Then, Laura Flanders interviews “America’s most popular populist,” Jim Hightower. Hightower hails from Texas where he served for two terms as the state’s Agricultural Commissioner. He publishes the monthly progressive political newsletter, Hightower Lowdown, does a daily radio commentary, and is the author of seven books, his latest – Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, which he wrote with his long-term partner Susan Demarco. Together, they take on the powers that be and thieves in high places.
At the World Social Forum in Porto Allegre, Brazil, author/activist Arundathi Roy opined "Another world is not only possible, she’s on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe." Today on GRITtv, you can hear the breath of change blowing across traditional patriarchal societies as Laura Flanders speaks with formidable women activists recently honored by the Global Fund for Women struggling to improve the well-being of their sisters in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
June 26 is the UN’s official day to show support for victims of torture. The American News Project producer Davin Hutchins caught up with Washington Independent reporter Spencer Ackerman to tour an exact replica of a Guantanamo Bay detention cell.
And DUC (Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program) – they distribute books on contemporary art and culture free of charge to rural and inner-city libraries, schools and alternative reading centers nationwide, with artist Chuck Close.
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Thank you for your consistently fine coverage of so many issues.
Thanks, Laura;
Jim Hightower is one of my favorite people, from way back.
Laura, I really appreciate your presence on FDL.
In fact, earlier today I realized that I should like to see some of the other headliners at FDL appear with you when especially important ‘events’ might suggest a timely opportunity. What brought this to mind was the discussion on empty wheel’s second Addington-Yoo post when she and Mary, whose deep insights into the events surrounding the ‘Torture Memo’ and its ‘implementation’ revealed absolutely astounding information about a number of the ‘players’.
A longer dialogue, between empty wheel and Mary, with your most able assistance and egually deep insight into human behavior would, I am certain, add considerable understanding to a deliberately complex and confusing, not to say intentionally convoluted, end-run around the law and fundamental human decency.
great idea – and (cough) great minds think alike – we were discussing just that at GRITtv the other day . . .
I just want to say thanks for the subjects/guests etc your team covers…Truth with Humanity…Thank-you
That is brilliant..
Laura, could you guys think about it? (think really,really hard:))Thank-you..
I am so disappointed in Jim Hightower. I used to read his stuff all the time and, frankly, I had gotten the impression that the stuff Obama has put forward in terms of policy on healthcare, trade, Iraq etc., would be, if it were simply presented without Obama’s name attached to it, roundly debunked and ridiculed by Hightower. But now it seems even he has decided that a lousy Democrat is better than a lousy Rep. He let slip his own better judgment when he suggested that the movement built around Obama will force him to be a better Pres. than perhaps he intended to be, but I do not share his opinion. I have already seen reflected in the blogosphere that defensive rally round the candidate mentality. Even as he shifts more and more to the right, his backers defend him, and themselves, with some pretty sad arguments. They will not leave him no matter what nonsense he proffers.
As to the Supreme Court argument (which is the one progressives always wind up clinging to when it becomes clear that, once again, their chosen Dem. ain’t no progressive but just another corp. yes man), it is interesting that he points out that even Clinton appointees have gone pro-business. In other words, don’t count on a Dem. to save your legal bacon.
Too bad Mr. Hightower, when even a guy like you can’t bring yourself to support a real progressive who holds all the positions you champion, because (s)he isn’t a “major candidate”.