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February's Lowdown

How corporate money took over Washington--and created the mobs who rant against reform

Despite a constant racket from the forces of the far-out right (Fox television's yackety-yackers, just-say-no GOP know-nothings, tea-bag howlers, Sarah Palinistas, et al.), the great majority of Americans support a bold progressive agenda for our country, ranging from Medicare for all to the decentralization and re-regulation of Wall Street. Indeed, in the elections of 2006 and 2008, people voted for a fundamental break from Washington's 30-year push to enthrone a corporate kleptocracy.


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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!

2006

  • December: It was a “throw the bums out”AND a “change America’s direction” election
  • November: Terrorists? Nope, it’s Bush&Co. who’ve blasted our infrastructure
  • October: Repubs have a rock on their back, Dems meekly mumble
  • September: Our national parks are being trashed and taken over
  • August: Where Bush's arrogance has taken us
  • July: Let's look at our economy by the numbers
  • June: The four Big Lies about universal health care
  • May: Who's spying on us? Rumsfeld's Pentagon takes the lead
  • April: Spy on 'em, torture 'em, lock 'em up. Is this what America stands for?
  • March: No-fat? Low-carbs? Baloney! Go for the no-junk diet!
  • February: States, cities go for Living Wage, Clean Elections, and medical pot
  • January: How the social glue of America is being dissolved
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