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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
Goodbye to all that: From Carter to the crater
EDITORIAL p. 2
The Big Lie Party takes over
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Jimmy Carter’s light exposes Donald Trump’s darkness | Daddy’s philosophy | The unholy messiah of corporate rule | Making work work for workers | Greed is immoral. Health care greed is abombinable. | why should we allow food monopolies? Let’s bust the system!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
From Jackson to Trump: It’s all about land
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Slammin’ 2025 — An epic look forward
DISPATCHES p. 5
‘Republicans are geating up for class war,’ Dem warns, as R’s push for Medicaid cuts.
L.A. renter advocates demand eviction moratorium, rent freeze as landowners ‘cash in.’
Trump allies launch $20M effort to convice working class to back tax scam 2.0.
State-level attacks on public schools decried as ‘part of a national playbook.’
Biden bequeaths strong economy for Trump ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Young men who don’t leave home? Is mama a reason?
ART CULLEN p. 6
Time to make some noise about cancer in Iowa
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Sustainable aviation fuel study: SAF means ‘Sacrificing Affordable Food’
GENE LYONS p. 7
Good-bye and good luck: Why I won’t be writing any more newspaper columns
FARRAH HASSEN p. 7
Sweeps don’t solve homelessness
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Fear new year? Time to summon your inner Molly
SABRINA HAAKE p. 8
Using the NOLA tragedy to hide Trump’s bait and switch on immigration
DICK POLMAN p. 9
Trump’s mob runs wild. Why is anyone shocked?
JOE CONASON p. 9
Did Musk abuse Visa program?
SARAH ANDERSON and CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO p. 10
10 Wins against inequality to celebrate in 2024
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 10
Let’s try something different in how we deal with polio
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Don’t call Trump’s MAGA supporters lazy
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
Memo to term appointees: Stay put!
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 11
An emerging US health care politics?
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
America needs a national health care system
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
As an ex-president, Jimmy Carter fought for peace
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
What is our collective solution to health care injustice?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Advice and consent or total submission?
CLARENCE PAGE p. 14
MAGA takes on Elon Musk’s ‘tech bros’
THE BIG PICTURE/Glynn Wilson p. 14
Project 2025: Will American democracy survive Trump’s second term?
GENE NICHOL p. 14
Thinking about North Carolina
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
The sad news of January: Scrooge lives on and on
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Wondering about wonder drugs
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 15
America first imperialism
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Mr. Roosevelt gives a speech
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 16
Political economy contradictions as we lurch into 2025
JUAN COLE p. 17
The worst news from 2024: CO2 went up again, as tundra starts to emit carbon
JASON SIBERT p. 17
Summit of the Americans can spread democracy instead of war
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 17
Forget Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada — Trump should invite Taiwan to become a U.S. territory
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Pardons turn the truth around — then and now
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
Roeder and Mangione
ERIC S. JACKSON p. 18
Mocking the disabled is cruel and immoral — especially when the president does it
RALPH NADER p. 19
We need anticipatory strategies for oncoming Trumpism
TED RALL p. 19
Theory of the non-voter
FRANK LINGO p. 19
The truth tastes good
TIM LYDON p. 20
Savoring the darkness in Alaska
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Keeping music in the families
BOOK REVIEW/Ken Winkes p. 20
Go back in time with Studs
FILM REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
From Minnesota to Manhattan to Newport: Biopic about balladeer Bob Dylan’s odyssey is positively electrifying
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
In 2024, the sports leagues watched the world burn
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, and the blacklisted lyricist Yip Harburg
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Fashion sense: New York designer has sustainability tips you can use
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Democrats’ chance will come again
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 23
Let freedom ring. Or maybe not.
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