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Jim Hightower : The Keystone XL Flim-Flam
Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Image from Nation of Change.The Keystone XL flim-flam The dirty little secret that those pushing so urgently for building Keystone XL don’t want you to know is that the tar sands oil producers are … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Fossil Fuels, Jim Hightower, Keystone XL Pipeline, Oil Companies, Tar Sands Pipeline
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Jim Hightower : Obama is Waltzing With the Devil
Dancing with the devil. Drawing from Decoded Stuff.Obama, Inc.:With Daley and Immelt on board,our president is waltzing with the devil. By Jim Hightower / CommonDreams / February 9, 2011 When you dance with the devil, never fool yourself into thinking … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : British Petroleum as Global Corporate Criminal
British Petroleum: the many faces of corporate crime. Photo from BP 50 years in Pictures / TLAXCALA.British Petroleum:Recidivist corporate criminal By Jim Hightower / June 18, 2010 Gosh, how quickly things turn. One day, you’re a strutting peacock — the … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Corporate Corruption, Deepwater Horizon, Environment, Jim Hightower, Oil Drilling, Oil Spill
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Populist Pundit : Lowdown on Hightower
Jim Hightower. Image from Rolling Thunder.The lowdown:The Texas populism of Jim Hightower By Michael Winship / April 2, 2010 I first became aware of Jim Hightower more than 20 years ago, during the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Moyers, Jim Hightower, Michael Winship, Populism, Public Television, Texas
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Jim Hightower : Republican Hypocrites Rag on the Poor
Image from Grub Street.Madcap schtick of Bauer and Linder:Republicans out of touch as middle class sinks By Jim Hightower / February 4, 2010 American politics is a hoot! Where else can raw ignorance rise to such high places — and … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Texas’ Governor Goodhair is One Pandering Goober
Texas’ Panderer-in-Chief, Gov. Rick Perry, covers his lovely locks with a gimme cap at the Texas tea party rally April 15, 2009 at the state capitol. With him is Michael Quinn Sullivan of Texans for Fiscal responsibility. Photo by Harry … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : ‘Too Big to Fail’ Is Too Big, Period.
Too big to fail. Photo by Jennifer Szymaszek / AP / Noise Between Stations. The ‘too big’ claim forms the rationale for the diversion of regular people’s money into rich people’s pockets. By Jim Hightower / April 4, 2009. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Federal Reserve, Finance, Jim Hightower, Wall Street Bailout
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Jim Hightower : Stop Taking Bull From Wall Street
‘As a consequence of their avaricious grab for outrageous personal enrichment during the past decade, these arrogant titans of financial gimmickry have caused a vast economic collapse…’ Why Is the Government Hell-Bent on Rewarding Greed, Incompetence and Narcissism? By Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Corruption, Economic Stimulus, Jim Hightower, Wall Street
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Jim Hightower : Diminishing the Stench in Congress
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: ‘In the summer, because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol.’By Jim Hightower / December 19, 2008 Perhaps you are as excited as I am that, … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : The Five Most Wanted Men from Wall Street and Washington
Our economy didn’t melt down, it was taken down by ideological extremists.By Jim Hightower / November 3, 2008 What the hell’s happening here? Why is my bank in the tank? And my house and job? And my retirement money? Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Corporate Corruption, Economic Collapse, Economy, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Jim Hightower, Wall Street
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Jim Hightower : Sarah Palin’s Faux Populism
Talking populist? Here’s the real thing: Progressive labor leader and community organizer Mother Jones.‘Living in a small town and being able to field dress a moose does not make Palin a populist, no matter how much pundits want to pretend … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Hightower, Populism, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Wall Street
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Jim Hightower : The Price of Autocratic Arrogance
A mass arrest under way at an antiwar protest in Manhattan on April 7, 2003. Convictions: zero. Cost: $2 million. Photo by Dawn Reel / NYT.Running a police state is expensiveBy Jim Hightower / September 2, 2008 To your list … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq War, Jim Hightower, New York City, Peace Movement, Police State, Political Protest, Protest
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