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America's #1 populist! News and shows about the progressive, democratic populist rebellion from former Texas Ag Commissioner and NYT best-selling author Jim Hightower.
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Avg Comments
24.3
Avg Likes
118.0
Engagement Rate
0.27%· ~142 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.27% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
vs 148 newsletters in Politics
53K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.27%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
2.2
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
70/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
53K
median: 3K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
~2x per week
Consistent
Category Rank
#110 of 1210
in Politics
Engagement Trend
Declining
based on recent posts
| Public |
| Friday Signpost: "Most politicians want to hold office. That's the problem."Why Hightower decided to run for office.Jul 10, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Shouldn’t Nature Have A Legal Right To Exist?Corporations have legal rights to life, liberty, and happiness. Trees don't.Jul 9, 2026 | Public |
| Of Course the System Is Rigged – Look at Elon Musk!You don't need to complicate things with shadowy cabals and secret lairs.Jul 7, 2026 | Public |
| A Note from Hightower (and a Summer Invitation)I’ve spent decades trying to make sure that fight doesn’t end with me.Jul 3, 2026 | Public |
| How Inequality HappensThe National Restaurant Association found a way to make workers pay for their own poverty wages.Jul 2, 2026 | Public |
| What’s “Supreme” About Our Extremist Supreme Court?Six unelected judges, 38% approval, and all of them insisting they're not partisan.Jun 30, 2026 | Public |
| Friday Signpost: A Kitchen Table in Lampasas, Then and NowWhat four farmers in the 1870s have to do with the Texas Democratic Convention this weekend.Jun 26, 2026 | Public |
| Is Your Lush, Green Lawn Killing Mother Nature?Americans use more than 10 times more poison per acre than all of America’s farmers use on their crops.Jun 25, 2026 | Public |
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Publishing Frequency
~2x per week
Last published Jul 14, 2026
Usually publishes Thu, Tue, Fri
2.2 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6/mo median
Below average(-17%)
Monetization Readiness
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Start tracking — free53.0K subscribers, 0.27% engagement, and 2 detected sponsors — a strong profile for advertisers.