The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …
2,737 viewsAuthor, consumer advocate, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader was among the speakers in a seminar on community organizing and civic mobilization. Speakers, many using audio-visual…
526 viewsAuthor, consumer advocate, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader was among the speakers in a seminar on community organizing and civic mobilization. Speakers, many using audio-visual…
647 viewsIntroductory speeches were made and music played before a campaign rally held in the University of Wyoming Arts and Sciences Auditorium for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a candidate for the…
296 viewsJim Hightower talked about his support for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
22,272 viewsJim Hightower talked about his book, Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow (Wiley, 2008). In his book Mr. Hightower shares the stories of people who he says have bu…
325 viewsProgressive Democratic Party leaders talked about the role of the progressive wing of the party, the legacy of the late Senator Paul Wellstone, voter mobilization in the 2004 general electio…
245 viewsMr. Hightower talked about the Democratic Party candidates for president, the California gubernatorial recall and other headline news stories. He also responded to viewer comments and questi…
62 viewsJim Hightower talked about headline news stories and his political views. He is a former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and criticized President George W. Bush’s administration in Texas. He …
110 viewsThe guests talked about the contested Florida presidential election and its effect on Texas. They answered questions from the audience.
69 viewsIn his final campaign rally of his presidential campaign, Ralph Nader issued a populist call for a sweeping “shift of power” from big business to the downtrodden and disenfranchised, urging …
482 viewsGreen Party members and delegates gathered to nominate their presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, a long-time consumer rights advocate. Key issues in the party platform include more environ…
475 viewsAuthor Jim Hightower talks about his book, If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates: More Political Subversion. He focused on the state of American politics and a…
60 viewsJim Hightower talked about his new book, There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos, published by Harper Collins Publishers. The book is a collection of…
717 viewsThe panelists discussed the direction in which journalism is going, as well as the future of democracy. The panelists then answered questions from the audience.
41 viewsMr. Hightower spoke about the Republican "Contract With America". He is a former Texas Agriculture Commissioner.
31 viewsThe Jim Hightower Radio Show was simulcasted for Radio Week. The guests discussed tax cuts for the middle class.
307 viewsA group of Texas activists, journalists, and politicians sat around the table at Scholz Beer garden drinking beer and telling humorous stories about the garden and Texas politics. They recou…
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