The Progressive POPULIST

Note: Some links from this page may take you away from the Progressive Populist web site. To return to this page, simply click the "Back" button or its equivalent on your web browser. COVER/Roger Hickey p. 1 The populist movement to restore democracy EDITORIAL p. 2 Don’t skimp on climate JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3 Finding populism; Symbolism of one adjunct professor’s death; In death, Margaret Mary reaches out to the Pope; Spreading plague of antibacterial products; Mendacity of GMO purveyors LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4 DON ROLLINS p. 4 Reuben Askew remembered RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5 Sustainable, responsible investing DISPATCHES p. 5 Working mother dies of medical neglect in Fla.; Voters should know who’s holding up their health care; Dems push back on Senate forecast; Quarter of Miss. struggles for food ... FROMA HARROP p. 6 The impossible case of Sandoval-Perez PETER LAUFER p. 6 The tortoise is collateral damage in desert JILL RICHARDSON p. 6 Cry a river over California’s drought GENE LYONS p. 7 Paul Ryan misrepresents his Irish roots DAVID SIROTA p. 7 Do companies have a right to track you? JASON STANFORD p. 7 Equal pay and awkward pauses GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 10 Fixing the healthcare fix WENDELL POTTER p. 10 Channeling Marie Antoinette RYAN ALEXANDER p. 10 Highway robbery MARY SANCHEZ p. 11 Congress hard at work at nothing at all ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 11 Plutocrats take to the barricades SETH SANDRONSKY p. 11 California crimes and punishments MICHAEL LIND p. 12 Paul Ryan’s nightmare: The way to cut poverty DEAN BAKER p. 12 Money in hyping the generational war story JOAN WALSH p. 13 The stunning dishonesty of Charles Murray WILL DURST p. 13 50 shades of cool JESSE JACKSON p. 14 What Professor Barack Obama taught us DAVID DAYEN p. 14 Apple, Google, high-tech bosses scamming US WENONAH HAUTER p. 14 Natural gas is not geopolitical bargaining chip HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15 Springtime optimism SAM URETSKY p. 15 Nothing to fear but trigger-happy gunmen ROBERT B. REICH p. 15 The ‘you’re paid what you’re worth’ myth WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16 Toward world government, ready or not JOHN BUELL p. 16 Whither the US welfare state? JAMES MOORE p. 17 Here in the third world RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT p. 17 Could Ukraine crisis spark global resource war? ROBERT SCHEER p. 18 Feinstein vs. the CIA: A moment of truth TINA DUPUY p. 18 The diminishment of religious persecution BOB BURNETT p. 18 The war on democracy: The deep state PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19 What Wall Street owes Americans TED RALL p. 19 Is it any wonder that students turn to porn? GENE NICHOL p. 20 Arizona, Catholics and freedom of religion BILL JOHNSTON p. 20 Unions need to know workers to organize them ROB PATTERSON p. 21 Grace in the music business POPULIST PICKS p. 21 Nashville 2.0; Bakersfield; Titanic’s Final Mystery EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21 The NCAA’s house divided will not stand AMY GOODMAN p. 22 US sailors allege radiation sickness CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22 Ohio GOP attempts to fix elections JOHN YOUNG p. 23 One anecdote is all it takes POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23 Bernie Sanders for president

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