Nominee's Background:
Family background:
Jim Hightower was born and raised in Denison, Texas. He currently broadcasts radio shows that are carried by various commercial and public stations. Hightower also writes a column for The Nation and publishes a monthly political newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, which has received both the Alternative Press Award and the Independent Press Association Award for best national newsletter. He uses these outlets to provide a political and economic voice for those who have none.
Professional background:
* Commentator, speaker, writer, author, and founder, Rolling Thunder Down-Home Democracy Tour (1992-present) * Chair, Financial Democracy Campaign (1991-92) * Commssioner, Texas Department of Agriculture (1983-91) * Director, Texas Consumer Association (1980-82) * Editor, Texas Observer (1976-79) * National coordinator, Fred Harris for President (1975-76) * Co-founder, Agribusiness Accountability Project (1970-75) * Legislative aide, Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough (1967-69)
Education:
* Bachelor's degree, University of North Texas
Member of the following boards of directors:
* Public Citizen * Sustainable Food Center
Selected Publications:
* Thieves in High Places: They ve Stolen Our Country and It s Time to Take It Back (2003) * If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates (2001) * There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos (1998) * Eat Your Heart Out (1988)
Links to Ideas: http://www.jimhightower.com/
Quotation:
"O joy, the sweet song of democracy will emanate from the closed boardrooms of Corporate America for the first time!" - from MaineJournal.Com
Nominating Speech:
Nominated by: Progressive Government Institute
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Progressive Criteria:
The Department of Commerce will:
Promote commerce to enhance citizens' lives, not simply to enrich investors;
Promote decent, well-paying, environmentally sustainable jobs;
Take the initiative in developing a Genuine Progress Indicator to replace GDP which does not adequately distinguish between good growth and destructive trends; Work to provide new guarantees for pension security;
Support very small businesses, minority and women-owned businesses;
Direct and manage the patent and trademark system to promote the common good by promoting valuable inventions, research and intellectual exchangee, as a higher priority than protecting corporate profits.
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