Jim Hightower
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A Little Less Corporate Political Corruption
Come on, Obama, do it! Stand up, stand tall, stand firm! Yes, you can! The president is thinking about issuing an executive order that [...] Full Story -
GOP House Chooses Big Oil Over Granny
Republican congresssional leaders don’t seem to be the quickest bunnies in the litter. Having taken their blunt budget ax to Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, [...] Full Story -
Workers Down, Bosses Up: A Morality Play
It’s good to know that some corporate chieftains feel the pain of their underlings, who keep being forced to do more for less. Take [...] Full Story -
Do Congressional Millionaires Represent You?
Change is not the same as progress. Change can be the exact opposite. It can be regressive, as we’re now learning from—where else?—Congress. A [...] Full Story -
Billionaire Bullies
Not all bullies are in schoolyards these days—quite a few have graduated to the executive suites of Corporate America. Take Charles and David Koch, [...] Full Story
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Driven a Geely Lately?
What are we going to be driving a few years from now? GM is in bankruptcy, Chrysler is now run by Fiat and the [...] Full Story -
Why America Needs a Truth Commission
Alberto, Alberto, Alberto. Please, just go away. Alberto Gonzales, I mean-George W’s devious White House counsel and attorney general. He sullied both offices by [...] Full Story -
More Boldy Go
When Franklin Roosevelt was accused of being a traitor to his privileged class, he jauntily replied: “I welcome their hatred.” He would feel right [...] Full Story -
Wall Street Beggars Being Choosey
Goodness gracious, Congress is really getting tough on Wall Street bankers, isn’t it? In a remarkable act of bipartisanship, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and [...] Full Story -
Many Happy Returns
Now that the long election season is behind us, surely citizens of all political stripes can agree on one thing: At last we’ll get [...] Full Story
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