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Oh, the indignity! Royalty gets the commoner treatment, sort of; and 'offshoring' gets a new name

"...HOW DO YOU SAY 'OFFSHORING'?..."

June 18, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Democracy confronts Karl Rove, and CEOs tout offshoring

"...Pounding the Pulpit for Offshoring..."

April 16, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Offshoring Lawyers; and A Bad Case of ASS

"...Offshoring Lawyers..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Uncle Sam says 'tough break' to regular taxpaying citizens, 'anything for you, Lockheed'; and working stiffs sponge up the stress of globalization

"...but shouldn't we at least get back planes that work?OFFSHORING IS 'PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISTURBIN' One of the worst aspects of..."

April 29, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Nanotechnology will rain gold on us just like, um, high tech did; and Colin Powell promises jobs … to India

"...Take the nagging issue of U.S. corporations offshoring hundreds of thousands of well-paying, high tech jobs out..."

May 21, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Costco breaks the corporate greed mold; and mad cow disease may already be here

"...dictates that wages and benefits be slashed and that offshoring be pursued with a vengeance. It's not personal, just..."

March 19, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Take the Tax Money and Run; and The Supreme Court Scorecard

"...and blue by IBM's relentless policy of downsizing and offshoring its American work force. Less that 30% of the..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The Offshoring of Local News; and Come On, Democrats, Shape Up!

"...THE OFFSHORING OF LOCAL NEWS Here in Austin, a TV station..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The conventions offer TV-worthy news, if the networks would just look for it; and, teach English to foreigners! … so they can take your job

"...Thus, offshoring companies are hiring Americans to teach foreign replacement workers..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: What Does Trumponomics Actually Amount To?

Breaking down the Donald's economic plan

"...In his blustery speeches he assails corporations that are offshoring and outsourcing American jobs, charging them with knocking down..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Texas workers discover a corporate giant's shriveled ethical heart

"...days take the form of slashing wages and benefits, offshoring jobs, busting unions, and generally disparaging and disrespecting the..."

March 4, 2016 News Column

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The fountain-pen economy

"...From offshoring jobs to busting unions, from slashing wages to looting..."

June 5, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Obama's Bizarre Sales Pitch for TPP

Obama's trying to sell the TPP; Hightower's not buying it

"...Ore., to the headquarters of Nike – champion of offshoring American jobs – to promote its endorsement of his..."

May 22, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Shoveling America's Wealth to the Top

Rich get richer; poor get poorer

"...political puppets have rigged the system. Years of subsidized offshoring and downsizing, gutting labor rights, monkeywrenching the tax code,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Some People Will Vote Republican

"...guy who made his fortune closing American companies and offshoring jobs to China. They want to lower unemployment, but..."

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Hello, Vietnam!; and Fee-Brained Airlines

"...giants are now breaking with conventional thinking on the offshoring of their factories and jobs, asking a heretofore unthinkable..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Redistribution of Wealth to the Few; and Soaking Shareholders for Perks

"...Larry Ellison, is a high-techer who keeps downsizing and offshoring his work force even as he upsizes his own..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Free (Corporate) Speech; and Corporations Take the Money and Run

"...giants from investing the money in foreign expansion, thus offshoring more American jobs...."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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BP's Gusher of PR; and Rigging the Rules Against Unions

"...polloi having any real say over such things as offshoring, downsizing, wages, benefits, and working conditions. So, for decades,..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Remaking Trade Policy; and Wall Street's Fee Scammers

"...example, WTO, NAFTA, and other pacts directly promote the offshoring of jobs, require governments to open all public services..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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

"...health-care benefits, canceled pensions, constant downsizing, and the steady offshoring of middle-class jobs. Meanwhile, as CEOs enthusiastically axe workers,..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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War on Terrorists Gets Goofier; and An Early and Exclusive Primary

"...these the same people who brought us Enron, NAFTA, offshoring, exorbitant credit-card fees, dependency on oil, pension collapses, and..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Casualties of Bush's Contract Army; and Outsourcing America

"...have, so far, barely seen the tip of the offshoring iceberg, the eventual dimensions of which may be staggering."..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Don't Look Down at Immigrants, Look Up; and a New Horror From the IRS

"...political puppets have been busting wages here at home, offshoring middle-class jobs, canceling pensions and health care plans, waging..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Leaked internal memo shows a company scheming to cut back on employee benefits; and winner of common-sense competition will get $100,000 smackers

"...everyday Americans. From health care to education, from the offshoring of jobs to tax policies – what idea do..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The new boom is still a bust for many; and the White House gets favorable press – from itself

"...With the mass offshoring of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs, and with the..."

April 9, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower