Jim Hightower - Why We Need Public Financing for Elections
2,576 views · Published 21 April 2008 · 5:32 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: FORA.tv · 2008 · News & Politics
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/28/Jim_Hightower_Swim_Against_the_Current Populist author and activist Jim Hightower argues in favor of public financing for election campaigns. ----- Jim Hightower talks about Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow. America's most irascible curmudgeon turns a benevolent eye toward the hardworking souls who have found ways to break free from corporate tentacles and redefine success in business, politics, and life in general. Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places - Book Passage Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places. He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations, on the web, on Armed Forces Radio, and on Radio for Peace International.
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