Jim HightowerJim 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.

How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich?

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Jim Hightower

Imagine. You’re one of the privileged uber-rich, and on top of already having billions of bucks tucked away, suddenly, in a single year, here comes 27.3 more gushing … Read more How Do the Rich Become Uber-Rich?

Doing the Tax Dodge Tap Dance

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Jim Hightower

Doing the tax dodge tap dance is complicated, requiring sophisticated techniques and tricky maneuvers. Sen. Russell Long, the powerful Senate Finance Committee chair from 1966 to 1981 from … Read more Doing the Tax Dodge Tap Dance

What’s the Charitable Thing to Do About Widespread Inequality?

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Jim Hightower

The need for charity only exists because we’re tolerating widespread inequality created by power elites. Our society has coined expressions like “philanthropist” and “season of giving” to encourage … Read more What’s the Charitable Thing to Do About Widespread Inequality?

What If You Were to Own Your Own Power Company?

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Jim Hightower

Own your own power co-op! About 40 years ago, a right-wing codger named Eddie Chiles became a momentary political celebrity in my state by buying airtime on hundreds … Read more What If You Were to Own Your Own Power Company?

Can ‘Powerless Nobodies’ Fight the Corporate Powers?

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Jim Hightower

Corporate powers like the Formosa Plastics Corporation need to be held accountable. The many sparkling bays along the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico have long provided … Read more Can ‘Powerless Nobodies’ Fight the Corporate Powers?

‘Tax the Rich’ Is No Longer Just a Political Slogan

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Jim Hightower

We the People can choose a path that bends toward justice: 6 in 10 Americans favor Sen. Warren’s plan to tax the rich. There’s nothing inevitable about inequality. … Read more ‘Tax the Rich’ Is No Longer Just a Political Slogan

What’s Scaring the Bejeezus out of Billionaires in the 2020 Campaign?

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Jim Hightower

There’s a new political army on the march in America, moving forcibly into the 2020 campaign. There’s a new political army on the march in America, moving forcibly … Read more What’s Scaring the Bejeezus out of Billionaires in the 2020 Campaign?

How Trump’s Poverty Subsidy Enriches the Rich

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Jim Hightower

How the rich get richer (of course) with the so-called poverty subsidy. Years ago, a Texas legislator who was occasionally known to take lobbyists’ cash in exchange for … Read more How Trump’s Poverty Subsidy Enriches the Rich

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