Tag Archives: Michael Winship

Michael Winship : Rick Perry’s Texas Tall Tales

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Pecos Perry? Art from vintage childrens book via saltycotton / Flickr. ‘Emperor in a fig leaf’: Rick Perry’s tall tales of Texas By Michael Winship / Truthout / August 28, 2011 Although born and raised in a small town in … Continue reading →

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Populist Pundit : Lowdown on Hightower

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Jim Hightower. Image from Rolling Thunder.The lowdown:The Texas populism of Jim Hightower By Michael Winship / April 2, 2010 I first became aware of Jim Hightower more than 20 years ago, during the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. The … Continue reading →

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