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December 26, 2003
Jim's holiday gift list; and Sears gets a present from ABC.
Jim Hightower
December 19, 2003
Cable television promised savings with deregulation … and we're still waiting; and, the "synfuels" loophole has just become a bad joke.
Jim Hightower
December 5, 2003
Let's run government like a government; and, Tom DeLay uses neglected and abused children as a political tool.
Jim Hightower
November 28, 2003
Monsanto goes on the attack; and giving thanks for American progressivism.
Jim Hightower
November 21, 2003
Public financing of elections works; and a Houston firm wants to take American tax dollars without giving any.
Jim Hightower
November 14, 2003
The war on drugs attacks poor Bolivian farmers, not drug kingpins; and Halliburton still has its snout in the war trough.
Jim Hightower
November 7, 2003
Hey, rich people steal, too! And, in Bolivia, the U.S.
takes the wrong side ... again.
Jim Hightower
October 31, 2003
UNC acts like a public university; and the Bushites “save” endangered species by killing them.
Jim Hightower
October 24, 2003
Unions come together for national energy independence; and Bush stifles dissent.
Jim Hightower
October 17, 2003
Wellstone supporters continue his legacy; and the Beef Association crams more fat into your arteries.
Jim Hightower
October 10, 2003
Congress feathers its own nest; electronic voting threatens to steal our vote.
Jim Hightower
October 3, 2003
Nature's reality confronts Bush; The biotech invasion of Washington.
Jim Hightower
September 26, 2003
You Can't Keep the Earl of Sandwich Down; Donning the Mask of Corporate Reform
Jim Hightower
September 19, 2003
Questionable capitalist claims; and the EPA's deal with hog farmers stinks.
Jim Hightower
September 12, 2003
The Assault on the True America; Delay's Judicial Witch-Hunt
Jim Hightower
September 5, 2003
Bush leaves millions of children behind; and crazy John Poindexter gets tossed.
Jim Hightower
August 29, 2003
The Bush administration tries to roll back union gains; and Wal-Mart wants to dominate the banking world.
Jim Hightower
August 22, 2003
Flag-waving hucksters have no shame; and, Jim digs into his mailbag.
Jim Hightower
August 15, 2003
Why do we pay to watch ads in theatres? And, Newt Gingrich argues that the White House should lie to us more.
Jim Hightower
August 8, 2003
Republicans come out against "misleading information" -- oh, the irony! And, patriotic defense contractors refuse to buy American.
Jim Hightower
August 1, 2003
Nike can't tell a lie; and useless crap we don't need.
Jim Hightower
July 25, 2003
George talks the macho talk, soldiers walk the deadly walk; and Congress says "Health care for me, but not for thee."
Jim Hightower
July 18, 2003
Your Pentagon PAL tracks your every move, and the FCC lets media companies redefine "local."
Jim Hightower
July 11, 2003
Bush loves war, but he doesn't want to equip the troops -- nor be one of them.
Jim Hightower
July 4, 2003
John Ashcroft snuffs out medical marijuana; corporate execs get slapped on the wrist.
Jim Hightower
June 27, 2003
Leave No Hummer Owner Behind; Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare
Jim Hightower
June 20, 2003
The Pentagon and Boeing play kissyface; and Bush becomes the Terminator.
Jim Hightower
June 13, 2003
Health care fight proves that The People can prevail; and what happened to Ranger George?
Jim Hightower
June 6, 2003
Bush appointee fights hard … for corporations; and Big Digital Brother Is Watching You
Jim Hightower
May 30, 2003
The Bushites lie about WMDs and media conglomeration.
Jim Hightower
May 23, 2003
McCarthyism rears its ugly head; and taxpayers pay for a Bush campaign commercial.
Jim Hightower
May 16, 2003
The Texas Lege comforts the comfortable and afflicts the afflicted; and Nevada proves to be a poor dumping ground.
Jim Hightower
May 9, 2003
Your tax dollars pay for Bush's nonpropaganda, and Congress cuts Bush's budget robbery down to simple theft.
Jim Hightower
May 2, 2003
The comprehensive energy bill is comprehensive theft; and put on your burqua -- the Taliban is back.
Jim Hightower
April 25, 2003
French's Mustard ain't French -- or American; and a traveler wonders what country he's in.
Jim Hightower
April 18, 2003
Bush cracks down on freedom of information, the Republicans crack down on freedom of speech.
Jim Hightower
April 11, 2003
Richard Perle uses our government to line his pockets; and Congress wraps tax cuts for the rich in the flag.
Jim Hightower
April 4, 2003
George whacks education aid for military families; and his war is just plain crazy.
Jim Hightower
March 28, 2003
The Gardener's Friend; Operation Pipe Dreams
Jim Hightower
March 21, 2003
Being an arms pimp backfires on the U.S.; and to see our nation's future, look at Texas' miserable present.
Jim Hightower
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