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COVER/Jefferson Morley p. 1
Trump mulls his own private army
EDITORIAL p. 2
High ground is slippery
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Why so many Americans hate Trump’s tax reform. Net Neutrality.
WILL DURST p. 4
No means no
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Trump’s tax ‘reform’ will devastate at-risk college students
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Missourians hope to CLEAN up politics
DISPATCHES p. 5
Children’s health insurance might end in January because Congress spent the money on tax cuts;
Treasury’s long-awaited analysis of GOP tax plan bad news for Republicans;
Tax bill bad for renewable energy, but good for robots;
To prevent climate change, Dems need to learn lessons in ruthlessness;
Worker shortage slows rebuilding in Texas and Florida after hurricanes;
Under Mulvaney, consumers don't need protection;
Michigan governor names indicted medical chief to lead public health council;
Study shows marijuana legalization reduces alcohol use;
Scholar on liars has never seen one like Trump
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Democrats need to drop identity politics — now
TOM RIBE p. 6
Congress has fought back on budget cuts
ART CULLEN p. 6
The truth shall set us free
GENE LYONS p. 7
For republicans, it’s party over everything
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
Our social structure is rigged
JOHN ECHOHAWK p. 7
President Trump’s Bears Ears order is an illegal attack on tribal sovereignty
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 8
It’s time to change more than Trump
ROBERT WEISSMAN p. 9
The tax scam: naming the culprits
GENE NICHOL p. 9
The rest of us get the lickspittle
JOSH HOXIE p. 9
Everyone hates this tax bill
HAL CROWTHER p. 10
Sex and long division: stronger together?
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
America’s party of God doubles down on Trump
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Tax cuts boost growth, and other things they tell children
JOHN YOUNG p. 11
Deposing the lyin’ king
RICHARD ESKOW p. 12
‘Every darn penny:’ The GOP’s philosophy on death and taxes
ISAIAH J. POOLE p. 12
A newly elected Democratic Socialist tells how to win in Trump country
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
After a dizzying weekend, the White House is rattled: What next?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
The true path to prosperity
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The American plutocracy gets its immoral tax bill
MARK ANDERSON p. 14
Republicans unhappy with independent bank watchdog
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 14
Medicare imports must be reduced
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Where are the Burghers of Congress?
SAM URETSKY p. 15
False certainty is dangerous
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 15
The 2018 election and the margin of theft
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Ultimate distractions
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Apocalypse by accident?
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 16
Mining history written in blood
JUAN COLE p. 17
Another way Trump will get us killed: Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 17
A new poor people’s campaign wants to change how society defines morality
JOE CONASON p. 18
Why Trump must think twice before he pardons Flynn
DANA MILBANK p. 18
Doesn’t Trump ever get tired of losing so much?
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Franken first Senator to fall in cultural fires
RALPH NADER p. 19
Be aware of the dark side of sports media
TED RALL p. 19
Will President Trump last another year?
THOM HARTMANN p. 20
Net Neutrality RIP: Essential parts of America’s DNA are about to be destroyed
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
‘Dunkirk’ will evacuate major awards
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Weaponized Penis
MOVIES/Ed Rampell p. 21
Bombshell: Will the real Hedy (NOT Hedley!) please stand up?
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Sports tax scams laid the groundwork for Amazon bidding madness
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
The doomsday machine in Donald Trump’s hands
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Time Magazine gets it right: We’ve changed
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 23
Al Franken should resign? That’s absurd.
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted December 16, 2017