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COVER/Michael Winship p. 1
The Grand Old Party’s over. Make way for the Trump Party.
EDITORIAL p. 2
End the Civil War now
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Corporate supercell spawning a hailstorm of special-interest legislation.
Wall Street thieves find new ways to steal from us.
WILL DURST p. 3
Thermonuclear chicken
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Willie Nelson is dying... again?
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Look among ourselves for leadership
DISPATCHES p. 5
GOP hopes to pivot to tax breaks for the rich;
Trump muddies self in Charlottesville comments;
W.H. aides rationalize that they keep Trump from doing crazier things;
Republican groups pay nearly $1.3M to Trump properties;
Trump travel drains Secret Service budget, agents do without pay;
US wind and solar power prevented up to 12,700 deaths;
Trump announces new Afghan strategy, no details;
UT Austin removes 3 Confederate statues overnight;
New study minimizes effect of wage increase on blue-collar jobs
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Souls vs. fossil fuels
MADDY BUTCHER p. 6
Volunteer firefighters are the guardians of the rural west
ART CULLEN p. 6
There’s no denying climate change
GENE LYONS p. 7
In Charlottesville, a turn from ridiculous to tragic
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
It’s not about ‘white culture’
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Trump’s foot was on that accelerator
LEO GERARD p. 8
No more trickle-down trade deals
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 9
US vs. North Korea: The winner? China
BILL JOHNSTON p. 9
Unions need to get back to organizing
BOB BURNETT p. 9
6 months of Trump, 6 lessons learned
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 10
Let the creeps speak. But push back loudly.
THOM HARTMANN p. 10
Why the GOP sides with the Klan and the Nazis
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Affirmative action back in the spotlight
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Ten years after financial crisis our elites have learned nothing
JIM NAURECKAS p. 11
Talking about a revolution
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 12
Movements are driving democratic party debate
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Trump, the far right and the “fine people” of Charlottesville
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Making America hate again
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
America in the mirror of Charlottesville
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 14
Can Jeff Sessions provide justice for Heather Heyer?
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 14
Unintended consequences of trade with China
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
I miss you, Bernie Sanders
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Madmen test MAD theory on nukes
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Chuck Schumer’s new new deal
JOHN BUELL p. 16
North Korea and Cold War politics
JUAN COLE p. 17
Fascism in Charlottesville: Why it had a monopoly on violence and intimidation
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Job loss as capital offensive
JOE CONASON p. 18
Trump’s deadly ego trip
DANA MILBANK p. 18
Trump just hit a new low
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Country to Confederacy: Be gone with the wind
RALPH NADER p. 19
Will the federal civil service defend us?
TED RALL p. 19
After Charlottesville, if you fire a fascist, you are a fascist
JESSICA PIERRE p. 19
No, Affirmative Action isn’t keeping white students down
JASON SIBERT p. 20
Socialists see an opening for change
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
All that glitters is not good for democracy
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Designer schemes: The genie is out of the bottle
MOVIES/Ed Rampell p. 21
New film about fighting in Ferguson’s streets
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Will Charlottesville provoke white athletes to stand up against racist hate?
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
White supremacy and Trump’s statues of limitations
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
We know what we must do
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 23
Don’t take lunacy too seriously
BOOKS/Seth Sandronsky p. 23
Living well is the best revolution
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted August 26, 2017