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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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Who Will Organize A Progressive Majority? Us!

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/21

A lot of working-class voters, who live outside of blue voting areas are asking: Where the hell is the Democratic party?

Cecile Richards, 1957-2025

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/21

Cecile Richards--what a sparkling gem of a human!

It's an endangered species: Save Kar-toon-us...

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/17

This week, we thought we’d share with you one of our favorite classic Lowdown issues from December 2021, on the increasingly tough time political cartoonists are having with the state of news.

The Billionaire Bros Do The Immigrant Worker Two-Step

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/16

One thing you can say about Trump is that he’s absolutely clear on his furious opposition to immigrants taking American jobs.

A Billionaire v. a Cartoonist. I’m Betting On the...

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/14

The sorry state of corporate journalism sagged to an even lower low this month when the Washington Post banned publication of a piece by its own Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Ann Telnaes.

Making Work Work for Workers

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/09

As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining for the right words to tell my story.

Jimmy Carter’s Light Exposes Donald Trump’s Darkness

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/07

You’re not fooling me, Jimmy Carter.

A little more Woody Guthrie to start your new year

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/05

When we shared our New Year’s post including Woody Guthrie’s own famous resolutions/”rulin’s,” I was reminded of the visit that Hightower and I made to the fantastic Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, OK this past spring.

My New Year’s Resolutions for Some Powerful People

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2025/01/02

I made a few New Year’s resolutions this week – not for me, but as self-improvement ideas for some of the people running our country.

In 2025, Have Faith in the Power of Democratic Ideals

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/31

One of the most perverse political gambits this year has been pushed by foam-at-the-mouth, right-wing extremists.

Daddy's Philosophy

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/26

This holiday season got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overdone business of Christmas, Hanukkah and other holiday gifts.

The Coming of the Unholy Messiah of Corporate Rule

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/24

And lo, the Magi came from afar, guided by a heavenly star to worship the Messiah of Mar-a-Lago.

Greed Is Immoral. Healthcare Greed Is Abominable.

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/19

America has endured a long panorama of corporate greed – from the East India Trading Company to the Robber Barons, Gordon Gecko Wall Streeters to Elon Musk.

Why Should We Allow Food Monopolies? Let’s Bust the...

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/17

How are monopolistic corporations able to gain their economic dominance?

Remembering Fred Harris

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/13

1930–2024

Big Oil’s Slick Attempt to Greenwash Its Massive...

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/12

Let’s all sing the holiday classic: “All I want for Christmas… Is Something Not Made of Plastic.”

Don’t Buy Coca-Cola’s Plastic Promise

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/12/10

Former New Mexico governor Bruce King was renown for his frequent malapropisms and contorted logic.

Can Corporate Profit and Morality Be Compatible?

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2024/12/05

Is “corporate ethics” an oxymoron?

A Kakistocracy Takes Over Immigration Policy

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2024/12/03

Social media has been lighting up like fireworks, with a myriad of Trump voters exclaiming: “I didn’t know he meant me!” For example, many MAGA cheerleaders are now shocked to learn that his rallying cry to eliminate “Obamacare” means killing the popular Affordable Care Act that provides their health coverage!

When and Where Was the First Thanksgiving Feast?

Jim Hightower"s Lowdown ·

2024/11/28

Plus a special show from the archives: Dinner Democracy

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