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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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So long, Don, it's been God-awful to know you. Don Blankenship, who was the King of King Coal, ...
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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
Holder Proves You Can Go Home Again
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August 5, 2015
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June 5, 2015
Shilling for the Biggest Trade Flimflam in History
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April 1, 2015
Ethics Training for Congress? Dream On
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December 25, 2014
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Don't look now, but the overbearing power of America's military-industrial complex has probably snuck into your town. The ...
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November 10, 2014
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September 30, 2014
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September 23, 2014
The NRA’s Accidental Brush With Sanity
Whoa, that was close. The National Rifle Association nearly shot itself in the foot recently with a common-sense ...
Opinion
June 24, 2014
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