Maniacal book bans nearly tripled in the last school year, taking some 10,000 titles off school bookshelves. jimhightower.substack.com/p/to-fight-r...
In high-school, my friend Charlie and I once poked into an abandoned Victorian house in our hometown.
Want to fight the price-gouging of high grocery prices and more? Hint: anti-monopoly laws already in place can do this, but they have to actually *be enforced.* jimhightower.substack.com/p/isnt-it-od...
Corporate lobbyists and politicians recently jumped all over Kamala Harris for her proposal to outlaw price gouging by food giants and grocery chains.
Fun fact: a Nazi-admiring, antisemitic industrial magnate did NOT, in fact, create the 8-hour workday. 🤷 jimhightower.substack.com/p/corporate-...
Oh, swell – here it comes again.
Sick of your monopolized, nationalized, and trivialized-by-conglomerates local news? Here's how to do something about it: jimhightower.substack.com/p/to-get-goo...
NOTE: Hurricane Helene has wreaked horrific damage all across Appalachia and the Southeast.
Hurricane Helene has wreaked horrific damage all across Appalachia. Some terrific rural organizers have put together this comprehensive document of resources for people affected, as well as ways to help. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Emergency Relief for Hurricane Helene Shelters/Housing Open shelters in Western NC FEMA Assistance FEMA Assistance Application Instructions HERE Missing People Support American Red Cross Call 800 RED ...
These great "Christians" want to make it harder for kids to eat. jimhightower.substack.com/p/school-lun...
An iconic Texas band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, has a song that nails the absurd self-righteousness of Christian supremacists: “Jesus loves me… but he can’t stand you.”
Watch us live at Farm Aid's Farmer Forum all day today! I'll be facilitating the afternoon conversations on rebuilding farm coalitions and growing local/rural news. And it's free! jimhightower.substack.com/p/join-hight...
Since its inception in the 1980s, Farm Aid has always been much more than just a spectacular festival with incredible performers—it’s been a hub of farmer and rural advocacy.