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BOOKS : Jim Hightower Raising Hell

‘Texas has produced some of the most arresting progressive voices of the last generation. Working against the state’s Rightward flow, they have harkened to its populist tradition’By Jonathan Rowe / August 20, 2008 There is something to be said for … Continue reading

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Jim Hightower : Bush’s Empty Promise to Wounded Vets

Portrait of Marine Staff Stg. John Jones by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ‘Where is George when thousands severely wounded in his misguided Iraq war need him to act?’ By Jim Hightower / August 6, 2008 When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie … Continue reading

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Jim Hightower : Surprise! It’s About the Oil

Bush’s Iraq Oil Grab By Jim Hightower / June 30, 2008 Out of the question. Don’t be silly. Never was a factor. Such are the absolutes that George W, Cheney, Rummy and other Bushites have employed whenever anyone has suggested … Continue reading

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