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Showing videos filed under: Hightower Lowdown
Jim Hightower: A Politics For The People
May 8, 2010"The problem is us," says Jim Hightower, bestselling author, former editor of the Texas Observer, and America's #1 populist. The problem is progressives, weak-willed Democrats, and others who have forgotten that our politics is meant to serve the people. We've allowed conservative demagogues like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to seize the title of "populist" from the left.Jim Hightower, Dubai: A City of Dreams, and Danny Schechter
May 7, 2010"The problem is us," says Jim Hightower, bestselling author, former editor of the Texas Observer, and America's #1 populist. The problem is progressives, weak-willed Democrats, and others who have forgotten that our politics is meant to serve the people. We've allowed conservative demagogues like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to seize the title of "populist" from the left.America’s Most Popular Populist: Jim Hightower
June 27, 2008Laura Flanders interviews Jim Hightower, author most recently of Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow. Jim publishes the monthly Hightower Lowdown, delivers a daily radio commentary, and in his writing takes on the powers that be and thieves in high places.
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