February 2015 Archives • Hightower Lowdown

What Occupy, the Climate March and #BlackLivesMatter have in common—and why that should inspire us all

February 1, 2015

Plutocracy hangs out with his good buddy, Authoritarianism. After all, when a rich few are in control of a country's government and are also grabbing practically all of the nation's wealth for themselves, the m... Read more...

A snapshot of inequality

February 1, 2015

Money is like manure. For wealth to help nourish a healthy society, it can't be stored in a few big silos—it has to be spread all across the land. Today, however, the Powers That Be are doing the opposite, raki... Read more...