Jim Hightower Home On The Air In Print Meet Jim On The Road Lowdown General Store Chat and Do Contact "The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity." -- Jim Hightower Sign up for email alerts, from breaking news to weekly commentary: Also sign me up for the monthly Hightower Lowdown announcement Optional Member Code On The Road Davenport, Iowa- Scott County Democratic Party's Red, White, & Blue Banquet -- 2/15/2014 5:30pm - 9:30pm [ More info on this event ] See all upcoming events Check out Hightower's past appearances and talks Find out how you can book Hightower! WHAT POPULISM IS NOT: An empty word for lazy reporters to attach to any angry spasm of popular discontent. (And it's damn sure not Sarah Palin and today's clique of Koch-funded, corporate-hugging, tea party Republicans.) WHAT IT IS: For some 238 years, it has been the chief poli...