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/David Dayen p. 1 Barney Frank bombshell explains financial crisis EDITORIAL p. 2 Give peace a chance JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3 Imagine Ted Cruz as president; Chuck Schumer upchucks at sight of TPP; Wall Street upset by lack of deference from senators; Turning human misery into corporate profits; Help oust Kochs’ junk science from public science museums LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4 HAROLD COOK p. 4 School ‘choice’: How to get away with robbery RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5 Think locally, invest socially DISPATCHES p. 5 Rahm wins re-election but Chuy moves grassroots; Danny Schechter, ‘News Dissector,’ passes; Rand’s home state relies on programs he’s vowed to dismantle; Feds admit pot kills tumors; Texas city all-in renewable energy ... FROMA HARROP p. 6 Obamacare should be less complex KATE WOODS p. 6 A fracking fight that we’re still fighting JILL RICHARDSON p. 6 Save tax dollars by treading more lightly GENE LYONS p. 7 Anarchy of ‘religious liberty’ DON ROLLINS p. 7 Billie Holiday as spiritual guide DAVID SIROTA p. 7 SEC illustrates danger of regulatory capture RICHARD ESKOW p. 8 Big-bank bad guys bully democracy ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 9 Who wins the money primary? JOHN YOUNG p. 9 Jeb’s I-love-the-’90s education ideas LEO W. GERARD p. 9 Bad trade HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 10 Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh discard norms WENDELL POTTER p. 10 Red state lawmakers help cancer patients MARY SANCHEZ p. 11 The chaos we created in the Middle East DEAN BAKER p. 11 Don’t worry about the robots SAM PIZZIGATI p. 11 Your dollars at work — for the rich KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12 TPP will help neither workers nor consumers JOSEPH B. ATKINS p. 12 No easy way for a union JOAN WALSH p. 13 Corporate America shames Pence; what’s next? ROBERT B. REICH p. 13 The rise of working poor and non-working rich JESSE JACKSON p. 14 Dr. King’s vision waits to be fulfilled WENONAH HAUTER p. 14 Protecting our civil rights and environment GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 14 Paranoia will destroy you HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15 Medicaid and the minimum wage SAM URETSKY p. 15 Who polices supplements and herbal remedies? FELICIA GUSTIN p. 15 Thawing Cuban relations could be good for you WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16 Barbarians at the gates JOHN BUELL p. 16 Earth Day and the future of the commons BOB BURNETT p. 16 Israel:America’s bad brother JUAN COLE p. 17 GOP threats guarantee end of sanctions MARY TAYLOR p. 17 Fear, flattery: Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew JOE CONASON p. 18 Country music, tea party ‘populism,’ Ted Cruz TINA DUPUY p. 18 A new era of televangelists JOE CIRINCIONE p. 18 Iran nuclear deal victory for US national security PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19 The balancing tensions of Ashraf Ghani TED RALL p. 19 John Kasich’s Ohio fantasy BRITTNEY COOPER p. 20 The right’s made-up god BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 20 Cybertariat struggles ROB PATTERSON p. 21 ‘Love & Mercy’ tells truth about Brian Wilson PHYLLIS BENNIS p. 21 Diplomacy defeats war for a change’ EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21 How Chris Borland reframed football debate AMY GOODMAN p. 22 Hate doesn’t pay CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22 Firing squads are not tourist attractions WILL DURST p. 23 Crazy Ted Cruz POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23 Earth & us

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