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 Ridiculous Is ‘Strong Man’ Trump’s Weakling Border Stand?

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Jim Hightower

Trump is a pathetic weakling of a president, ridiculously masquerading as a “strong man” while outlawing Good Samaritans. The most ridiculous thing about Donald Trump’s xenophobic, demagogic assault on Central American amnesty seekers is that … Read moreHow Ridiculous Is ‘Strong Man’ Trump’s Weakling Border Stand?

What Does ‘Made in America’ Mean to Trump?

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Jim Hightower

Why won’t Trump stand up for the American workers and stuff being ‘Made in America’? “MAGA,” blusters Donald Trump. “Make America Great Again!” America’s ranching families, however, would like Trump to come off his high … Read moreWhat Does ‘Made in America’ Mean to Trump?

Tax Dodgers Inc.

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Jim Hightower

The sweeping $1.5 trillion tax cut Trump & the GOP rammed into law was a cynical bait-and-switch job, meant to help corporate tax dodgers. How thrilling was Tax Day for you? I refer, of course, … Read moreTax Dodgers Inc.

What Is the ‘AI Agenda,’ Who’s Pushing It and Why?

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Jim Hightower

McDonald’s invests heavily in an AI agenda, as do many corporations. The great thing about corporate giants is that they are such amazing business innovators. Look at the Big Four airline oligopoly, for example. They’ve … Read moreWhat Is the ‘AI Agenda,’ Who’s Pushing It and Why?

Playing Monopoly for Real

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Jim Hightower

What the gutsy Boston Tea Party rebels were actually tossing was corporate monopoly power. Get your heave-ho muscles in shape, for the monopolists are back. Shouting “Down with big government,” today’s tea party Trumpateers claim … Read morePlaying Monopoly for Real

As We Gape at the Trump Sideshow, Corporations Are Picking Our Pockets

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Jim Hightower

We have been captured by the mesmerizing All Things Trump sideshow — while we are being robbed blind. As America rapidly urbanized in the 1920s and ’30s, nearly every burgeoning city gave rise to a … Read moreAs We Gape at the Trump Sideshow, Corporations Are Picking Our Pockets

Trumponomics: Batman … or Dracula?

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Jim Hightower

Trump’s economic report report is shamelessly grandiose, replete with flagrant fabrications, in other words, just more Trumponomics. It’s shocking, I tell you, shocking, that some millionaires and billionaires would brazenly lie and cheat in a … Read moreTrumponomics: Batman … or Dracula?

It’s Not Socialism; It’s What the People Want

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Jim Hightower

It ain’t “socialism” in the classic government-runs-everything sense, it’s democratic populism, reversing decades of policies that take from the many to give to the wealthy few. “Socialism,” snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally … Read moreIt’s Not Socialism; It’s What the People Want