Articles by Jim Hightower
A Raw Deal from TransCanada and the Texas Railroad Commission
June 25, 2013 | Texans like Julia Trigg Crawford are rebelling against a toxic combo of ignorance and arrogance.
Metadata Mining Is Mega Awful
June 19, 2013 | There's no shortage of complaints about the nation's massive surveillance dragnet now that We the People know about it.
Don’t Squat in Your Spurs or Be an Idiot
June 18, 2013 | As the ceremonial yakker, I urged new grads to work for the common good.
Catching Monsanto’s Drift
June 12, 2013 | Frankenwheat crops are sprouting like weeds in Oregon.
Another Jersey Shore Show
June 11, 2013 | When Prince Harry visited Seaside Heights, New Jersey, the authorities faked a return to relative normalcy for the Sandy-struck beach town.
A Frog-Jumping Double Standard on Food Subsidies
June 5, 2013 | Millionaire lawmaker Stephen Fincher is pushing for cuts to food stamps and increases in subsidies that will pad the Tennessee Republican's own bottom line.
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The New Face of Poverty in America
May 29, 2013 | The suburbs have become the fastest-growing home of American poverty.
Walmart Sinks to a New Low
May 28, 2013 | After refusing to join other manufacturing giants who are pledging to do a better job of guaranteeing worker safety, the massive retailer needs to move into Satan's basement.
The New Crime of Eating While Homeless
May 22, 2013 | By outlawing dumpster diving, Houston is making life impossible for the most vulnerable.
Less Beer, More Can
May 21, 2013 | Budweiser's new squeezed-looking cans short the customer by nearly an ounce.
The Parched Truth about American Jobs
May 15, 2013 | The recent good news about job creation obscures the bad news facing the nation's middle class.
Rep. Gohmert Wins Nincompoop Roundup
May 14, 2013 | His recent musing about al-Qaeda operatives "acting Hispanic" to cross the U.S.-Mexican border landed him at the top of the heap.
Fashion Victims
May 8, 2013 | The gravitational pull of corporate greed makes clothing factories prone to disasters like the recent tragedy in Bangladesh.