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May's Lowdown

The money swamp created by Citizens United: Dark Money, corporate shell games, and SuperPAC plutocrats

Some of you might remember "CREEP" from 1972's Nixon-McGovern matchup. It could've been an apt code name for Tricky Dick himself, but instead it referred to the "Committee to RE-Elect the President." And creepy it was.


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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!

2009

  • December: These folks aren't waiting for change, they're making it happen
  • November: The "Drug War" is doing far more harm than marijuana itself ever will
  • October: The four biggest reasons for escalating war in Afghanistan--and why they're bogus
  • September: Supreme Court considers vast increase in the political power of corporations
  • August: Renewable energy can green America's environment, economy, and democracy
  • July: Obama's reform plan is to "watch" Wall Street rather than restructure it
  • June: Everyone hates corporate healthcare-- now, public demand could really change it
  • May: Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against corporate power
  • April: Q: What made Wall Street implode? A: They were making too much money to stop
  • March: Time for real workplace democracy-- not the phony company version
  • February: Team Obama's plan for Afghanistan is a disaster in search of a strategy
  • January: Senators bail out their banker buddies but stiff workers and their unions
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