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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Carl Davidson, Doug Rossinow and Julia Mickenberg, Alice Embree and Jim Franklin, Geronimo Son and Steve Russell, Harry Hurt III, Jesse Sublett, and Jim Hightower
We broadcast live from the Rag Reunion, pay tribute to Tom Hayden, visit with the armadillo man, learn about the Standing Rock protests, interview Trump’s most hated biographer, enjoy some live music, and talk us some populism. Interviews by Thorne … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Julia Mickenberg, Rich Reddick & Kate Catterall; Leng Wong & Anu Naimpally; scott crow; Jim Hightower; and The Melancholy Ramblers!
We dive into higher ed, live on the Asian-American hyphen, get anarchic, go populist, and dig us some honky-tonk. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2016 The following podcasts are from recent Rag Radio shows … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | It’s a Rag Blog Happy Hour and you’re invited! With special guests Jim Hightower & Ellen Sweets
Rock out with us at Maria’s on Saturday, May 9, with our favorite populist pundit, Jim Hightower, and Ellen Sweets, author of ‘Stirring It Up with Molly Ivins.’ Event: Rag Blog/Rag Radio Happy Hour Special Guests: Jim Hightower and Ellen … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO PODCAST | Jim Hightower on
‘the growing populist rebellion against our corporate plutocracy’
We also talk about the U.S. Postal Service and grassroots efforts by workers and supporters to fight back against privatization. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 12, 2015 Progressive populist writer and radio commentator Jim Hightower, … Continue reading
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Jim Hightower Brings the Lowdown on ‘Poopgate’ and ‘Tinkle-Down’ Economics
Texas populist gadfly Jim Hightower at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, September 13, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Famed Texas populist commentator and political gadfly, Jim Hightower In 30 years, we’ve … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas
“Me and my Gal.” Painting of Farm Street chickens in Bastrop by Jo Knoblach Castillo. Inset photo below: Free-ranging Bastrop chickens. Photo by Terry Hagerty / Bastrop Advertiser.The Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas A flock of feral chickens has … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Jim Hightower and the ‘Populist Moment’
Rag Radio: Jim Hightower and the ‘populist moment’ By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 11, 2012 Jim Hightower will headline a “Spring Song Fiesta” at Scholz Beer Garten in Austin on Sunday, April 15, from 1-9 … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : The Keystone XL Flim-Flam
Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Image from Nation of Change.The Keystone XL flim-flam The dirty little secret that those pushing so urgently for building Keystone XL don’t want you to know is that the tar sands oil producers are … Continue reading
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Jim Hightower : Obama is Waltzing With the Devil
Dancing with the devil. Drawing from Decoded Stuff.Obama, Inc.:With Daley and Immelt on board,our president is waltzing with the devil. By Jim Hightower / CommonDreams / February 9, 2011 When you dance with the devil, never fool yourself into thinking … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : British Petroleum as Global Corporate Criminal
British Petroleum: the many faces of corporate crime. Photo from BP 50 years in Pictures / TLAXCALA.British Petroleum:Recidivist corporate criminal By Jim Hightower / June 18, 2010 Gosh, how quickly things turn. One day, you’re a strutting peacock — the … Continue reading
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