You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force. — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster recovery and failed to mention the word 'farm' or… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy. — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy,… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
If it's dangerous to talk to yourself, it's probably even dicier to listen. — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
Liberals want to manage the damage with government programs to take care of those who have fallen between the cracks. Populists want to fix… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
Populists have always been out to challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate order and to empower workaday Americans so they can control their own… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
