Jim Hightower

Populist author, public speaker and radio commentator Jim Hightower writes "The Hightower Lowdown," a monthly newsletter chronicling the ongoing fights by America's ordinary people against rule by plutocratic elites. Sign up at HightowerLowdown.org.

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What If You Were To Own Your Own Power Company?

Jim Hightower - January 1, 2020 0

About 40 years ago, a right-wing codger named Eddie Chiles became a momentary political celebrity in my state by buying airtime on hundreds of...

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Special Gifts For Special People

Jim Hightower - December 25, 2019 0

Ho-ho-ho. Wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America's power elites for Christmas. To each of our Congress critters I...

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Can ‘Powerless Nobodies’ Fight The Corporate Powers?

Jim Hightower - December 20, 2019 0

The many sparkling bays along the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico have long provided both a working-class living and a valued lifestyle...

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‘Tax The Rich’ Is No Longer Just A Political Slogan

Jim Hightower - December 16, 2019 0

There's nothing inevitable about inequality. It's an injustice that the moneyed powers and their political hirelings have chosen. We the People can choose a...

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Which Food Future Will You Choose?

Jim Hightower - November 27, 2019 0

It's time to talk turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I'm talking about the real thing, the big bird, 46 million...

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How Repugnant Is Big Oil?

Jim Hightower - November 1, 2019 0

When you're undergoing a dental procedure, there's one thing you never want to hear you dentist say: "Oops!" It's also alarming to hear that from...

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Where To Get The Money To Start Fixing Inequality

Jim Hightower - October 16, 2019 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER When Jesse Jackson ran a strong populist campaign for president in 1988, advocating bold new policies and programs to address inequality, establishment...

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The Gloppy Mess Of Merger Mania

Jim Hightower - October 13, 2019 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Here's a recipe for you: Chop up 6 Oscar Meyer wieners, stir in 1 cup of Heinz ketchup, blend with 1/2 cup...

Climate Change

When The World’s On Fire, What Should We Do?

Jim Hightower - September 18, 2019 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER For millions of people around the globe – especially young people – the pressing issue of our time is this: The world...

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