Jim Hightower

National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, "Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow," Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks. Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, spreading the message of progressive populism all across the American grassroots. He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations and on the web.

Why Should We the People Respect a Court That Disrespects the People?

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How can we respect a court that has needlessly, dangerously and rather ludicrously become a black-robed autocracy? When Supreme Court member Justice Samuel Alito’s secret plan for canceling … Read more

Supreme Thieves Disguised in Robes of ‘Justice’

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The Court’s six right-wing “Supreme Thieves” have turned what’s meant to be a citadel of democracy into a Republican rubber stamp for plutocracy. Barry Goldwater, considered a right-wing … Read more

Trucker Shortage: Drivers Are Hijacked by Immoral Corporate Bosses

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The trucker shortage isn’t due to COVID restrictions, it’s because they are underpaid, overworked and dehumanized. The recent traffic-clogging protests in Canada, Washington, D.C., Europe and elsewhere by … Read more

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