Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
James Allen "Jim" Hightoweris an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author who served from 1983 to 1991 as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth11 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
party giving tvs
The [Democratic] party is a bank. It collects money and gives it to TV stations.
bankers pay crime
Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes.
government outsiders progressive
You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force.
country government media
Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.
believe recovery agriculture
It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster recovery and failed to mention the word 'farm' or the word 'rural.'
dog political littles
Even a little dog can piss on a big building.
ignorance rights dollars
If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.
responsibility greed corporations
The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
effort levels campaigns
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.
agriculture pesticides fairness
Organic agriculture is more about fairness and respect than it is about parts-per-billion of pesticide residues
politics becoming steps
Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist.
country fighting civilization
It's an essential fight librarians are making, an age-old fight; yours is a battle for civilization. It's a fight for our country's founding values.
speaks-out matter speak
If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out?
years political arena
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.