Percolate-Up Economics
August 27, 2012 | Every dime of a minimum-wage hike is spent by its recipients -- circulating upward in our local economies as they increase their purchases of such basics as food, kids' clothing, and health care.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Romney Runs away from his Running Mate
August 20, 2012 | If they were honest with voters, their bumper sticker would read: "Ryan-Romney 2012."
Drone on the Range
August 13, 2012 | Those very same pilotless, remote-controlled, undetectable planes that the CIA has been secretly using to spy on and bomb people in Pakistan and elsewhere are headed to our local police departments.
Turning College Students into a Commodity
August 6, 2012 | After graduation, students' incomes would be "attached" by financiers.
Tomato Tampering
July 23, 2012 | Scientists have figured out a way to genetically engineer the flavor back into industrial tomatoes that taste no better than their shipping cartons.
The Local Beer Boom
July 16, 2012 | Craft breweries have doubled their share of the U.S. market since 2004.
Sabotaging Montana’s Campaign Finance Legacy
July 9, 2012 | The Supreme Court has trumped a century-old state law that made the state a model for campaign finance in America.