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
wages management produce
Good wages are pro business, since they reduce turnover, increase morale, produce better-skilled employees, and improve productivity.
dog political littles
Even a little dog can piss on a big building.
responsibility greed corporations
The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
real media our-society
The real bias of the media is not to the left or to the right, but to the thin strata of economic elites at the top of our society.
agriculture pesticides fairness
Organic agriculture is more about fairness and respect than it is about parts-per-billion of pesticide residues
ignorance rights dollars
If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.
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.
school ideas people
We've got to go to the people with bold ideas and candidates of conviction - we've got to be hotter than high school love.
winning elephants race
It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the elephants on their backs.
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.
party giving tvs
The [Democratic] party is a bank. It collects money and gives it to TV stations.
dinner six-packs seven
Reagan promised everyone a seven-course dinner. Ours turned out to be a possum and a six-pack.
lying
You have to learn to read between the lies.
political armadillos bottom
Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.