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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
A confederacy of dunces? Once again, Dixie wants out
EDITORIAL p. 2
Racism still swings votes
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
The Republican supremes are defrocking themselves.
No vote, no work!
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Shatter the Glasgow facade
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Substandard housing: Suffering in the abstract
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Time for detox
DISPATCHES p. 5
Virginia lesson for Democrats: The media aren’t your friend.
Nov. 2 was a good day for diversity.
Voters of the Mequon-Thiensville school district can see what’s going on. Can national media?
October jobs growth exceeds expectations.
Progressive groups warn of GOP attack on 2024 elections.
Trump sank trust in US election.
Small town in N. California declares itself a republic ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Virginia race delivers a lesson to Democrats — and Republicans
ART CULLEN p. 6
We could make a statement against fear
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Cresting the wave, looking into next year’s trough
GENE LYONS p. 7
Jan. 6 Committee forges ahead while Trump stalls
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
Do any Republicans still support democracy?
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
GOP cheers on race to bottom
DICK POLMAN p. 8
Don’t look now, but winter is coming
THOM HARTMANN p. 9
Virginia election proves America stands on the edge of a new populism
TOM CONWAY p. 10
Rebuilding the Middle Class
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 10
What’s causing the weird inflation?
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
How do we stop a repeat of Kyle Rittenhouse’s story?
DEAN BAKER p. 11
GDP slows, but more good than bad
BOB LORD p. 11
Behold and beware! The age of trillionaires is coming
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 12
Why the troubled U.S. empire could quickly fall apart
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Warren persisted. She’s driving change.
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
How a false narrative against government spending shapes legislation
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Whatever happened to the party of limited government?
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
It’s time for President Biden to deliver
DR. CINTLI p. 14
Dreaming and living nuclear dreams
LEEANN HALL p. 14
Public transit, built back better
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Curb cuts for all
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Fighting COVID disinformation
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 15
Promises are not enough
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The Manchin-Sinema act
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Capitalism makes for weaker links
JUAN COLE p. 17
COP26: Biden first president to back sweeping measures on climate, as for-profit press lets denialist Republicans off the hook
JASON SIBERT p. 17
Biden should fight for nuclear arms control
REBEKAH ENTRALGO p. 17
Rediscovering the power of unions
JOE CONASON p. 18
Trump’s ‘executive privilege’ is another big lie
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Senator Sinema: The outsider is in
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
He counted
RALPH NADER p. 19
GOP senators reduced to McConnell mush!
TED RALL p. 19
Graying, Gen X and generational leapfrog
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 19
OSHA advances COVID-19 standard to protect workplaces
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
Riot, don’t diet
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Hail the King from Wales
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Beware the consequences
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
From adventurer to activist: Jacques Cousteau
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia elections, and the canary in the coal mine
MARK ANDERSON p. 21
Solve debt crises by replacing federal reserve
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
At UN Climate Summit, it’s people power vs. fossil fuel dinosaurs
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Be the helper you need to see in the world
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Democrats let Biden down. McAuliffe — and democracy — paid the price.
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Who is worse?
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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