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COVER/Jonathan Cohn p. 1
Health care rationing? It’s already reality under private insurance
EDITORIAL p. 2
Don’t settle for ‘safe’ in the presidential race
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
If you drain the swamp, where do the swamp critters go?
Government for the rich, the poor be damned
WILL DURST p. 3
Soft tissue racist
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Dental care (and lack thereof) in rural America
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Follow the bouncing tweets
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump’s G-7: No trade deal, no military deal, no climate deal, yes on helping himself;
Trump promises Britain ‘very big trade deal’ post-Brexit;
Trump trade war drives 'free trade' to new high in poll;
GOP immigrant bashing may turn Texas blue;
FEC can’t function, thanks to Mitch McConnell;
Hurricanes make spiders more aggressive;
DEA marks beginning of end of 'reefer madness';
Judge says Georgia must use paper ballots if new voting system not ready;
Cargill's family owners get largest payout since 2010
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
On setting vehicle efficiency, California will win
ART CULLEN p. 6
Farmers pay more attention to organic, resilient ag
GENE LYONS p. 7
Let’s not inflame racial tensions. They’re incendiary enough
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
As the school year starts, I’m grateful for the ADA
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Whom do you trust? My goodness, not him
NANCY ALTMAN and ALEX LAWSON p. 8
Dear politicians: Lower drug prices now
ART CULLEN p. 8
We need change in health coverage
ANDY SPEARS p. 9
To save rural hospitals, pass Medicare for all
MARK ANDERSON p. 9
The foreclosure machine is hard to stop
ERICA ETELSON p. 9
Joe Biden’s biggest problem is the enthusiasm deficit
TOM CONWAY p. 10
A tire that should inspire fear in the heart of workers
JOSEPH B. ATKINS p. 10
Feds neglect to arrest billionaire CEO of poultry plant that employed undocumented workers
GEORGE GOEHL p. 10
Trump’s re-election strategy: Pit us against each other
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Who are you calling wretched?
DEAN BAKER p. 11
China did not trick the US — trade negotiators served corporate interests
BOB CESCA p. 12
Trump’s claims of voter fraud have a clear goal: Refusing to accept defeat in 2020
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 12
Progressive Jewish groups defend detained migrants
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Misogyny and white supremacy: It’s time to fight both sources of vicious violence
E.J. DIONNE JR. p. 13
Real change depends on the Senate
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The 1619 Project
JIM GOODMAN p. 14
USDA Secretary Perdue is just part of a loathsome administration
BOB BURNETT p. 14
How did we get here? And how do we get out?
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Harmful to your health: The dying newspaper
SAM URETSKY p. 15
How to get a handle on controlling gun violence
GENE NICHOL p. 15
Without the base alloy of hypocrisy
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Progressives, moderates and capitalists
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Impeachment and the Democratic prospect
JUAN COLE p. 17
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s support for Palestinians is like the anti-colonialism of George Washington
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 17
Trade war with China is good for US — if we win
JOE CONASON p. 18
A clear and present danger
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
4 Women running the race in very different ways
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18
The Business Roundtable’s strange outbreak of social conscience
RALPH NADER p. 19
With the Boeing 737 MAX grounded, top Boeing bosses must testify before Congress now
TED RALL p. 19
The root cause of mass shootings is the rage of alienation
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
When you just can’t even
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
‘Veep’ offers relief from Washington dysfunction
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
The grapes of crass
JONATHAN ZASLOFF p. 20
Voter suppression: Report from the field
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Ironies abound in the Obama documentary, ‘American Factory’
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Jay-Z isn’t a sellout, he’s a capitalist
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Death and resistance on US-Mexico border
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
If you’re a parent, know who has a gun
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Trump claims he’s the Messiah. Maybe he should quit while he’s ahead.
JOSUE DE LUNA NAVARRO p. 23
What it’s like to grow up hunted
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted August 30, 2019