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COVER/Tim Marena p. 1
Rural Democrats urge sense of humor, respect, and showing up
EDITORIAL p. 2
Harris rises, Trump declines
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
‘Laffin’ Kamala’ vs. ‘Grumpin’ Trump’.
J.D. Vance: Silicon Valley’s fake hillbilly.
Trump and his GOP sycophants driven crazy by Kamala.
Yes, Kamala Harris stands for diversity and equality — so does America.
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Good news for Earth
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Watching hockey with the next vice president
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Work for Kamala but prepare for the worst
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump boils as Kamala Harris gets big crowds.
Trump confuses Browns, helicopter rides, and trash talking Kamala.
Harris pulls ahead of Trump in swing states.
Don’t ignore investigation into whether Trump took $10 million from Egypt.
New poll shows Kamala Harris gaining trust on economy,
Republicans smear Tim Walz with lies ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
When others cheat on their taxes, who pays them? You do
ART CULLEN p. 6
Black jobs, Hmong jobs and snow jobs
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
You’re fired! Trump’s deportation plan would gut half ag labor force
GENE LYONS p. 7
J.D. Vance vs. the cat people
ALLIYAH LUSUEGRO p. 7
Mass deportations would be a nightmare
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Trump, healer of ‘discord and division’? Har har
CLAIRE CARLSON p. 8
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gives Harris campaign rural cred
SUSAN ESTRICH p. 8
‘Donald being Donald’
DICK POLMAN p. 9
Does the cornered old criminal have a Plan B?
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 9
A defining moment
JOE CONASON p. 9
Why Kamala Harris laughs at J.D. Vance
DAVID McCALL p. 10
Holding workers in contempt
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 10
The undemocratic reality of capitalism
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
If Kamala Harris is a DEI vice president, is Usha Vance a DEI bride?
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
Powell’s perverse policies persist
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
Trump’s political downfall: The ‘fat Elvis’ phase begins?
SABRINA HAAKE p. 12
Our falling IQ shows in the polls
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
Who’s a bigger threat to democracy — immigrants, or billionaires?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Why we need nauseous optimism
ELWOOD WATSON p. 14
Kamala Harris is a mirror to the racist right
GLYNN WILSON p. 14
The big picture
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Abortion bans: Pandora’s box
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Taking chances with health care
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 15
How do you spell C-R-I-N-G-E?
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Sunset over Milwaukee
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 16
Why are we subsidizing Mexican electric vehicles?
JASON SIBERT p. 16
Thanks to Trump’s withdrawal from deal, Iran nears production of nuclear weapons
JUAN COLE p. 17
Walz called Gaza situation ‘intolerable,’ sought ceasefire, praised uncommitted; Shapiro did not
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
State brutality in the name of ‘austerity’
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Virtual fences: Are we all ‘phono sapiens’ now?
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
Six weeks in America
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 18
Black jobs?
RALPH NADER p. 19
Labor Day 2024 — massive actions for worker livelihoods
TED RALL p. 19
Make Kamala earn our votes
PETER GARTRELL p. 20
Coal continues its precipitous decline
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
The year the Yankees bottomed out
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 20
Tim Walz unleashes hell on Earth
ED RAMPELL p. 21
New museum, award honor Woody Guthrie
JULES BOYKOFF and Dave Zirin p. 21
The Olympics have turned Paris into a panopticon
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
‘Welcome to Hell’: U.S. silence on Israel’s network of torture camps
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
The Olympics teach us to practice good sportsmanship in our everyday lives
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Trump’s ‘disciplined’ campaign is unraveling
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Trump forces Republicans out of the closet on race
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