Jim Hightower

Directions Website Contact the organization

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.

Visit jimhightower.substack.com for essays, commentaries, podcasts & more.

10/13/2026

Google is making movies to convince you AI is your friend.

A multitrillion-dollar company says its AI films just tell the story "authentically." Viewers can even chat with the characters. I was born at night, but not last night.

Would you trust a movie about AI made by the company selling it?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story. Take action with the Human Artistry Campaign .

Our team LOVES to see everyday people taking their frustration and putting it to work: here are seven people doing just ...
10/11/2026

Our team LOVES to see everyday people taking their frustration and putting it to work: here are seven people doing just that by running for office this fall. Join them?

Tanya Lloyd for Congress // Don Coover for Congress // Avery for Kansas // JoAnna Mendoza // Randy Villegas for Congress // Jonny Larsen For Congress // Meredith McGinnis for Senate

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

Austin! Come out with me to Curra's Grill on Saturday afternoon to meet the City Council District 9 candidate I'm suppor...
10/09/2026

Austin! Come out with me to Curra's Grill on Saturday afternoon to meet the City Council District 9 candidate I'm supporting: Rich Heyman, Rich For Austin .

More about Rich: richforaustin.org

10/08/2026

Big Pork launched a lobbying campaign called "Save Our Bacon." The bacon they want saved is their profit margin.

Humane pork already holds more than a fourth of U.S. sales, and voters keep backing animal welfare standards at the ballot box. So the factory farm giants are asking Congress to override the states.

Which side is your member of Congress on?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story, and take action with Compassion in World Farming (USA).

10/06/2026

My family ran a Main Street business in small-town Texas, so this one makes me angry.

Trump officials just raised the SBA's definition of "small" by 1,000 percent. Even billion-dollar giants could now qualify for the grants and contracts meant for real small businesses.

Remember this when GOP politicians run ads claiming to love small business. Do you know a shop owner who's already being squeezed out?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story. Support Rep Nydia Velazquez's efforts to stop this!

In 1987, Congress said sick seniors on Medicaid can only spend $30/mo on personal needs.It has not raised it in the deca...
10/01/2026

In 1987, Congress said sick seniors on Medicaid can only spend $30/mo on personal needs.

It has not raised it in the decades since.

We can give billionaires and corporations tax subsidies galore, but seniors have to scrimp pennies for a rare treat?

Comment LOWDOWN and I'll DM you a link to the whole story; take action with In Aging. Ask Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and our good friend Rep Jan Schakowsky where recent bills increasing this limit stand in their committee.

09/29/2026

Billionaires have already stuffed $2 billion into this election, and you're not allowed to know who paid for whom.

That's the gift the Supreme Court handed corporations in 2010. Unlimited cash, zero disclosure. Secret money equals secret government.

The Transparent Election Initiative is fighting back in Montana with a bipartisan plan to shut the Dark Money spigot.

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

09/25/2026

I got together with Tavis Smiley to debunk Ken Paxton's popularity, among many, many other topics!

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

09/24/2026

Your first notice of a data center next door could be the bulldozers.

Trump's EPA chief Lee Zeldin says communities don't need to be told a data center is coming, and there's no need for public comment on air pollution. Billionaires could even start building before permits are approved. The giant facilities get labeled "minor" polluters, like a laundromat.

Would you know about a data center in your town before construction started?

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

09/22/2026

Trump says Democrats want to blow up Mount Rushmore.

Tim Scott says they want to rip the heart out of our chests. Top Republicans spent two days telling their base to fear their neighbors. Welcome to McCarthyism 2026.

Old enough to remember the original? What did it look like where you lived?

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

Address

Austin, TX
78702

Website

,

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Jim Hightower posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Jim Hightower:

Shortcuts

Share