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Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner
New York Times bestselling author of 7 books
Award-winning radio commentator since 1992
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LIVE with Hightower: Author Cory Haala

Get your cold ones ready, we’re gearing up for a happy hour together that you don’t want to miss! On Tuesday, May 26th at 6pm CT, Hightower will sit down with historian Cory Haala for a live conversation about Haala's new book, When Democrats Won the Heartland — and paid subscribers can jump in with questions by leaving them here in the comments. Leave a commentHaala spent a years in the archives — including Hightower’s own papers at UT Austin — building the case that the Democrats who held onto rural America in the 1980s did it by going harder [...]

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Jim Hightower has been called America’s most popular progressive. A two-term Texas Agriculture Commissioner, bestselling author, and radio host reaching millions weekly — he’s been fighting for the working stiff since before it was fashionable.

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