Building Monopolies, One Merger After Another

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.
Jim Hightower

Corporate monopolies are experiencing a surge in the urge to merge. Control of market after market — from cable TV to chickens, banking to washing machines — has … Read more

CEOs Call for Wage Increases for Workers! What’s the Catch?

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.
Jim Hightower

Wage increases are a great idea, but… Peter Georgescu has a message he wants America’s corporate and political elites to hear: “I’m scared,” he said in a recent … Read more

Big Food and Hotel Giants Peddle Fake ‘Alternative’ Authenticity

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.
Jim Hightower

“Alternative” lifestyle hotels and restaurants actually owned by mega-conglomerates Near my home in Austin, Texas, there is a great, old refurbished motel that I recommend to people when … Read more

Amazon Is Crushing Main Street and Threatening the Vitality of Our Communities

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.
Jim Hightower

Maybe we should rethink shopping online at Amazon.com It’s that time of year — Thanksgiving holiday will be here soon, and we’ll gorge ourselves on turkey. And then … Read more

History Calling: Time to Re-Declare Our Independence

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.
Jim Hightower

It’s time once again for re-declaring our independence, this time from “They the Corporations.” Most of us celebrated July 4th by barbequing, doing a few 12-ounce elbow bends … Read more

Holiday Formerly Known as ‘Thanksgiving’ to be Called ‘Selfish-Taking’

Holiday Formerly Known as ‘Thanksgiving’ to be Called ‘Selfish-Taking’
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Due to the state of our society, ‘Thanksgiving’ is to be renamed Thanksgiving, once a proud cornerstone of our traditional American holidays with roots harkening back to our … Read more

Instead of Bombing Syria, How About Cutting Off Western Corporate Support?

Instead of Bombing Syria, How About Cutting Off Western Corporate Support?
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Late last year, as the regime of Bashar Assad was continuing its murderous rampage against the people of Syria, the governments of Iran and Russia offered their diplomatic … Read more

The Mean Team Piles on Jobless Americans

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.
Jim Hightower

Team GOP wants to make things even worse for America’s millions of jobless workers “Come on, team, let’s get mean!” This is not the chant of rabid football … Read more

Corporatizing National Security

Corporatizing National Security
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There’s big money to be made by corporatizing America’s assets and functions By Ralph Nader Privacy is a sacred word to many Americans, as demonstrated by the recent … Read more

Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights

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.
Jim Hightower

Seventh Amendment? Yeah, right — That’s so quaint! Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court. Most Americans don’t realize … Read more

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