Jim 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 a Clerical Error Made Corporations ‘People’

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In 1886 corporate supremacy was born, breathing life into artificial, antidemocratic entities, to the detriment of we, the real people. There’s a historic date, which our country ought … Read more

The Health Care Industry’s Medical Debt Rip-Off

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The health care industry has been encouraging medical debt, hooking folks up with long-term medical payment plans. While our doctors, nurses and technicians are among the best in … Read more

In the Roberts Court, 'The People' Be Damned

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If the Roberts Court does indeed overturn Roe v Wade, it will be a pricey “victory” for right wing politicos. Today’s six-member super-majority on the Supreme Court has … Read more

Why Should We the People Respect a Court That Disrespects the People?

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How can we respect a court that has needlessly, dangerously and rather ludicrously become a black-robed autocracy? When Supreme Court member Justice Samuel Alito’s secret plan for canceling … Read more

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