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Jim Hightower
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America's #1 populist! NYT bestselling author, former twice-elected Ag Commissioner of Texas, radio commentator and populist agitator for over 50 (!) years. Find out more at jimhightower.substack.com!
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Best court money can buy.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Supreme Court Justices take a specific oath (in addition to one to uphold US Constitution) to “do equal right to the poor and the rich”, the John Roberts Court rule in favor of oligarchs well over ½ the time. Effectively using SCOTUS as Republican ideology sock puppet. Dishonorable and corrupt.
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Call the roll: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett.

A new study shows 2/3 of Roberts Court rulings favor the wealthy over working people.

This plutocratic cabal rules for the rich.

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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 poor people.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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NOOOOOO; STOP THIS MADNESS.
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Billionaires want to BLOCK OUT THE STARS. Literally!

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January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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"The issue of all 2026 issues is this: Money rules. Very Big Money, mostly anti-democracy, billionaire money....Our job in 2026 is to confront the billionaire corrupters and political takers head-on, turning people’s rising awareness and anger into “little-d” democratic action." -Jim Hightower
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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We’ve known that money controls politics way too much for way too long—let’s make 2026 the year that we do something.

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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 is broken.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Pollution passes for sale at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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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 contaminating people’s water, air, land, and families.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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We’re reclaiming the Democratic Party for the working people once again—here’s hope for 2026.

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Can 2026 Finally Be a Year of Progressive Political Change?
Dare we think that the New Year holds tremendous promise for progressive change?
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January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Y'all! Former TX Ag Commissioner @jimhightower.com & others are hosting a donation match for our campaign! We're fighting to bust monopolies & to stop AI data centers from messing with Texas. Pitch in before the end of the year to have your support doubled!

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Build the movement to make food/farming affordable
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December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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I wonder why so many states pass laws that only benefit the wealthy…?! Thanks, @jamellebouie.net, and to researchers Nicholas Carnes and Eric Hansen at @dukesanford.bsky.social.

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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 sound sympathetic to today’s hard-hit working-cl...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Looking for the Christianity in Christmas this year.

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A Christmas Message: There’s No Jesus in “Christian Nationalism”
In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Local and state lawmakers are standing up to the threats that AI poses to us mere humans. Heck, even Congress is! But greased wheels get their squeaky way…

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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.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Remembering my friend and former Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey not just for his exemplary service, but as a reminder and celebration of the power that local officials hold to make our everyday lives just a little bit better.

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Friday Signpost: Politics from the Ground Up
Remembering Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey
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December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I’ve searched my heart for the perfect gifts for our Congress critters, our GOP and Democratic leaders, our American CEOs, our Wall Street hedge-funders, and yes— even Trump and family.

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Special Gifts for Special People
Ho-Ho-Ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I’m giving to some of America’s power elites for Christmas.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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New Mexico went from being ranked dead last in child well-being to being the first state providing free child care to every family. How?

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How New Mexico Got Child Care for All – And How You Can, Too
Ahh, Christmas time!
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December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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🔥 Give 'em hell for the holidays! ✨
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December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Where corporations fail, public enterprise can fill the need—with savvy, community and fairness. @ilsr.bsky.social

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Instead of Monopolistic, Profiteering Corporations, Let’s Try Free Enterprise
Having grown up in a small-business family, I’m a big proponent of free enterprise.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The wrong kind of Marxist healthcare reform, amirite?

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Health Care by Kafka, Groucho, and Trump
What a mess.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The “Advanced Recycling” that ExxonMobil has conjured up turns out, shockingly, not to be the plastics savior they tout it as.

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Big Oil’s Slick Attempt to Greenwash Its Massive Plastic Pollution
Let’s all sing the holiday classic: “All I want for Christmas… Is Something Not Made of Plastic.”
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December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Don't let the corporate overlords fool you: They are robbing you of your livelihoods.

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AI Bots Aren’t Taking Our Jobs – Corporate Profiteers Are
Look out – the corporate cat is out of the bag!
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December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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A quick note to you from my writer's perch, a.k.a., my kitchen table. TL;DR> Get 50% a one-year subscription to my substack! jimhightower.substack.com/cybermonday2...
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Hate junk in landfills? Hate hyper-consumption culture? Try this instead— repair cafes!

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Creating Our Own Thanksgiving Blessing
These days, with so much economic greed and political meanness in the news, it’s hard to lift your head up and notice the common goodness and community spirit that’s actually flourishing all around us...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Walmart’s Thanksgiving package dinner actually costs *more* this year, despite the lies they and Trump are touting.

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Trump and Walmart Make a Hash of Thanksgiving Dinner
Oh, thank goodness for Donald Trump!
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November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Why do pundits keep insisting that Democrats move even further right, when the evidence is right here that voters—and especially fed-up non-voters—want policies that actually support them?!

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The Path to Winning in 2026… and Beyond
As one who ekes out a modest living running my mouth on radio and Substack, I hesitate to critique others who do the same – even though I might disagree entirely and emphatically with them.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM