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Jim Hightower"s Lowdown

News and shows about the progressive, democratic populist rebellion from former Texas Ag Commissioner and NYT best-selling author Jim Hightower.

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The Changing Meaning Of “Work”—And the Idea of “Boss...

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2024/08/22

“Big Boss Man,” an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for today’s working class:

Republicans Discover a Big Flaw in Tim Walz: He’s Not...

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2024/08/20

Here’s a hard-right political twist I wasn’t expecting, and Tim Walz is probably surprised, too.

Want to Cool Earth? Just Block the Sun. Simple.

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2024/08/16

Challenging conventional wisdom can advance society’s understanding of truth.

A Flock of Rich Plutocratic Democrats Want Lina...

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2024/08/13

We’ve recently learned about Project 2025, the GOP’s scheme to let corporate agents take over our government.

J.D. Vance: Silicon Valley’s Fake Hillbilly

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2024/08/08

Who is JD Vance, you might ask?

Tim Walz—Yes!

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2024/08/06

In 2006, I went Walzing across southern Minnesota in support of a “nobody” named Tim Walz.

“Laffin’ Kamala” versus “Grumpin’ Trump”

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2024/08/06

Listen now | You know that American politics is turning into a sad joke when a supposedly-serious presidential campaign tries to demonize laughter.

Friday Signpost: Now, Let's Get Out There and Win This

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2024/08/02

Are you fired up to make sure that The Donald doesn’t get a chance to implement his and his cronies’ authoritarian agenda this fall?

Yes, Kamala Harris Stands for Diversity and Equality...

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2024/08/01

Ted Cruz actually spoke the truth once.

Fun with JD Vance memes

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2024/07/31

When it was announced that JD would be Trump’s running mate, we were incensed.

Trump and His GOP Sycophants Driven Crazy By Kamala

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2024/07/30

Suddenly, the presidential election has turned dynamic… even fun!

A quick housekeeping note for podcast listeners

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/07/24

Hightower was under the weather and unable to record new commentaries for this week, so we wanted just to quickly let our podcast listeners know that you can check out new written content being posted to our Substack all week, at

On Joe, Kamala, and the Coming Fight

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2024/07/23

My instant feeling upon hearing that President Biden was stepping down was not political anxiety (aw jeez, another earthquake!), and certainly not any joy in seeing Joe deposed—but pure relief. Suddenly, the deck was shuffled, and now (not a moment too soon), we have a good hand, allowing us to focus squarely on Donald’s dangerous dementia, Project 2025, and the assault on America’s democracy by the combined forces of authoritarian elites and Christian nationalist theocrats.

Singing the Chick-fil-A Child Labor Blues

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2024/07/18

“Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and”… wait a minute, what the hell is this? A summer camp for kids – but with a disturbing corporate twist. Some outlets of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain,

What If a Homeless Person Served on the Supreme Court?

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2024/07/17

What’s wrong with Neil Gorsuch? His soul, I mean. As one of the domineering right-wing extremists on the Supreme Court, Gorsuch routinely supports enthroning plutocracy, autocracy, and his own brand of Christian theocracy over people’s democratic rights. But he also uses his unelected, unchecked judicial position to take power and justice away from America’s least powerful, most vulnerable people – including the homeless.

We've been censored by Facebook! And you probably...

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/07/16

Corporate censorship is running rampant on the Internet (again)

Look Out, America: Project 2025

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2024/07/13

We’ve seen a ton of social media posts and emails in the last week or so about Project 2025, and although we’re still working on a fuller analysis to give you the lowdown on what it means to you, as well as tools to fight it,, we felt it was urgent to get some solid info into

Should Corrupt Judges Be the Ones Redefining Official...

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2024/07/11

If the six right-wing dogmatists who now literally rule the Supreme Court wonder why 70 percent of the American people consider them somewhere between politically corrupt and grotesque, they might re-read their Kafkasesque decision last month perverting the meaning of bribery.

SCOTUS Is Meant to Be a Court, Not Our Supreme Ruler

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2024/07/09

(Now with post problems fixed!)

Top Corporate Executives Should Have to Feel the...

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2024/07/05

Being a lifelong Texan, I’m used to hot summers. But what the hell – 99 degrees in June! Last year, we had 80 days of 100-plus temperatures, and we’re looking at 90 days this year. I can’t moan in self-pity, though, for the globally-warming furnace is now searing the whole country, even in northern climes where people are used to having days in August when they need “summer sweaters.”

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