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Obama Feels Wall Street's Pain; and Do Apples Need a Remake?

"...the middle class. Believe it or not, it's the CEOs of America's biggest corporations and the top bankers of..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Why Vote?

The real choices at the top and bottom of the ballot

"...to governance: Promote the business interests of big donors, CEOs and stockholders, corporations, all those folks in the "owner's..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Running a Public Institution Like a Business

"...Austin Community College administrators are operating just like the CEOs of big businesses, banks, and insurance companies. They have..."

Sept. 8, 2010 Postmarks

Watson to Take Cap Metro Wheel

Public sector experience clinched the deal for transit board

"...she'll be offered a salary "comparable to transit agency CEOs [of agencies] like Cap Metro." Previous Cap Metro CEO..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Linda Watson Hired as New Cap Met CEO

Opinions on the incoming transit chief

"...offered a salary that is “comparable to transit agency CEOs [of agencies] like Cap Metro.”..."

June 17, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

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Plutonomism; and Don't Regulate – Restructure

"...the rich to prosper." Another is to have corporate CEOs who "lead the charge" on globalization and automation to..."

June 11, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hansel and Gretel

Set in the Gilded Age, this operatic fairy tale really resonates with the present

"...congressional hearings with Wall Street bankers or Detroit auto CEOs. It all gives a somewhat surprising weight to the..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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Wall Street's Mitch; and That Can't-Do Spirit

"...competition! Yes, in their alternate (and perverse) universe, airline CEOs claim that to increase competition, they must have less..."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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A New Day for the EPA?; and Rich Boors in Fancy Drawers

"...men skew the underwear indicator way upward: the five CEOs who have been named the "Highest Paid Worst Performers..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf

The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks

"...and the other department heads enjoy the prerogative of CEOs, to figure it out. I'm open to any suggestions..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TV Eye

New TNT series Dark Blue proves there's nothing like a man in uniform

"...in 2007's Big Shots, the short-lived series about spoiled CEOs), McDermott here plays a grizzled, sleep-deprived officer with a..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

No Change From Obama

"...it? Why are we bailing out the banks? The CEOs should all be fired and the banks nationalized. Britain..."

March 24, 2009 Postmarks

Help Me Help You

Career advice and self-help evangelism at SXSW

"...not just clerical workers, waitresses, and factory men but CEOs as well. And don't forget film critics. The Salt..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

And So It Begins

First big pink gorilla sighting of SXSW 2009

"...it really SXSW without hordes of interns, actors and CEOs of start-ups wearing silly costumes in the hope of..."

March 14, 2009 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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The Upside to Downsizing; and Home Depot Exec Blows a Gasket

"...by this reform legislation that he lashed out at CEOs of other retail chains, declaring that if they're not..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Obama Must Be Even Bolder Than FDR; and Bringing Fairness to the American Workplace

"...and the steady offshoring of middle-class jobs. Meanwhile, as CEOs enthusiastically axe workers, they extravagantly jack up their own..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Speculators and Our Food: E-I-E-I-O!; Airlines Outsourcing Our Safety and Jobs

"...and we're just giving it up." We know that CEOs are dramatically raising ticket prices, but they're then quietly..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...was selected to sit on the board with the CEOs of Pacific Gas & Electric, Duke Energy, Southern California..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

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Chocolate That Isn't; and Bush's Farewell Gift to Chemical Bosses

"...weakened exposure limits – as long as the corporate CEOs agreed to have the same dosages of the same..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

More Q&A with Marc Ott

The new city manager on council initiatives, city planning priorities, and the change in the weather at City Hall

"...under it. So in that context, department heads become CEOs for their company. I've tried to treat them that..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Framing the Populist Message

This election year, the populist message just might pay off

"...on the economy for the middle class instead of CEOs and multinationals, making the wealthy pay their fair share..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Follow Hugo Chávez's Example

"...makes and surpasses their projected quarterly earnings, and the CEOs expand their pension plans while cutting ours. They get..."

July 7, 2008 Postmarks

Page Two: Dead Dinosaurs

The only legitimate shot at energy independence is to develop alternative power sources

"...the EPA stymies plant expansion and modification. In fact, CEOs for BP, Shell and Conoco all testified to Congress..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Letters @ 3AM

The archetypes in this Democratic primary are Mama and He Who Can Free the Sword From the Stone

"...to his campaign. Who needs lobbyists when you've got CEOs?..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

What They Really Mean …

"...means that he wants to make sure that the CEOs of his base constituents are not harmed by a..."

Jan. 30, 2008 Postmarks

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Foreclosing on Renters; and The Olympics: Let the Spying Begin

"...in losses, and even a couple of Wall Street CEOs getting the boot. Little attention, however, has been paid..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

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America's Gaping Economic Divide; and The Bizarre Idolization of Reagan

"...of the average U.S. worker! On top of this, CEOs salted away an average of $1.3 million in pension..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Free Market Hypocrites; and Lobbyists Go Shopping

"...Yes, hate. Oh, sure CEOs loudly proclaim themselves to be free market worshippers, and..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Bush's Deepest Health Care Shame; and The All-Natural Flimflam

"...Is it true that all the CEOs and lawyers at big food corporations get their job..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

It Came From Barton Springs!

"...CEOs will tell you that when your corporation is running..."

Oct. 2, 2007 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

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