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Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower's most recent book is "Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush." He produces a monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, and a syndicated daily radio commentary.

Vulture capitalists are picking us dry: Why consumer debt buyers are on the rise

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Corporations can do whatever they want: Why our tax system subsidizes criminals

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Why corporations are desperate to destroy net neutrality

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Rick Perry (NBC News)

Corporate executives are purchasing our states — one governorship at a time

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4 ways Amazon’s ruthless practices are crushing local economies

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It’s not just Walgreens: The absurd measures corporations will take to dodge taxes

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The absurdly dangerous militarization of America’s police

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Progressive victories you may have missed in 2012

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Hey Monsanto, don’t mess with my tomatoes’ genes

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What’s really in your steak?

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Happy days are here again!

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How Florida Democrats torpedoed Gore

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