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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
The graveyard of reality
EDITORIAL p. 2
Light the GOP fuse
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Mayhem in the laboratories of democracy.
It’s ‘our revolution’ and it’s on the move
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 3
Why our kids are coming in last place
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
WILL DURST p. 4
Trump still thinks he won the debate
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
For Trump, taxes are for losers
DISPATCHES p. 5
Senate majority hangs in the balance;
Right-wing Rep. Issa looks vulnerable;
Hillary Clinton: Best choice for ‘pro-life’ voters?
Medical journal invites candidates to describe health plans. Guess which one responded;
Federal court refuses to stop Dakota pipeline;
Former inquisitor endorses Hillary
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Could California lower drug prices for us all?
RYAN CALL p. 6
Wyoming doesn’t need to slow wind power
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
France’s waste-not experiment
GENE LYONS p. 7
Presidential contest is all over but the counting
JOHN. L MICEK p. 7
Hillary Clinton channels her inner Seinfeld
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Dispatches from a orange tweet storm
BOB BURNETT p. 8
Ten thoughts about first presidential debate
AMANDA MARCOTTE p. 9
Clinton’s hopes rest on turnout
DANIEL DENVIR p. 9
Neoliberal Clinton is the left’s best bet
DAVE JOHNSON p. 10
Trump’s monuments of hypocrisy made with Chinese steel
GARY LEGUM p. 10
How low can they go?
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
To protect democracy we must safeguard the vote
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Secrets in plain view: Obamacare is working
DON ROLLINS p. 11
Voting for the status quo
RICHARD ESKOW p. 12
In a populist moment, Hillary Clinton’s economic vision leans left
MARC MUNROE DION p. 12
Revolution in America
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Trump’s bizarre parade of Hillary hate & hreats
SIMON MALOY p. 13
Bill Clinton’s ‘crazy’ Obamacare gaffe
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Counting my blessings
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 14
Enough is enough
CHUCK COLLINS p. 14
Trump was born on third base
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
A sly sugar fairy
SAM URETSKY p. 15
A rich man’s dream but a poor job creator
DONNA BEEGLE p. 15
Fight the poverty, not the people
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Roots of the immigration dilemma
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Redeeming the deplorables
JUAN COLE p. 17
9/11 lawsuit bill could come back to bite US
DAVID J. SCHMIDT p. 17
Mexico’s teachers fight neoliberal ‘reforms’
JOE CONASON p. 18
The brazen hypocrisy of Trump, Giuliani - and their enablers
ALLI MCCRACKEN p. 18
Are US-Saudi relations finally souring?
MARK ANDERSON p. 18
GOP targets failing co-ops in latest attack on Obamacare
RALPH NADER p. 19
The jolting graphic novel of our times
TED RALL p. 19
7 Reasons I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 19
China’s labor upsurge
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 20
How to get justice after the Wells Fargo scandal
ROSIE SORENSON p. 20
An immodest proposal
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
‘Family entertainment’ with violence, crime and sleaze
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
The last shall be first in ‘The Birth of a Nation’
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Colin Kaepernick has a right to hate both candidates
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Where is climate change in the debates?
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Trump sees working-class chumps
ROBERT B. REICH p. 23
Focus on Trump shouldn’t give other Republicans a free pass
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Poet Michael Silverstein dead at 75
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted October 14, 2016