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Jim Hightower: The Reality of Economic Recovery

While Wall Street bankers celebrate, the rest of us feel the effects of the true crisis — that 30 million people can't find the work they need

Published on 09.08.2009 4:23 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Holding Wall Street Bankers Accountable

Judge Jed Rakoff refuses to rubber-stamp a shameless settlement deal and is demanding answers

Published on 09.01.2009 7:01 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Raising Astroturf

Political uprisings have become corporate-organized PR efforts that use real folks as a front

Published on 08.25.2009 8:16 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Taking Us for a Ride on Health Care

Republicans continue to spin the facts, but rewind to 2003 and the truth is that they were for end-of-life planning before they were against it

Published on 08.18.2009 5:35 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: ‘Anti-Starbucks’ Starbucks Can’t Fool Us

The corporate chain tries to hide behind the facade of 'community coffeehouses,' but it won't work

Published on 08.11.2009 6:19 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Nonorganic Organic Food

The USDA certified labeling program should be a way to earn consumer trust; instead, companies are essentially creating their own standards

Published on 08.04.2009 1:52 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Look Out! The Circus Has Come to Town

This Big Show of Bankers, influencing the legislative process in their favor, is far from entertaining

Published on 07.29.2009 5:58 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Competition Can Stop Health Insurance Gouging

Obama's proposed reform includes a 'public option' that would give everyone a real choice

Published on 07.21.2009 4:39 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Free Food Can Be Yours for the Picking

A grassroots movement to share fruits and nuts from neighborhood trees is gaining ground in communities all over the country

Published on 07.14.2009 3:47 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Big Bankers Mounting Sneak Attack on Consumers

Instead of showing appreciation for the bailout, they're quietly passing on new gotchas to consumers

Published on 07.07.2009 4:15 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Fourth of July a Celebration of Agitation

Let us remember those who have struggled against the odds for democratic progress

Published on 06.30.2009 11:42 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Today’s Perpetrators of Gas Pump Thievery

The same banksters we are bailing out with tax dollars are placing vast, unregulated, secretive bets on the future price of oil

Published on 06.23.2009 1:48 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Pockets of Influence in Washington

Lawmakers resort to less-obvious tactics for stashing special-interest money

Published on 06.16.2009 11:49 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Have You Driven a Han Lately?

China's sudden surge to the top of the auto industry is no accident

Published on 06.10.2009 4:53 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Stop the Desecration of Mountaintop Removal

Has Obama turned his back on the mountains, the people and his own integrity?

Published on 06.02.2009 1:33 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Eliminating the Threat of ‘Death By Pie’

Food conglomerates, in an effort to preserve profits, have shifted the contamination problem to consumers

Published on 05.26.2009 3:19 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: The Greed of Wall Street Bankers

They're coyly clinging to our other lifeboats while pouting about our $10 billion public subsidy

Published on 05.20.2009 5:07 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Look Who’s Begging for Regulation

Health insurance giants are bellowing for attention, but isn't it time for them to put the 'care' back in health care?

Published on 05.12.2009 4:17 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: U.S. Senate Stiffs the People, Cheers Wall Street

Lawmakers refuse good chance to let bankruptcy judges helps thousands of struggling U.S. homeowners

Published on 05.06.2009 2:27 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: ‘Too Big to Fail’ Means Too Big — Period

Too-big-to-fail is another way of saying too-big-to-regulate

Published on 03.31.2009 3:44 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Obama’s Afghanistan Surge a Lose-Lose Plan

At the same time, this 'civilian surge' will employ an army of private contractors to boost the struggling economy

Published on 03.24.2009 3:50 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Wall Street Arrogance Meets Washington Meekness

There are amoebas with more backbone than this when it comes to blocking unethical behavior

Published on 03.17.2009 1:55 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Obama Policies Will Ensure the Rich Are No Longer in a Class by Themselves

It's about time redistribution flowed downward after decades of benefit for the robber-baron class.

Published on 03.10.2009 3:26 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower:  Republicans Turn Opposition Into Obstinancy

What started out as "no" has ballooned into political dogma.

Published on 03.03.2009 6:16 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Escalate First, Think Later

Why should we let Obama plunge more of our troops –– and our good name –– into heightened combat with Afghanistan?

Published on 02.24.2009 4:07 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Ending the Culture of Executive Entitlement

If ignorance is bliss, some in Obama's inner circle must be ecstatic.

Published on 02.17.2009 7:29 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Hear The Whine of Wall Street’s Latest Tune

Sorry, but most of us just can't relate to the hand-wringing over Obama's plan to cap salaries and bonuses.

Published on 02.10.2009 3:59 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Stopping Wall Street’s Culture of Excess

Those responsible for the economic collapse continue to be focused on personal enrichment.

Published on 02.03.2009 6:01 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: The Troubling Ethics of Timothy Geithner

Many may make mistakes on tax forms, but none who are nominated to run the agency that includes the IRS.

Published on 01.27.2009 12:44 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Bush Is Gone ... Now What?

Before we move on, thanks for the memories.

Published on 01.20.2009 7:35 p.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Put Bite Back in Financial Watchdog

Cops need to return to the Wall Street beat.

Published on 01.15.2009 11:06 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Employee Free Choice Act All about Fairness

Politicians need to know that unions are needed now more than ever.

Published on 01.11.2009 6:49 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Bullet Points for Assessing the Bush Years

As we reminiscence about some of his greatest hits, it's clear what a mess he's leaving behind.

Published on 01.05.2009 6:50 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Gifts for a Better America

It would only be right to give members of Congress, bank CEOs and the Bush administration what they so richly deserve.

Published on 12.29.2008 7:04 a.m.

 

Jim Hightower: Bush Gives Lump of Coal to People of Appalachia

The presidents rushes not to protect the mountains and the people who live there, but to protect the coal corporations.

Published on 12.22.2008 8:34 a.m.

 

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