"Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom." Jim Hightower

Wall Street owns 70% of nursing homes. They cut staff to maximize profit. Congress allows it because granny doesn't make donations like Daddy Lobby does. Should profiteering in end-of-life care be legal? Full commentary: jimhightower.substack.com/p/why-do-we-... #NursingHomes #ElderCare

Pentagon contractors banned soldiers from repairing their own weapons. @warren.senate.gov tried to fix it—Mike Rogers and Adam Smith, funded by contractors, killed it. How many other laws benefit corporate donors? jimhightower.substack.com/p/why-is-the... #RightToRepair #Pentagon #Military

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Simple.. folksy… dead-on accurate. Subscribe and follow @jimhightower.com, the originator of one of my fave terms, “Congress critters’l open.substack.com/pub/jimhight...

They said they'd stop insider trading. Then they introduced a bill to legalize it. Rep. Steil's bill lets members trade stocks they oversee & allows spouses to trade on their behalf. Why? It would discourage wealthy execs from "public service." Take action with @citizensforethics.org. Full post:

Great recommendation. Just wrapped up watching it. Come to find out Jim Hightower @jimhightower.com is still kicking at 83 and on Bluesky.

10/10 recommend Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins. We need a Molly Ivins to cover Idleg.

Tear down #FossilFuels! #FreeEnergy4All

Even in TEXAS, solar now beats coal for electricity. Corrupt officials tried rigging the market. Didn't work. 2024: Renewables became America's #1 power source. "We are at the end of the fossil fuel economy." jimhightower.substack.com/p/dirty-coal... #ClimateAction #Texas #CleanEnergy

Reminder

I am reminded of this quote from former Texas politician Jim Hightower: “There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.”

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: $770 MILLION in pay Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser: $100 MILLION+ as new banker baseline How? Fired tens of thousands, took their wages. My take: jimhightower.substack.com/p/sing-along... #WallStreet #Inequality #CEOPay @ourfinancialsecurity.org

There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road But Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos- Jim Hightower

The purpose of politics is to enact an agenda, not to get into power merely for the sake of having your name on the door. Not to mention the fact that voters desperately want fighters not folders.

Best court money can buy.

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.

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. Full commentary below. #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Inequality #Populism

NOOOOOO; STOP THIS MADNESS.

Billionaires want to BLOCK OUT THE STARS. Literally! jimhightower.substack.com/p/look-up-in... #ai #populism #billionaires #commentary

"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

We’ve known that money controls politics way too much for way too long—let’s make 2026 the year that we do something. @publiccitizen.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @commoncause.org @brennancenter.org jimhightower.substack.com/p/billionair...

Pollution passes for sale at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. @envdefensefund.bsky.social jimhightower.substack.com/p/pollution-...

We’re reclaiming the Democratic Party for the working people once again—here’s hope for 2026. jimhightower.substack.com/p/can-2026-f...

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! secure.actblue.com/donate/clayt...

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. jimhightower.substack.com/p/why-americ...

Looking for the Christianity in Christmas this year. jimhightower.substack.com/p/a-christma...

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… jimhightower.substack.com/p/ai-profite...

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. jimhightower.substack.com/p/friday-sig...

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. jimhightower.substack.com/p/special-gi...

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? jimhightower.substack.com/p/how-new-me...

🔥 Give 'em hell for the holidays! ✨ jimhightower.com/2025

Where corporations fail, public enterprise can fill the need—with savvy, community and fairness. @ilsr.bsky.social jimhightower.substack.com/p/instead-of...

The wrong kind of Marxist healthcare reform, amirite? jimhightower.substack.com/p/health-car... @nationalnurses.bsky.social

The “Advanced Recycling” that ExxonMobil has conjured up turns out, shockingly, not to be the plastics savior they tout it as. jimhightower.substack.com/p/big-oils-s...

Don't let the corporate overlords fool you: They are robbing you of your livelihoods. jimhightower.substack.com/p/ai-bots-ar...

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...

Hate junk in landfills? Hate hyper-consumption culture? Try this instead— repair cafes! jimhightower.substack.com/p/creating-o... @repaircafeint.bsky.social

Walmart’s Thanksgiving package dinner actually costs *more* this year, despite the lies they and Trump are touting. jimhightower.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

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?! jimhightower.substack.com/p/the-path-t...

They literally make jokes while starving people and put on Gilded Age parties while taking away heat from families’ homes. jimhightower.substack.com/p/trumps-pro...

Food monopolies screw everyone but the monopolists. #FarmAction @nfudc.bsky.social jimhightower.substack.com/p/lets-bust-...

You can beat billionaires if you’ve got a good old fashioned populist campaign, AND populist policies like public campaign financing. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @commoncause.org jimhightower.substack.com/p/how-to-run...

What if… I’m just spitballin’ here… we didn’t *buy* everything we need, but actually shared what we have in our communities? jimhightower.substack.com/p/instead-of...

Wonderful news out of NYC! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @brennancenter.org Read my full piece: jimhightower.substack.com/p/special-bu...

The kids are alright. 👏👏👏 jimhightower.substack.com/p/a-biblical... @ffrf.org

Jim Hightower has it right — “our country’s true political spectrum doesn’t run right to left, but top to bottom. Right-wing/left-wing is ideology. Top to bottom is life. And most people know that they’re no longer in shouting distance of the moneyed elites at the top.” Jim Hightower’s Radio Lowdown

Despite extremist lies and media punditry, we agree on way more than we disagree on. Really! jimhightower.substack.com/p/uniting-th...

***WARNING: TEXAS IS EXPERIMENTING*** jimhightower.substack.com/p/another-he...

Having a private concierge is what separates you commonplace millionaires from the filthy rich, evidently. jimhightower.substack.com/p/what-separ...