The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
October 1, 2012 -- Volume 18, Number 17


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COVER/Michael Moore p. 1
‘President Romney.’ It could happen

EDITORIAL p. 2
Hard truths for the left

JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
‘Jobless recovery’ on Earth and the future of workers on Mars; Even Romney’s rallies are lies; Ryan runs into his inner truth; Welcome to GOP’s theological nutland; Lubbuck judge goes nuts.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Women can make the difference

DISPATCHES p. 5
Obama bounces, Romney spins; Mitt can’t get back to center; GOP lost weekend; Mitt breezes past 600 lies in War on Facts; Messing with voters is part of GOP plan ...

FROMA HARROP p. 6
Better off than 4 years ago? I’d say
JIM HARKNESS p. 6
Avoiding a 21st-century dustbowl
MARK ANDERSON p. 6
Citizens fight corporate takeovers

GENE LYONS p. 7
Paul Ryan doesn’t need facts
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
The climate bites back
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 7
A bold new call for a ‘maximum wage’
JOAN WALSH p. 8
We’re all in this together
BOB BURNETT p. 9
Obama vs. Romney: the popularity contest

CHARLES CULLEN p. 9
Empty suit vs. the working man

DAVE JAMIESON p. 9
Romney seen as a threat to labor
ROGER BYBEE p. 10
Ryan carpet-bombed factories, strafed first aid

AMY DEAN p. 10
Rooting out fake job creators
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Bipartisanship begins with seeing humanity
JAN TING p. 11
Why Romney should and will lose
JASON STANFORD p. 11
The man in the chair who isn’t there
DEAN BAKER p. 12
Romney’s success at Bain Capital
LEO W. GERARD p. 12
Labor Day: Team America built that
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 13
What Bernanke couldn’t quite say
BILL MOYERS and M. WINSHIP p. 13
Ralph Reed rises from the ashes
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The poor: America’s forgotten swing voter
WENONAH HAUTER p. 14
Environmental defense fund: stop sellouts

JIM GOODMAN p. 14
Don’t take my vote for granted

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
The elephant at the Republican convention
ROBERT B. REICH p. 15
How the GOP protects its falsehoods
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Limits of obstruction

JOHN BUELL p. 16
Libor crooks

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The great constitutional charade

FR. DONNELL KIRCHNER p. 17
Paul Ryan’s questionable Catholic positions

SETH SANDRONSKY p. 17
Public education advocacy and donor secrecy

JOE CONASON p. 18
Foreign affairs: Romney’s millions went tax-free
TINA DUPUY p. 18
Trickle down economics is a pyramid scheme
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 18
Voting defensively

PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Harry Kelber challenges AFL-CIO
TED RALL p. 19
Four bore years
MIKE LUX p. 20
What kind of people will we be?
KATIE GOODMAN p. 20
Vote, a**hole
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
The fine art of the celebrity crush

EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Why are NFL refs locked out? It’s all in the game
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
No papers, no fear at the DNC
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Working-class wannabes
WILL DURST p. 23
The stealth convention
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
The no longer so grand, grand old party

Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen


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