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"Dug yourself into a hole? The very first thing to do is quit digging" --old Texas saying
In This Issue
Hightower discovers genuine heroes across our country
Swim against the current folks! (Even a dead fish can go with the flow)
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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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Where to get "Swim Against the Current"
Psst, Lowdowners! Here's the book the Powers-That-Be do not want Americans knowing about much less reading!
The reason is that Hightower’s new book, written with his longtime co-conspirator, Susan DeMarco, urges people to escape the corporate tentacles and live their progressive values. They’ve written SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT by telling more than 50 uplifting stories of
individuals and groups who are doing exactly that in such varied pursuits as business, politics, health care, food, and religion.
What Lowdowners can do
To help make the corporate media have to take notice
of the positive progressive message of SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT, one big thing that Lowdown readers can do, if you’re so inclined, is to buy your copy of the book NOW. Pre-orders and early purchase have a major impact on booksellers, reviewers, and media outlets. In addition to your local bookstore, here are three easy sources: