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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!

2011

  • December: Corporate elites and their small-minded political servants are creating the Incredibly Shrinking America
  • November: From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Nation in just two months
  • October: Citizens united against Citizens United: A grassroots campaign to restore democracy
  • September: It's time to name the tea party politicians (and their sponsors)--and call them out
  • August: Why are we letting corporate Supremists steal our democracy from us?
  • July: Summertime Lowdown : A picnic basket of absurdities, oddities, and some sweet positives
  • June: Billionaires' front groups attack workers, public schools, and young voters
  • May: A battery of elected ideologues opens fire on those who serve the public
  • April: The Big Three secret funders of the $75 million campaign to trash Democratic candidates
  • March: Here's who is buying America's democracy
  • February: The top four victories handed to corporate America by today's Supreme Court--so far
  • January: A new Wall Street sin tax could raise $100B a year to reinvest in Main Street America
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