Articles by Jim Hightower

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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."

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McFinancial Planning

July 24, 2013 | When McDonald's attempted to help its underpaid workers stick to a budget, the fast food giant exposed how much the burger chain's wages fall short of what's needed to survive in America.

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Scrap the PATRIOT Act

July 23, 2013 | No administration can be trusted not to abuse this law, which is behind the ongoing assault on our privacy.