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COVER/Mark Squillace p. 1
and Quinn Harper
Hard choices for the Colorado River
EDITORIAL p. 2
‘Big Liars’: Ashamed yet?
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Finding reasons for progressive optimism.
Why should work be life-sucking?
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Electric vehicles far cleaner than gas
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Libraries under siege
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Retirement for politicians
DISPATCHES p. 5
Brian Stelter, Reliable Sources are out, staffers are anxious as CNN moves right.
Americans see threat to democracy is No. 1 threat and support Trump probes, poll finds.
Media columnist ponders how to cover anti-democracy pols.
Corporate America brings jobs back to U.S. in response to supply chain gaps.
Republican governors continue to bite the Democratic hand that’s creating good jobs for their states.
Right-wing dark money group gets $1.6 billion donation from tax-dodging business mogul ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
What about embryos?
ART CULLEN p. 6
Iowa is the thumping heart of the Midwest, confirmed by data
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
‘Funeral by funeral, theory advances’
GENE LYONS p. 7
Things are looking up
ALONDRA TREVIZO p. 7
Kansas proved abortion rights can win in red states
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Dark money’s assault on our planet
CHAR MILLER p. 8
The Colorado River has come alive even as it ebbs
ELWOOD WATSON p. 8
Mar-A-Lago and the kerosene right
DICK POLMAN p. 9
Can Liz Cheney win by losing?
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 9
Liz Cheney product warning label
TOM CONWAY p. 10
Denying workers a voice at any cost
RICHARD ESKOW p. 10
This American for-profit healthcare system would just as soon kill you as look at you
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Every vote in America is now about abortion
DEAN BAKER p. 11
The media love the terrible economy story
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 11
Six reasons the Democrats will win the midterms
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 12
How Alex Jones helped enrich the global elites he railed against
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
With fast-food bill, California could help all essential workers
THOM HARTMANN p. 13
How to fight the new GOP schemes to kill Social Security & Medicare
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
The worst memo in American history came from Lewis Powell
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Democracy not a partisan issue
DR. CINTLI p. 14
It’s a civil war, stupid
JOAN MCCARTER p. 14
Republicans incite violence against IRS agents, get the ‘both sides’ treatment in traditional media
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Charons unite! A response to capitalization of the Styx
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Who is responsible for inflation?
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
State of the Great Republic
AARON RUPAR p. 16
Trumpworld incites the MAGA lunatic fringe against the FBI
JUAN COLE p. 17
Why fightin’ Joe Biden may be the most consequential president in 40 years
MEL GURTOV p. 17
The politics of Russia’s energy exports
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
A sweet summer day in the senate
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
The 3 Rs: Reading, ’riting, and Republicans
KAREN DOLAN p. 18
Biden’s inflation bill is (mostly) good news for people and the planet
RALPH NADER p. 19
Watch out for big corporations and dangerous politicians breaking our established norms
TED RALL p. 19
In actual Russia, no sign of sanctions
JOE CONASON p. 20
He may not get away with this
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Missing live music in the pandemic
MOVIE REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 20
Families matter
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Documenting colonial violence in real time
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Why Serena Williams has the greatest career in sports history
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 21
Donald Trump and the golden fleece
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Assange attorneys and journalists sue the CIA over spying
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Teachers used to get apples; Now, they get grief
DANA MILBANK p. 23
The red wave is looking more like a ripple. Here’s why.
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Politics, Affirmative Action, and the court
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