Home Politics Jim Hightower: Is Populism Different Than Progressivism? – The Big Picture By Thom Hartmann - May 26, 2016 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Autor Jim Hightower, Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, joins Thom. The media has dubbed this presidential election the “populist moment.” But what does it actually mean to be populist? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR New York Court Ruling Makes It Harder For Police Unions To Cover-Up Corruption Friend Says Madison Cawthorn Is LYING About The Accident That Paralyzed Him AOC Fires Back At Ted Cruz After He Attacks Her At CPAC