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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
Campus in crisis: Clueless on Gaza?
EDITORIAL p. 2
Big Lie Party clowns
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
God bless the nurses. And please hurry!
That stench of corruption you smell is coming from the Supreme Court.
Hoo boy ... DeJoy!
Culture war stupidly plunges into absurdity
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Tripping the right fantastic
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
School boards and the fragility of progress
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Truth in food labeling: bringing it home
DISPATCHES p. 5
Poll: Trump losing in court of public opinion. ‘We’ll be back,’ says UAW chief after ‘tough loss’ in Alabama.
Rudy’s taunt at Arizona AG didn’t age well.
Voters credit Biden and Trump equally in infrastructure. Only one got it done.
Republicans are making it harder and more hazardous to register new voters.
Poll shows Biden and Trump supporters are sharply divided by media they consume.
Texas Gov. Abbott pardons racist murderer.
FROMA HARROP p. 6
America needs more schools like De La Salle Academy
ART CULLEN p. 6
Getting a charge down the river and back
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms
GENE LYONS p. 7
There are no winners in Israel and Gaza
LINDSAY OWENS p. 7
Trump’s corporate tax cuts paved the way for inflation
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
‘Civil War’ on screen: Secessionists’ dream
LEA WOODS and JULIE KASHEN p. 8
How public investment can create jobs — and ease the child care crunch
DICK POLMAN p. 9
Stormy dished the dirty details that Trump hid from voters on ‘16 election eve
JOE CONASON p. 9
Donald Trump, drenched in tabloid sleaze
ELWOOD WATSON p. 9
Republicans of color aren’t standing up to racism
DAVID McCALL p. 10
Solidarity sends the bullies packing
JEREMY SCHWARTZ, ProPublica p. 10
Former far-right hard-liner says billionaires are using school board races to sow distrust in public education
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Biden Campaign — ask a Latina what we think of Trump
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs
CANDACE MILNER p. 11
This graduation season, debt relief still feels out of reach for young borrowers
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
Trump is willing to trade our children’s future for a billion dollars
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Despairing? Here’s a bold, populist, popular and progressive domestic agenda for 2025 and beyond.
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
Weight loss drugs go hand-in-hand with junk food industry
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
America’s second Civil War? It has already begun
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Trump’s ‘Day One’ promises
CARLA VENTURA p. 14
I run a food pantry, but it’s not enough. We need funding for SNAP.
JESSICA GARCIA p. 14
‘Bluelining’ leaves climate vulnerable communities without home insurance
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Victories for middle-income America
SAM URETSKY p. 15
The decline of tabloids and everything else
PAUL ARMENTANO p. 15
The beginning of the end of cannabis prohibition
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Lyndon Baines Biden
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 16
The toughest job today’s richest ever face?
ROBERT C. KOEHLER p. 16
A world under spiritual construction
JUAN COLE p. 17
Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate against Netanyahu, demand hostage exchange deal, new elections
KEN WINKES p. 17
Hijacked — the work ethic
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
A rose helps quiet the noise inside
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
Shades of 1932 Deutschland
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 18
Prison costs busting California’s budget?
RALPH NADER p. 19
Ultraprocessed deadly corporate food demands action
TED RALL p. 19
Pro-Palestiners should fight back against right-wing bullies
TED WILLIAMS p. 20
Bobcats need protection, not killing for their pelts
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Ozzy Osbourne belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Noem sweet Noem
FILM REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
TCM’s ‘Woodstock of Classic Movies’ presents vintage films & stars galore
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Harrison Butker is a jerk, a bigot, and a true representative of the NFL
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
The Palestinian Nakba, from 1948 to today
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Graduates need to know that life is bigger than your GPA.
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Trump is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of being a cad.
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 23
I’m the worm that ate part of RFK Jr.’s brain, and I’m asking for your vote.
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