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A corporate Monster v. “The Vermonster” America’s leaders are small, but Americans are notFree food can be yours for the pickingThe "anti-Starbucks" StarbucksWall Street’s new Halloween trickGoofing up health care reformObama must get going on jobs Bank profits, banker pay and other banker tricks“Local” goes locoA “smart choice” that isn’t
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 19,2012
Afghanistan forever. And ever. And ever.
Oh, to be in Afghanistan again, when the poppies are in bloom!If you need a symbol of how America’s decade-long war is going in this faraway land, look no farther than the beautiful fields of re
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 12,2012
Mediocre candidates and corporate cash
And away we go!Not just into a new year, but – zap! – suddenly we find ourselves catapulted en masse into the turbulent Twilight Zone of the 2012 presidential election. On day three of the
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, January 5,2012
Giving gifts that matter
It wasn’t that long ago that the act of “gift giving” didn’t require a maddening trip to Walmart or a desperate online search for this season’s must-have toy. Rather, a g
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 29,2011
The poor rich and the Scrooginess of Congress
It’s at this time of the year that generous, big-hearted Americans reach out to aid the less fortunate among us – like those who’ve recently been knocked down by the recession and se
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 22,2011
America’s leaders are small, but Americans are not
“We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secur
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 15,2011
The deep shallowness of Professor Gingrich
Mea culpa, I misspoke, my bad – I stand corrected.In past commentaries, I have called Newt Gingrich a lobbyist. Apparently, he hates that tag, even though he has indeed gotten very wealthy by ta
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 8,2011
The grass roots are catching fire
It takes people power to make clear that corporations are not people
In the Nov. 8 elections, the national media gave extensive coverage to a proposed “personhood amendment” to Mississippi’s state constitution. This was an extremist anti-abortion ball
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, December 1,2011
What’s on your plate?
As you recover from Thanksgiving excess, make this a season to celebrate our country’s food rebels!Yes, rebels. People who dare to challenge the conventional wisdom and try to find a better way
National - Jim Hightower | Wednesday, November 23,2011
Bank of America: Always thinking of you
One way you can tell that a bank is in trouble is that it suddenly starts buying full-page ads in newspapers across the country that tell us what great shape it’s in and what a fine job it’
National - Jim Hightower | Thursday, November 17,2011
Don’t just salute veterans, rally with them
Here’s a surprise that the power elites really hate to see: Many members of the 1 percent are joining the “We are the 99 percent” movement in various Occupy Wall Street protests. I d
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