Jim Hightower's Lowdown

Jim Hightower's Lowdown

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Forget Justice, Our Supreme Court Rules for the Rich
This month, an independent study of decisions by the Roberts Court revealed that two-thirds of its rulings favor wealthy powers over middle-income and…
 • Jim Hightower
Look! Up in the Sky… It’s a Bird, a Plane… an AI Data Center!
It turns out that high-tech demigods can’t get enough cheap land and energy on Earth to supply the phantasmagoric sprawl of data centers their AI hustle…
 • Jim Hightower
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Knowing Something Better in Your Bones
We often dismiss senior citizens as outdated and out of touch, but their knowledge of the past could serve our future movements for the better
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Billionaire Money is Corrupting Our Democracy
Listen now | Recent polling confirms what you’d hear if you talked to people at most any Chat & Chew Café across America – namely, our political system…
 • Jim Hightower
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Pollution Protector – for Profiteering Polluters
Listen now | There’s greed… and then there’s the nauseating greed of profiteering corporations that make a killing – literally – by knowingly…
 • Jim Hightower
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Friday Signpost: What Hit in 2025 Shows Us What's Good for 2026
As we were finishing up our end-of-the-year scramble, we unearthed the gems from our little newsletter here that resonated most with our community in…
 • Jim Hightower, Deanna Zandt, and Laura Ehrlich
Can 2026 Finally Be a Year of Progressive Political Change?
Dare we think that the New Year holds tremendous promise for progressive change?
 • Jim Hightower
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Why America’s Legislatures Routinely Screw Working Families
As we head into a momentous election year, with state and national legislative seats up for grabs, even let-them-eat-cake Republicans are scrambling to…
 • Jim Hightower
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Know someone who needs the Lowdown?
Maybe it's a friend who's fed up with mainstream media BS. A family member who's ready to fight back against oligarchy. A neighbor who needs some…
 • Jim Hightower
A Christmas Message: There’s No Jesus in “Christian Nationalism”
In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas.
 • Jim Hightower
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AI Profiteers Cash-In By Being Naughty This Christmas
The high priests of Holy High Tech are in a huff, wailing that they’re being bothered by you busybodies, Luddites, and commoners – ie, The People.
 • Jim Hightower
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Friday Signpost: Politics from the Ground Up
Remembering Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey
 • Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower's Lowdown
Jim Hightower's Lowdown
America's #1 populist! 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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Jim Hightower's Lowdown

America's #1 populist! 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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