The Interior Secretary's pricey throne

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Fri., 2/8/13

Does the name Dirk Kempthorne mean anything to you?

He was a little-known Idaho politico before becoming George W. Bush's industry-coddling secretary of the interior in 2006. While Dirk was not... [read more]

Outlawing exposés of factory farm horrors

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Thu., 2/7/13

Big Ag has a big problem – but it's come up with a neat solution.

The problem is that the meat, eggs, and dairy that are marketed to us as... [read more]

Private equity tax scammers at work

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Wed., 2/6/13

Peg CeeCee knows that it's not enough to work hard in these perilous financial times, but you also have to work smart. And that's exactly what she's doing on behalf of American taxpayers.

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A common sense crop for America's common good

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Tue., 2/5/13

Four year's ago, Michelle Obama picked up a shovel to make a powerful symbolic statement about America's food & farm future: She turned a patch of White House lawn into a working organic garden.

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Good retail jobs would be good for America

Cowboy hat By Jim Hightower - Mon., 2/4/13

The Powers That Be say that the bulk of America's middle-class manufacturing jobs are gone and won't be coming back. High tech jobs are being outsourced, too, as are accountants, lawyers, and some other professional... [read more]