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COVER/Conor Lynch p. 1
The age of apocalyptic government
EDITORIAL p. 2
Some Democrats fear the Bern
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Buying a president for $30 and change; Scott Walker’s wall idea; Battling inequality in Grand Rapids; How wacky are America’s billionaires? Meet Tom Perkins; Who says America doesn’t need unions?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 6
Portland may lead way on gentrification
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Southern coops work for food sovereignty
DISPATCHES p. 5
GOP playing defense in 2016 Senate races;
Hillary expands polling leads, opposes Keystone pipeline;
Pharmas backtrack on drug price increases;
Path to renewable energy;
Republican senators opposed to Clean Water rule;
Some unions endorse, others hold off
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Do remote bosses cause inequality?
CALLY CARSWELL p. 6
Why the CPP isn’t a death knell for coal
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
Chicken disneyland
GENE LYONS p. 7
Hillary’s staffers aren’t doing her any favors
JIM GOODMAN p. 7
Our right to know what's in our food
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
A fight over our most important waterway
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 8
Republican base’s patriotic treason
ROBERT SCHEER p. 9
Fools, fascists and cold warriors: take your pick
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 9
The right to a level playing field
ROGER BYBEE p. 9
Tax cuts Now or growth in the future
ZAID JILANI p. 10
Bernie Speaks to swelling crowds
DAVID BROCK p. 10
Enjoy it while it lasts, Mr. Trump
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Black lives matter: the boogie man that isn't
GENE NICHOL p. 11
Our greatest constitutional shortcoming
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Lehman Day
ISAIAH J. POOLE p. 12
Jeb Bush’s voodoo economics
RANDOLPH HOLHUT p. 12
Living in the era of peak planet
JOAN WALSH p. 13
The GOP farce plods along
JOHN YOUNG p. 13
Climate action represents 'system threat’
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Separate and unequal: Ferguson
JOSEPH ATKINS p. 14
Howard Industries’ secret life
EMILY SCHWARTZ GRECO p. 14
The insult generator
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Personal responsibility in the age of ACA
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Ohio demands down syndrome births
OLIVIA ALPERSTEIN p. 15
Georgia’s educational neglect
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The new stupid party
JOHN BUELL p. 16
To tighten or not to tighten: Not the question
JUAN COLE p. 17
Iraq and Syria may not survive as states
JOHN KIRIAKOU p. 17
McConnell’s war on Iran — and Boeing?
CHRIS TOENSING p. 17
We can do more to help Syrian refugees
TINA DUPUY p. 18
Religious bigotry is still bigotry
JOE CONASON p. 18
When liars debate truth always loses
M. GREEN, R. HICKEY, S. SWIG p. 18
Stop garnishing SS to pay student debt
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Fast, faster, fastest: why the rush?
TED RALL p. 19
There is no ‘flood’ of Syrian migrants
REBECCA RUGGLES p. 19
Urban America’s slow-motion crisis
ROBERT REICH p. 20
College rankings miss the mark
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 20
Labor in the on-demand economy
REP. BARBARA LEE p. 20
Health care isn’t a bargaining chip
ERIC BOEHLERT p. 21
The source of endless Fox News fantasies
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Marion Jones is missing
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Arms that welcome, arms that kill
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Weren't we supposed to be the feminists?
DONALD KAUL p. 23
The GOP agenda (or lack thereof)
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Gore versus Bush in 2016?
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted September 26, 2015