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March's Lowdown

Giving corporations more power to buy politicians of their choice

"For too long," wailed the senator in a heart-tugging cry for justice, "some in this country have been deprived of full participation in the political process."

Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, has never been mistaken for a bleeding-heart liberal, so you can rest assured that his anguish over inequality did not concern the disenfranchisement of minorities or poor people--or any kind of people, for that matter. No, it is the tragic political deprivation faced by America's corporations that moved Mitch to such an outpouring of woe.


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Welcome to the Hightower Lowdown archive! Here's where you'll find every issue by date; you can also search for what you're looking for. Note that our six most recent issues are available to subscribers only, but everything else is open to everyone!

2001

  • December: LetÂ’s all build some downhome democracy
  • November: Follow the money--to the Saudi princes
  • October: Showing patriotism in a time of terrorism
  • September: NAFTA gives the shafta to North America`s farmers
  • August: Nafta gives the shafta to north america's farmers
  • July: A modest proposal for the senate democrats
  • June: Uncovering a cover-up of chemical killers
  • May: Wall street is out to conquer 31 countries
  • April: We can bring power back to the people
  • March: Bush Inc. brings back Star Wars
  • February: Bush incorporated is open for business
  • January: Why not try democracy in america?
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