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December 27, 2002
Corporations now charge you to pay them; and Calpers corrals big business deserters.
Jim Hightower
December 20, 2002
Christmas tree growers treat the poor in an un-Christian manner; Oliver North re-invades Grenada.
Jim Hightower
December 13, 2002
Bob Dole scolds us from his taxpayer-funded penthouse; and, "This police rescue is brought to you by: Hooters!"
Jim Hightower
December 6, 2002
Corporations launder money to cheat the IRS; Homeland Security makes for good comedy.
Jim Hightower
November 29, 2002
Thank your local family farmer; and the military sets up camp in our schools.
Jim Hightower
November 22, 2002
HealthSouth's ethics need rehabilitation.
Jim Hightower
November 15, 2002
It's my 737, I'll land if I want to; and a Day of Action against Wal-Mart.
Jim Hightower
November 8, 2002
Organics: good enough for the pilgrims, good enough for us; and, trailer trash go upscale.
Jim Hightower
November 1, 2002
Saudi Arabia puts lipstick on a pig; and Gary Winnick puts lipstick on his greed.
Jim Hightower
October 25, 2002
Bush preserves democracy by coddling tyrants; Phil Gramm cashes in at the bank.
Jim Hightower
October 18, 2002
Awash in Money; Fighting FrankenFish
Jim Hightower
October 11, 2002
Terror strikes Georgetown … not quite; and Bush warms up to polluters.
Jim Hightower
October 4, 2002
Be a Jewel; Truly Beautiful Art
Jim Hightower
September 27, 2002
George W. Bush makes war on evildoers -- except the ones he likes; and W and his cohorts love war -- unless they're the ones who have to fight.
Jim Hightower
September 20, 2002
San Diegans pay for sorry sports teams; and a small town stuffs Ronald McDonald back into the clown car.
Jim Hightower
September 13, 2002
Who decided that the WTO rules the U.S.?; who decided that the U.S. rules Iraq?
Jim Hightower
September 6, 2002
Accenture proclaims its Bermudan heritage; Paul O'Neill calls the kettle black.
Jim Hightower
August 30, 2002
Bush's long vacation benefits America; his Ag Department pick ain't exactly a family farmer.
Jim Hightower
August 23, 2002
Bush's Social Security Fantasies; Congress Does It Again
Jim Hightower
August 16, 2002
Dubya plays corporate performer -- but it's just pretend; and Congress sells out its trade authority for cold, hard cash.
Jim Hightower
August 9, 2002
Bush keeps emphasizing the "shadow" in "shadow government" and Segway tries to push you off the sidewalk.
Jim Hightower
August 2, 2002
It's easy to make nuclear waste safe -- just pass a law saying it's so; and, dishonesty permeates the corporate culture -- even CEOs' golf games.
Jim Hightower
July 26, 2002
Bush barks but barely bites, and MBNA buys a Congressman … on credit.
Jim Hightower
July 19, 2002
George W.'s corporate scolding reeks of hypocrisy; the Pentagon buys into Hollywood.
Jim Hightower
July 12, 2002
The state department says good journalism is treason; and San Antonians fight a golf course over the aquifer.
Jim Hightower
July 5, 2002
Bush wants to spend your taxes on missile defense, but won't tell you if it works; and, WWJD -- What Would Jim Do?
Jim Hightower
June 28, 2002
The Business Roundtable fights for CEOs' rights to rip off stockholders; Bushites fight for more bureaucracy and big government; and Tom DeLay fights for the rich.
Jim Hightower
June 21, 2002
Reliant CEO Finds Religion; Edison Has the Vapors
Jim Hightower
June 14, 2002
The "outernet industry want advertising on the inside of your eyelids; WorldCom moneyslinger Bernie Ebbers dies by his own gun; and the un-American activities of Stanley Works.
Jim Hightower
June 7, 2002
Ari Fleischer serves as Fibber-in-Chief; Cadillac puts on its hat and boots; and truth is stranger than fiction in CorporateWorld.
Jim Hightower
May 31, 2002
George W. puffs out his chest over Cuba, and Dick Cheney invites Jim to dinner.
Jim Hightower
May 24, 2002
Wal-Mart cares about its employees -- especially the dead ones; giving the finger to corporations could cost you your privacy; and Tattered Cover stands up for its customers' rights.
Jim Hightower
May 17, 2002
Bush's policy toward democracy is loaded with irony; Corporate Big Brother is watching you shop; Our government legal robs us -- of our rights.
Jim Hightower
May 10, 2002
The Smithsonian gets sold to the highest bidder; a tiny university builds a first-rate baseball stadium; and a common weed killer plays havoc with Mother Nature.
Jim Hightower
May 3, 2002
Kmart gives its CEO the blue light and workers the pink slip; corporate taxes disappear into the Bermuda Triangle; Vignette rewards failure.
Jim Hightower
April 26, 2002
Bush likes democracy, except when he doesn't; business is a poor model for government; The Book Thing gives reading material to the needy.
Jim Hightower
April 19, 2002
Alan Greenspan's laissez faire fantasy; a Congressman teaches the wrong lesson; and readers re-name Enron.
Jim Hightower
April 12, 2002
Dubya will save us from pollution -- with gas masks; polluters get "greenwashing" awards; the Cardinals pitch St. Louis a screwball.
Jim Hightower
April 5, 2002
The new campaign finance reform law still has big loopholes; Bush's Army Secretary is a stealth Enronite; and toys make some kids very unhappy.
Jim Hightower
March 29, 2002
Disney shows its commitment to journalism with the Koppel-Letterman flap; the Bushites are Bozos.
Jim Hightower
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