Articles by Jim Hightower

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The Food Stamp Fracas

August 20, 2013 | Republican deficit scolds turned into free-spending corporate socialists this summer when they doled out the most generous farm subsidies in U.S. history.

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Get Radio-Active

August 14, 2013 | Thousands of low-power radio broadcast licenses will be up for grabs by non-profit, community groups this October.

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Why I’m Fed Up with Summers

August 6, 2013 | When Robert Rubin and his friends say they intend to "fix the economy," they're using the word "fix" the same way as your veterinarian does.

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Steve Cohen, Meet Al Capone

July 31, 2013 | More than 80 years after the big-time mobster got busted for tax evasion, the feds may bar a cocky hedge fund manager from trading for his "failure to supervise."