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COVER/Lou Dubose p. 1
The GOP is a Neo-Confederate party now
EDITORIAL p. 2
Say no to the TPP; GOP tax fraud
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
What’s the price on Jeb’s integrity?
Presidential candidates address inequality, sort of;
Guess who’s pushing for prison reform?
How much ‘free speech’ can you buy?
Comeuppance and downfall of an arrogant coal baron.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Bobby Kennedy and the politics of timeliness
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Stem the epidemic of bad behavior
DISPATCHES p. 5
Republicans strengthen hand in Southern races;
Maine, Seattle voters reject ‘Citizens United’;
Questions about Ky. governor results;
Trump recalls ‘Operation Wetback’;
Poll clarifies challenge for Dems;
Green energy can reduce costs, create 2M jobs;
Duke Energy seeks $120,000 fine against solar generator;
Chomsky: World facesc 'deep trouble' with GOP president;
Comcast imposes usage caps;
Voices of resistance
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Conservatives taking hunters for granted
SARAH TORY p. 6
Western towns profit from detaining immigrants
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
Is it time to put down the bacon?
GENE LYONS p. 7
GOP reality rat race
ROBERT SCHEER p. 7
GOP is looking at wrong thing in Clinton probe
KAREN DOLAN p. 7
Away with the clowns
ANDREW DEWSON p. 8
Kim Davis is my governor now
DEAN BAKER p. 9
Government: High road or bottom feeder?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 9
Is there such thing as a progressive bank?
JOEL JOSEPH p. 9
Resurrect the export import bank
BOB CESCA p. 10
GOP jumps the shark: Why they’re babies
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 10
On elections, think local
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Fraternities are impeding sexual assault reform
RICHARD KIRSCH p. 11
Paul Ryan vs. The People
MARK ANDERSON p. 11
House berates Obama Fed appointment
DANIEL DENVIR p. 12
Prosecutors are addicted to War on Drugs
AMANDA MARCOTTE p. 13
Chris Christie plays shameful race card
ROBERT REICH p. 13
The rigging of the American market
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Test-happy ‘reform’ earns a failing grade
EMILY SCHWARTZ GRECO p. 14
Big Oil can’t go on like this
ISAIAH POOLE & DAVE JOHNSON p. 14
Trans-Pac Partnership worse than we thought
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Hard-working ‘wonk’ can do a lot of damage
SIMON MALOY p. 15
New governor could sabotage health reform
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Nostalgia for a make-believe past
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The flim flam candidate
JOHN BUELL p. 16
The blimp and other near misses
JOHN YOUNG p. 16
Remarkable turn for incarceration nation
JUAN COLE p. 17
Passing of an age of lies
JOHN KIRIAKOU p. 17
The CIA is an ethics-free zone
JOE CONASON p. 18
Dishonesty at debate even shocks GOP
BOOKS/Seth Sandronsky p. 18
Prioritizing our developments
TINA DUPUY p. 18
George Bush kept us safe?
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
The cheap downsides of abundance
TED RALL p. 19
Politics behind a paywall
ART CULLEN p. 20
Cuba: A new, independent identity
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
In defense of ‘Madam’ Katina Powell
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Storming the bastille at the climate summit
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
More layoffs for journalists is sad news
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Please don’t shoot the moderators
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
I’m unqualified, vote for me
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted November 15, 2015