Carrying on the tradition of “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Hightower went up to Wisconsin to speak at this year’s festival again.
Thanks to On The Earth Productions for the footage!
Carrying on the tradition of “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Hightower went up to Wisconsin to speak at this year’s festival again.
Thanks to On The Earth Productions for the footage!
You know you loved that smiling mug shot of Tom Delay as much as we did, but hey — the fight to save democracy from his kind of politics isn’t over yet. What kind of politics? Well, the stealing of a Congress, of course!
Check out the latest from Brave New Films, “The Big Buy: Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress,” to learn more about the shenanigans this guy and his cronies pulled — and how the whole nation has to live with the aftermath. Hightower himself is featured throughout the film; here’s a couple of clips to get you started:
Gerrymandering Texas
On Tom Delay (with Molly Ivins)
The 5 Vote Margin
Buy your copy of “The Big Buy” today, or check out a screening near you… no screenings in your town? Host your own!
Click on the link above link to hear Jim reading from Greg Palast’s latest book that is due out this June, Armed Madhouse.
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Check out this video of Jim speaking at the 2005 Green Festival:
Thanks so much to Ren Amini for the footage!
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