Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos

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This paper reviews "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos" which was published in 1997 and is filled with slightly amusing anecdotes. It explains how Hightower seeks to advance the populist, or progressive, movement with this book and is considered to nothing more that any of the other political talking heads he claims to be working against.

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"In the first chapter of this book, Hightower claims that the "symbol of today's America is no longer Old Glory, but the corporate Logo" (Hightower 5). He claims that nothing is scared from marketing and corporate America is gobbling away at America. He says that kids alone spend $15 billion a year of their own allowance money on such things as sneakers, perfume, and clothing. Parents add to the pile of money spent, according to Hightower, $120 billion. (5) This is interesting information; however, it sets a trend very early in the book, which is that Hightower rarely offers proof for his claims. Hightower accuses all politicians for being too "corporatized" as well. (8) He claims that since corporations own them, they should be branded. This is an example of another type of trend Hightower sets early in the book, which is attempting to solve these very serious problems with less-than-funny humor. In this first chapter, Hightower clearly expresses beliefs that capitalism is wrong."

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