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The Hightower Report
Blackwater's Reward; and Who Benefits From Cloning?
"...protect its own diplomats without resorting to paying a corporate thug? The under secretary then added, "If the contractors..."

June 13, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Fishing for Change
Hightower's latest is a collection of inspirational tales
"...Hightower likes to put it, working against the "powers-that-be" (corporate and political elites) and in favor of the "powers-that-ought-to-be"..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report
Gut-Check Time for Congress; and Betrayal on Trade by Democratic Leaders
"...voter opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement-style corporate-trade scams that both Bill Clinton and George W. have..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Why Not 'Drink Local'?; and Clogging Up Congress
"...contaminants, and these test results are public information. The corporate bottlers, on the other hand, are overseen by the..."

July 6, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
More Corporate War Against Workers; and Slamming the Door on Iraqi Refugees
"...Iraq's desperate refugees, contact the International Rescue Committee: www.theirc.org.MORE CORPORATE WAR AGAINST WORKERS Chicken Little is loose again. Loose..."

May 11, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Thinking Outside the Box
Stacy Mitchell examines the megaretail culture and the tools required to dismantle it
"...of a sea change in our priorities as a society."Corporate Welfare Kings..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report
Axing Our National Parks; and Connecting the Dots to CEO Pay
"...Responsibility: 202/265-7337.CONNECTING THE DOTS TO CEO PAY Why do corporate CEOs keep getting such astronomically high pay packages?..."

July 7, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
An Explosive New Politics; and Sports Brandalism
"...a backbone, break out of the clubby confines of corporate politics, and reassert their party's populist ideals – they'll..."

April 28, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Take Cheney away; and IBM's plans for the middle class
"...treatment is that this document is written confirmation of corporate America's intention to offshore our nation's middle-class future, shipping..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: The Prosecutor and the Pariah
Don't know about you, but I'm beginning to feel sorry for Tom DeLay
"...the question of timing, there were enough GOP and corporate fingerprints all over the flagrantly illegal bankrolling of the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Is the Hammer Nailed?
Yet another indictment of DeLay, this time for money laundering. Will it reverberate for other politicos?
"...is continuing to investigate allegations of illegal use of corporate money in the 2002 legislative races. Technically, prosecutors have..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Written in Stone
UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation
"...lowest in the copper mining industry – suggesting a corporate method to the mining madness at Grasberg...."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Hightower Report
Support our indie coffee houses; and join the fight against library budget cuts
"...husband to stop impounding our library money. Call 866/4LIBRARY.LOCATING CORPORATE-FREE COFFEE Starbucks, the global giant of the caffeine-slinging world,..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Enlist the rich; and Supremes clear the way for government to turn your property over to companies that'll pay more in taxes
"...the poor are stuck fighting and dying there, the corporate elites are here at home, battling door to door..."

July 22, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
GOP attorney says he wants "clarification" of state's campaign finance laws
"...election code, specifically to "clarify" the 100-year-old prohibition on corporate dollars being used for political purposes...."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Hightower Report
A Big Corp. becomes Big Brother; and, the SEC decides corporate reform is a 'stale' issue
"...National Workrights Institute: 609/683-0313.THE SEC SURRENDERS In 2002, America's corporate barons were on the lam, fleeing the wrath of..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

'He's Forked Himself'
Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'
"...shop, has to have a Grover Norquist or a corporate right-wing Republican lobbyist. That's pretty remarkable. And then they..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report
No Child Left Behind leaves the funding behind; and Richard Perle bungles on the battlefield and in the boardroom
"...schools can lose federal funding and be replaced by corporate-run chain schools...."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...The U.S. taxes more corporate income at higher rates than most of the world,..."

June 18, 2004 Column

The Hightower Report
Bill Gates wants to tax your e-mail, and the Bush administration finds the science it wants
"...the big bulk users of e-mail to pay this corporate assessment of postage – not us. Pardon my skepticism,..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Texans were frothed up over Michael Powell and his corporate-media agenda as the commission held "localism" hearings in San..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report
Forget Clinton – the Republicans are still going after FDR! And, corporations move even middle-class jobs overseas.
"...THE CORPORATE ABANDONMENT OF AMERICA..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown
You Can't Keep the Earl of Sandwich Down; Donning the Mask of Corporate Reform
"...DONNING THE MASK OF CORPORATE REFORM..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...Thank you for your piece on the pending corporate asbestos bailout bill currently pending before the Texas Legislature..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

The Hightower Lowdown
Nike can't tell a lie; and useless crap we don't need.
"...the U.S. Supreme Court last year arrogantly asserting a corporate right to lie. At issue is a 1998 case..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

La Raza: Waking the Sleeping Giant?
The National Council of La Raza looks to raise the U.S. Latino profile.
"...Slinkys emblazoned with "Department of Energy" -- currently a corporate subsidiary, thanks to the Bush administration's intimate ties to..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

T.A.B., Mussolini: Earle Can't Tell the Difference
The DA lays into the Texas Association of Business as he tries to keep his criminal campaign finance probe alive.
"...continue its inquiry into the group's use of secret corporate dollars in a $1.9 million political-ad blitz. State District..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...I wonder how much money he earns from "evil corporate sponsors" himself. Got any stocks? Get a syndication paycheck..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column

Naked City
Expensive Education for T.A.B.
"...of illegally soliciting and spending $2 million "in direct corporate funds in arrogant dismissal of the ethical limits imposed..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report
It's my 737, I'll land if I want to; and a Day of Action against Wal-Mart.
"...of Idaho's ski country, where a gaggle of powerhouse corporate CEOs own vacation mansions. To reach their retreats, these..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

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