Jim Hightower's Radio Lowdown Podcast
1) Forget Justice, Our Supreme Court Rules for the Rich
Interesting fact: While all federal officials take an oath that they will support the US Constitution, Supreme Court justices must also take a second (and very profound) oath of office. As New York Ti...Show More
2) Look! Up in the Sky… It’s a Bird, a Plane… an AI Data Center!
In my childhood years, I got to experience something I’ve cherished ever since: Starry nights. I was lucky to spend time during the summers on my Aunt Eula’s and Uncle Ernest’s tenant farm in Northeas...Show More
3) Billionaire Money is Corrupting Our Democracy
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. In fact, nearly all of us feel that way. While peo...Show More
4) Pollution Protector – for Profiteering Polluters
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. Such rank, moral...Show More
5) Can 2026 Finally Be a Year of Progressive Political Change?
Dare we think that the New Year holds tremendous promise for progressive change? Yes! As practically every pundit notes, Trump’s White House menagerie of billionaires, grifters, haters, prima donnas, ...Show More
6) 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...Show More
7) A Christmas Message: There’s No Jesus in “Christian Nationalism”
In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas. More specifically, it’s about the moral teachings of the biblical Jesus, which formed the ethical foundation of Christm...Show More
8) 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. Grandiose gabillionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezo...Show More
9) 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. To each of our Congress critters, I give my fondest wish that from now on they receive the exac...Show More
10) How New Mexico Got Child Care for All – And How You Can, Too
Ahh, Christmas time! The joy of children’s laughter! A time for caring, sharing, and giving! So, why not make this Christmas a time for giving something that most American children, families, and comm...Show More