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National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 24,2013

Who’s behind “Fix the Debt”?

By Jim Hightower
Top corporate chieftains and Wall Street gamblers want to tell Washington how to fix our national debt, so they’ve created a front group called “Fix the Debt” to push their agenda. U
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 17,2013

Why does a university need a CMO?

By Jim Hightower
The “ivory tower” of academia has become overshadowed by a new edifice on campus that is reaching ridiculous heights: the tower of mammon. As public universities have been driven by budget
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 10,2013

Small town USA averts police state takeover

By Jim Hightower
No doubt you had a lot on your mind in December – the dancing of sugar plum fairies, America stumbling toward the fiscal cliff, the outcome of the classic Beef O’Brady’s Bowl game an
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 3,2013

Ballot-measure democracy a notable success in 2012

By Jim Hightower
This being the season of giving, it’s worth looking back at some special gifts from November’s election that received little acknowledgement at the time. These victories came in campaigns
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 27,2012

What’s for dinner?

By Jim Hightower
As we enjoy the traditional holiday season of food-centered celebrations, let’s not only consume, but also reflect on, discuss and consider, what we can do to shape our food future.We’re p
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 20,2012

The mass media favorites fall out of favor

By Jim Hightower
Let us address the declining fortunes of today’s mainstream mass media. The honchos of America’s establishment media are quick to blame such external causes as the Internet for their probl
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 13,2012

The airline industry’s fee-for-all

By Jim Hightower
Big news, holiday travelers! American Airlines has a new family deal for you. If you and the kids are headed off to grandma’s house, Disney World or wherever, American will make an effort to sea
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 6,2012

A death in the family – and the question is: whodunit?

By Jim Hightower
Born in 1930 in Schiller Park, Ill., the deceased was 82 years old at the time of passing, which ironically was the day before Thanksgiving. Having long enjoyed the sweet life, the end was a bit bitte
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, November 29,2012

Lord help us – bosses gone berserk

By Jim Hightower
The sky is falling! The end times are upon us! It’s all over for America! And it’s all because of you execrable voters. This is the wretched wail of a few corporate chieftains who claim to
National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Billionaires crap out in 2012 elections

By Jim Hightower
They came. They spent! Then, they limped home, tails between their legs.“They” are the far-right corporate billionaire extremists who tried to become America’s presidential kingmaker