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Jim Hightower
OtherWords columnist Jim Hightower is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. Distributed by OtherWords.org.
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May 16, 2016
Crime Can Pay If It’s Big Enough
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April 28, 2016
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April 18, 2016
NBA: The National Billboard Association?
Pro basketball teams are turning their players into running, dribbling ads.
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April 12, 2016
The Great American Plane Robbery
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March 23, 2016
For-Profit Colleges Are Scandal Machines
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December 30, 2015
The Prison-Industrial Complex Takes Another Hit
Officials who built their careers on mass incarceration are now calling for this madness to end.
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November 17, 2015
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August 5, 2015
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Shilling for the Biggest Trade Flimflam in History
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Ethics Training for Congress? Dream On
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December 25, 2014
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