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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It’s Shopping Time!
Yes, these are tough economic times, but when the going gets tough, the tough get going … to Neiman Marcus. Hoping to cut through [...] Full Story -
From Scam to Scandal
Bailing out Wall Street billionaires is not exactly popular with voters, so Hank Paulson, George W.’s treasury secretary, came up with this cover story: [...] Full Story -
Name Your Bank
Advertising has been likened to whacking a metal bucket repeatedly with a stick. The noise can be used to attract … or distract.So what’s [...] Full Story -
The Wall Street Follies
Willie Sutton, who said he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is,” had nothing on Richard Fuld. He’s the Wall Street whiz who [...] Full Story -
Cleaning Up After the Elephants
Watching the Bush administration in its final few months is like watching one of those scenes in a submarine disaster movie, when the aah-oogah [...] Full Story