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COVER/Chauncey Devega p. 1
Racism and complicit media keep Trump close — but it won’t be enough
EDITORIAL p. 2
No time to let up
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Donnie is a Trumpist, not a populist.
What can you possibly buy for 47 cents these days?
SARAH ANDERSON p. 3
Presidential politics and CEO pay
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
WILL DURST p. 4
Health wars
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Dead zones expanding to a body of water near you
DISPATCHES p. 5
Newspapers finally call Trump a liar;
Dem women posed for major gains in Congress;
Media blackout on Trump campaign scandal with Russia;
Congress faces shutdown fight over help for Flint;
Judge threatens Kansas voter suppressor;
Health insurance lobbyists fire volley ...
Skyrocketing Obamacare premiums? Not in comparison to employer plans;
Cal is most business-friendly state;
Trump wants fewer food safety regulations;
Stein: Trump is lesser evil
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Donald Trump’s ‘alleged Christian faith’
SARAH TORY p. 6
How for-profit detention persists in the west
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
Organic farms sacrifice sustainability to cut costs
GENE LYONS p. 7
Humans have more in common with other mammals than we admit
ART CULLEN p. 7
Strangling ag conservation
CHUCK COLLINS p. 7
Anti-pipeline movement gathers steam
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 8
Hard to believe, but Trump could win
HARRY BOYTE p. 9
Trumpism’s ugly side effect
JOHN YOUNG p. 9
The imposter in the red ball cap
EMILY PECK p. 10
The infuriating reason Wells Fargo got away with its massive scam for so long
BILL SCHER p. 10
Most states suing to block EPA carbon caps have nothing to cry about
MARGE BAKER p. 10
The Supreme Court is on the ballot for 2016
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Wells Fargo schemes prove value of bank regs
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Anniversary of Lehman and men who don’t work
JOSH HOXIE p. 11
Another for-profit college folds
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Snowden is the perfect candidate for a pardon
GENE NICHOL p. 12
Annoying reminders NC is part of the US
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Trump’s murky web of international business deals is a problem - and one that can be fixed
ROGER SIMON p. 13
If you can’t remember all your lies, you’re telling too many
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Is the black vote ‘captured?’
LEO W. GERARD p. 14
Morning in America delievered by Democrats
TODD LARSEN p. 14
Climate change debate is over
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
When states play doctor with abortion
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Who will make top-ranked colleges affordable?
GARY LEGUM p. 15
Obamacare at a crossroads
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The foundation and other conundrums
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Trade and the lessons of Verizon
BOB BURNETT p. 16
Hillary and I made the same mistakes
JUAN COLE p. 17
Obama: End terrorism in New York by destroying ISIL in Mosul, Iraq
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
‘Asia Pivot’ looks like US policy to control Asia
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 17
Athletics, philanthropists and schools
JOE CONASON p. 18
Moral victory for Bill Clinton — and his foundation
DON ROLLINS p. 18
Changing the metrics of addiction
MARK ANDERSON p. 18
Another trade pact looms across the Atlantic
RALPH NADER p. 19
Federal regulation saves millions of lives
TED RALL p. 19
Hillary: It’s political malpractice, stupid!
NORMAN SOLOMON p. 19
AFL-CIO to planet earth: Drop dead
ANDREW O’HEHIR p. 20
The right’s war on college
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Strummer left balm and battle cries for left
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Stone’s ‘Snowden,’ a hero for the ages
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Bigots beware
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
On Syria and Skittles, demagogues and the damned
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Hillary Clinton, everywoman
ROBERT B. REICH p. 23
Trump’s ‘yuge’ bamboozle
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Different views
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted October 1, 2016