Monday, March 16, 2026

Jim Hightower

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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.

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Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.

Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America – if we survive!

So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.

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As Trump intensifies immigration crackdowns, a new boycott movement targets the corporations supplying ICE with infrastructure, technology, and access to consumers.

Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...

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A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.