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COVER/Angela Kocherga p. 1
Texas State Police rammed family vehicle, pointed guns in mistaken ‘Operation Lone Star’ border stop, El Paso Latinos say
EDITORIAL p. 2
The year to fight fascism
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Why air travel is so expensive and unpleasant.
Why is my doctor unionizing?
Want environmental progress? Follow the kids.
The rattiest right-wing Congress critter.
A new road to farm, food and climate progress.
My New Year’s resolutions for some powerful people.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
More than a staging area
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Will truth survive in 2024?
DISPATCHES p. 5
Our 30th year (with an asterisk)
House Chaos Caucus outraged government might not shut down after all.
Trump got $7.8M+ from foreign governments while he was in the White House.
Job growth expands in December
Trump’s fake cure for COVID responsible for nearly 17,000 deaths.
$8.5T untaxed assets show why we need a billionaire tax.
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Sorry, haters. California is doing just fine
ART CULLEN p. 6
A prayer to Toribio
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Doubling down on death, taxes, and crop insurance
GENE LYONS p. 7
Fundamentalism and Donald Trump
KAREN DOLAN p. 7
Celebrating the resilience of low-income women
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Only one poll mattered in 2023
ERIK RICHARDSON p. 8
With pandemic funding expired, child care providers seek solutions to shortages and sticker shock
DICK POLMAN p. 9
Happy New Year! Three big reasons why we can plausibly hope for a sunny ‘24 election.
JOE CONASON p. 9
How the Trumps indict themselves
DAVID McCALL p. 10
Putting money in workers’ pockets
LES LEOPOLD p. 10
It’s 2024. Where’s the party of the working class?
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Abortion wars of 2024 — could women be criminally charged for miscarrying?
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
A guide to the latest efforts to undermine trust in Social Security
FRANK LINGO p. 11
2023 review and 2024 outlook for Earth
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
Why don’t Americans know who’s manipulating our political system and why?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Ukraine and the end of magical thinking
SARAH ANDERSON p. 13
10 working-class victories to celebrate in 2023
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Corporate media keeps door open for Trump’s return
CLARENCE PAGE p. 14
When it comes to slogans, pro-Palestinian activists should stick to those whose meaning aren’t disputed
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
A valentine to immigrants
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 15
The real rot in higher ed
JAKE JOHNSON p. 15
Infections and falls more likely at private equity-owned hospitals: study
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The looming Vietnam apology
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 16
Sandra Day O’Connor was irreplacable
JUAN COLE p. 17
Extreme right Israeli government brands ‘illegal’ Supreme Court’s upholding of judicial review; divisions loom amid Gaza War
SHAILLY GUPTA BARNES p. 17
As we look to 2024, here’s what hope looks like
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Five angry men on the Supreme Court
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
We are all in the next building
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 18
A world away?
RALPH NADER p. 19
Biden, Pope Francis, and the matter of faith
TED RALL p. 19
Ceasefire in Gaza, an offer Israel can’t refuse — yet it does
HEATHER HANSMAN p. 20
Ski bum culture hits reality
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
It was 60 years ago when the Beatles began to play in the USA
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Elon’s final solution
ED RAMPELL p. 21
Four films screened at American Film Institute Fest: ‘Memory,’ ‘Menus-Plaisir,’ ‘lo Capitano,’ and ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.’
DOUGLAS BURNS p. 21
What Tom Harkin would do if he were running for office in 2024
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Accommodate me caringly: Bishop Barber confronts ADA discrimination at AMC Theaters
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Be brave and dream big this year
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Worst. Congress. Ever.
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 23
GOP baffled that ‘We don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan
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