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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
Take a deep breath: Staring into the abyss
EDITORIAL p. 2
Oust Banana Republicans
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Trump’s rule of lies and partisan judges. How the right rigs elections. Bringing a rich, aloof, race-baiting Congress critter down to Earth
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
The creepy parallels between Trump and Falwell, Jr.
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Where you gonna run to?
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump returns to stimulus talks, but Republicans balk. Let the court decide if it needs packing. President engaged in pay-for-play scams. Dems have plenty of targets in Senate field. Trump-appointed judge smacks down Trump efforts to suppress vote in Pennsylvania. Pope Francis’ encyclical could shake up election. Democrats are swelling early vote, In Florida, despite constitutional amendment, few felons likely to vote. Repubs set up illegal drop boxes in California ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
The stock market likes Biden
ART CULLEN p. 6
As anxiety turns to madness, we vote
JOHN YOUNG p. 6
Oh, so now virus is serious matter
GENE LYONS p. 7
Time will tell whether Trump triumphs over COVID
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
The surprising history of marriage in the US
DICK POLMAN p. 7
Take a break from typhoid Donny with Uncle Joe’s Gettysburg Address
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 8
Step one is turning out the vote. Step two is protecting it.
BOB BURNETT p. 9
Biden-Trump: What happens next?
NORMAN SOLOMON p. 9
The man who would be president: Mike Pence, corporate theocrat
TOM CONWAY p. 10
Weaponizing the Supreme Court
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 10
How taxpayers funded ‘consulting fees’ for Ivanka Trump
BILL JOHNSTON p. 10
As Veterans Day approaches, vets deserve better than Trump
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
How should we begin to rethink policing?
DEAN BAKER p. 11
How much will Trumpcare insurance cost people with health issues?
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 11
Small businesses reeling from COVID-19
LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT p. 12
The week that Donald Trump lost the election
SARAH ANDERSON p. 12
For laid-off workers, Trump’s lies about trade and jobs are hard to swallow
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Incoherent COVID bluster is destroying Trump — but America continues to suffer
ROBERT REICH p. 13
Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis brings empathy for world’s least empathetic man
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Let’s hope Trump emerges from crisis with new awareness
ROBERTO Dr. CINTLI RODRIGUEZ p. 14
If white supremacists secede, will POC follow?
GENE NICHOL p. 14
North Carolina’s battle for democracy and decency
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
The no-choice election
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Safe vaccines can’t be rushed
GEORGE NEWMAN and p. 15
ROB CAUGHLIN
The next pandemic
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The dark shadow descends
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Abolish the debate commission
THOM HARTMANN p. 16
Trump’s destruction of America started with Ronald Reagan
JUAN COLE p. 17
The Republican Party is sick: Top 4 ways it is making you and yours sick, too
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
In Asia, collapsing health systems and economies call for regional cooperation
JOE CONASON p. 18
The White House under a black sky
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Eisenhower the commander versus Trump the pretender
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18
The House super-seats that could decide the presidency
RALPH NADER p. 19
Ginsburg Institute for Justice needed for our depleted democracy
TED RALL p. 19
Mail-in balloting, the 12th Amendment and impending doom
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 19
Kavanaugh, collared
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
Truth, fiction, and freedom
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
LBJ’s great society survives
MARK ANDERSON p. 20
Others on the ballot seek attention
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
The nobility of mobility: A road trip through racism
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
The NFL season could be facing a Covid collapse
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Donald Trump, superspreader-in-chief, endangers White House staff
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Debate or not debate?
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Americans showed Trump compassion. He repaid us with contempt.
SATIRE/Frank Lingo p. 23
Old radical, new volunteer
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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