Media advisory: Moyers and Hightower talk populism on the last edition of "Bill Moyers Journal"
By Jim Hightower - Tue., 4/27/10
MOYERS AND HIGHTOWER TALK POPULISM ON THE LAST EDITION OF "BILL MOYERS JOURNAL"
After years of insightful, award-winning television journalism, Bill Moyers' final edition of his weekly PBS "Journal" will air this Friday evening, April 30. For his concluding show, Moyers features a discussion about "America's real populism" with longtime populist agitator, Jim Hightower.
Hightower – a Texas-based author, radio commentator, nationally-syndicated columnist, and former statewide elected official – has spent the past 40 years carrying the banner of progressive populism across the country, battling the corporate powers that are running roughshod over working families, consumers, small business, and our environment.
In Friday's "Journal," Moyers draws on Hightower's experiences and well-honed wit to draw the line between the real thing and what Hightower calls "the faux populist posturings" of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other corporate-funded mouthpieces for America's economic elites. In the hour-long broadcast, Moyers and Hightower highlight some of the current efforts that folks around the country are making to break the iron grip that big corporations have on our economy, environment, media, and government. One of the featured groups is Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, a feisty and successful grassroots organization working to empower and unite people from all walks of life to take control of their communities.
To see what time Moyers' final show will air on a PBS station in your area, and to get more information about the program, go to
www.pbs.org/moyers/journal.
http://jimhightower.com/node/7126
