "violent movie about kindness."

"...writer/director. His hatred of the crass dumbing down of America is palpable in every frame of this film. Reality..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Corporate Texas

When it comes to equality, a surprising number of major Texas companies are downright liberal

"...before voters Nov. 8 – but who better than corporate America to teach business-friendly legislators about "values" that embrace,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austinite Named One of America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food

Whole Foods Market founder John Mackey recognized; debuts new book

"...founder and CEO of Whole Foods Markets, joins other corporate and agribusiness executives, First Lady Michelle Obama, plus a..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Book Expo America: Where Books Go to Party

Book Expo America

"...of the world's largest book industry gatherings, Book Expo America. Everyone says this year's Los Angeles event wasn't near..."

June 3, 2008 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

The Hightower Report: Shoveling America's Wealth to the Top

Rich get richer; poor get poorer

"...Yet, America's corporate and political leaders have intentionally been shoveling wealth..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Corporate greed is making us sick

Corporate greed is making us sick

"...The failure of our corporate and political leaders to make sure every worker gets..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Column

The Hightower Report: College bowl games become corporate money games

Games now bring us to the sponsors

"...on one of the city's buses in 1955, igniting America's historic civil rights movement? Maybe not that big, but..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Corporate Weasels Try to Escape Paying for Workers' Injuries

Who needs workers' comp? Not big business.

"...When you come across a corporate lobbying group claiming to be pushing "Responsi­ble Alternatives to..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

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

No honor among these thieves

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

April 17, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Corporate Takeover

Walter Prescott Webb Told Us So

"...of world markets could pose a bigger threat to America's national security than any dictator or nuclear weapon. "Markets"..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Curriculum II: America Is an Artist

Letters at 3AM

"...Columbus claimed these lands for Europe: What is an American? What is the American character, if there is such..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

The Complicated Legacy of America's First Celebrity Fashion Designer in Halston

Gold, glimmer, greed

"...Tcheng was first approached about making a documentary about American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick (better known by his..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Hightower Report: Is Trump’s America Our America?

Our emperor has no mandate

"...Are we the America of courage, openness, inclusion, opportunity, and democratic promise –..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

America the Not So Beautiful

"...House windows to get a better view of Middle America. Eleven million Americans are out of work, while thousands..."

Aug. 28, 2006 Postmarks

Corporate Evolution: In-House Chef Serves Efficiency

Chef Ari Dvorin feeds morale of corporate clients

"...food service options is a relatively new trend in corporate culture. It's a way to bring staff members together..."

Aug. 13, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Corporate Camera Abuse

"...parking garages. They are everywhere. And what about the corporate databases that sell our private information on the open..."

June 4, 2009 Postmarks

Corporate 'Green' Effort?

"...Anyone who is interested in seeing a rather cynical corporate "green" effort should check out the "green" parking at..."

March 20, 2008 Postmarks

Strictly Business

"...Fox film about moving up through the ranks in corporate America. Davidson of In Living Color plays a street..."

Nov. 15, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Reefer Madness

Corporate America, say hello to your new partner, NORML

"...up with software designer Jian to offer a model corporate human-resources policy that covers off-the-clock marijuana use. The policy..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Hot Dog Dreams & Frankfurter Wishes

Oh I wish I were a Hotdogger for a year!

"...Oh, you can have me for a song, corporate America! As long as the song goes: "Oh I..."

March 9, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Lowdown

Hypocritical corporate "patriotism"; Congress declares war on civil liberties; Congressmen spend for our country.

"...Corporate Patriotism? Corporate America has been running a blizzard of..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Big One

"...He is seriously in danger of becoming the new American Shmoo- you remember, that adorable, bottom-heavy, blobby thing in..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...is the Jewish community in the United States of America, which there and the campuses as well is where..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Report

Making America dependent on domestic oil instead of focusing on conservation and renewable fuels is an ass-backward energy policy; and the ridiculous notion that we should treat corporations like living beings

"...When it comes to framing an energy policy for America's future, George W. simply can't move beyond the same..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Money's Green, Too

The Nature Conservancy & Big Bidness Makes Cents

"...It is precisely this sort of green/corporate relationship that the TNC hoped to foster this year..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

This Land Is Your Land

This muckraking populist grab bag of a film isn't so much a documentary as it is a harried piece of grassroots agitprop.

"...pale in comparison. Sure, the many personal revelations of corporate malfeasance that have been woven together to make up..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown

A real Fourth of July, bushwa from D.C., & airline fairness

"...True Independence Renewed American flags were flying all across the country on July..."

July 6, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Scanlines

"...and laser discs.) Portly documentarian Michael Moore, always hoisting corporate America on its oh-so-large petard. TV Nation, Volume 2..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Feature

The Hightower Report

Newt Gingrich is back ... hooray! And, job numbers are up – but wages aren't.

"...Integrity in Government" was a willing whore for any corporate lobbyist waving campaign checks at him, literally allowing them..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

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