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COVER/Matt Vasilogambros p. 1
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
EDITORIAL p. 2
Dems must run scared to win
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Can mass media promote democracy instead of Divisiveness? Here’s a guy who did.
Will Elon betray Donald first, or vice versa? |
Establishment economists attack Kamala Harris — for being right |
The right-wing attach on Social Security is un-American
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Judge keeps cancer alley polluting
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Fact check Trump, turn the tables
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Childless Americans help save the Earth
DISPATCHES p. 5
Harris’ newly released policies stand in stark contrast to Trump’s.
Trump ratchets up Arlington Cemetery denial as aides involved in assault are named.
Don’t send Afghanistan withdrawal down the memory hole.
Boeing union wins 25% raise in tentative contract, but possible strike still looms.
Trump gets head start on Big Lie 2.0 with focus on mail-in voting.
House Rs are back and holding gov’t hostage.
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Harris must defeat Trump to save the democracy. That’s her job.
ART CULLEN p. 6
Yearning to turn the page
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Bird flu in cows and poultry continues to fly high
GENE LYONS p. 7
Hey, Republicans: You can’t believe your lyin’ candidate
SARAH ANDERSON p. 7
The big rip: Low wage corporations spent half a billion inflating CEO pay
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Trump’s regard for military couldn’t be lower
ELWOOD WATSON p. 8
J.D. Vance couldn’t be more wrong about parenthood
DICK POLMAN p. 9
On abortion, the flip-flopping blowhard still blows every which way whichever wind blows him
JOE CONASON p. 9
Trump’s Arlington Cemetery visit: Unsavory and unsurprising
ALGERNON AUSTIN and DEDRICK ASANTE-MUHAMMAD p. 9
The paradox of progress for Black Americans
DAVID McCALL p. 10
A worker for vice president
NANCY J. ALTMAN p. 10
Working families’ earned Social Security benefits are at risk
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
MAGA 101 explained through the failed candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
How much money do the ultra rich need?
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 11
Capitalism’s intertwined ills
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
America’s new epidemic: A nation overrun by bullies
SABRINA HAAKE p. 12
“He’s one of us” Trump defends political violence (again), while the press remains silent
LIZ CAREY p. 13
Report: Rural women see drops in health and reproductive care
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Why giant mergers harm workers
CLARENCE PAGE p. 14
Manhood is on the ballot, as if politics were not crazy enough
THE BIG PICTURE/Glynn Wilson p. 14
Labor Day news and cemetery blues
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
“Be afraid, very afraid” of Trump
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 15
Harris’s failed opportunity?
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The politics of joy
JOSEPH B. ATKINS p. 16
Why don’t we have a major party peace candidate who supports workers?
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 16
The worm has turned
JUAN COLE p. 17
Massive demonstrations, national strike in Israel as crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of hostages
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Political instability in Bangladesh: A brainchild of its neoliberal settings
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 17
Jack Smith’s brief lacks a sense of urgency
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Arlington: No place for traitors to feel at home
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
The state I’m in
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 18
Reviewing Black capitalism
RALPH NADER p. 19
Wrecking America and the purpose of nicknames for Trump
TED RALL p. 19
Cut the defense budget by 97.5%
ZEKE LLOYD p. 20
Hikers in a wilderness turn into firefighters
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Is Randy Rainbow worth another Trump presidency?
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 20
JD Vance writes a rom-com
FILM REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
A critique of “The Critic”
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
The dark side of the Democratic Party’s embrace of football
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
First step in stopping school shootings: Ban assault weapons
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Voters need to redirect their attention to what really matters this election
DANA MILBANK p. 23
In a test of character, Trump shows his true grift
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Abandoning democracy
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