Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower America's #1 populist! NYT bestselling author, former twice-elected Ag Commissioner of Texas, radio commentator and populist agitator for over 80 (!) years.

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Every week there's a new headline about AI changing everything. But what actually IS it? Not the hype, not the panic -- ...
08/28/2026

Every week there's a new headline about AI changing everything. But what actually IS it? Not the hype, not the panic -- the real explanation, in plain English.

Spoiler: it's a lot less magic than they're selling you.

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08/27/2026

I don't hate poor people. Do you?

Then somebody explain why our poverty policies are so hateful. Millions of American children, workers, and elders are living in grinding poverty in the richest country on earth. The cause sits at the top, where the powerful rig the system to choke off food aid and hold wages down while rents keep climbing.

Who taught us to blame the poor instead of the people picking their pockets?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you the whole story. Take action with Repairers of the Breach.

08/25/2026

Some good news for a change: empty schools are becoming homes for the teachers who can't afford to live where they work.

Developers gentrified our cities until teachers, janitors, and staff got priced clean out. Then closures left campuses sitting empty. Now leaders in San Diego, Austin, and South Miami are turning those vacant classrooms and schoolyards into family apartments. Rents cut by half or better.

What could your town build if it quit waiting on Washington? Learn more with State Innovation Exchange.

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08/20/2026

The Treasury Secretary says the gap between the rich and the rest of us is over.

Scott Bessent, a billion-dollar hedge fund speculator who inherited his money, got "sick of hearing" about the K-shaped economy. So he just declared it dead. His proof? Trump killed the federal tax on tips. A few nickels for waiters, and inequality is magically solved.

Working families will know it's over when their paycheck finally covers the bills. Not before.

Does a billionaire get to decide when your struggle is finished?

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08/18/2026

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos want to pave your farmland to build robots that replace you.

Thousands of billionaire-financed data centers are getting quietly rubber-stamped by local officials. They're draining community water, straining the power grid, and running cooling systems that never shut off. All so a handful of tech lords can build their AI empire on our backs.

Is a data center creeping into your county?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you the whole story. Take action with Athena and follow Tressie McMillan Cottom's work.

08/13/2026

Austin used to be "weird." Now it's priced out its own artists.

For 30 years, neon artist Todd Sanders Art lit up Austin's identity — including a sign that hung behind me on my own radio show. Now developers and a city council chasing tech billionaires have jacked up rents and taxes so high, his studio had to flee 80 miles away to Round Top.

If your city is "developing," who's it developing for?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story.

08/11/2026

Missouri Republicans tried to trick voters into killing their own right to vote. It backfired spectacularly.

GOP lawmakers wrote a ballot initiative designed to gut Missouri's citizen-led initiative process, the same process voters used to pass healthcare expansion and raise the minimum wage. Their plan: use direct democracy to kill direct democracy.

Voters saw through it. 80% rejected it!

Think your vote doesn't matter? Missouri just proved otherwise.

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story. Take action with Fairness Project, and follow Piper For Missouri and Will Westmoreland for more Missouri rabble-rousing.

08/06/2026

A CEO who makes $23 million a year needed corporate money to fix his home generator.

Corporate America dumped its "green" principles the second Trump made it convenient — but executive pay? Still growing like a w**d. Reporters found $600 million in CEO perks last year alone. Free ballgame tickets. Thousands in booze "for research." A $492 generator repair for a guy pulling in $23 million.

Do CEOs need even more than they're already paid!?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll send you a link to the whole story, and take action with Inequality.org.

08/04/2026

"Who the Hell elected you to dictate our future?"

The AI gold rush isn't about innovation. It's old-fashioned greed — corporate elites grabbing profits and control while draining our water, land, and power. This is a populist rebellion, not jealousy of the rich.

What would you ask the AI billionaires if you got the chance?

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