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COVER/Amanda Marcotte p. 1
Seven races that could flip the Senate
EDITORIAL p. 2
The campaign goes on
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
The ethical rot of Wells Fargo, from the top down.
A tale of two pipes.
WILL DURST p. 3
The gropage report
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
STEPHEN A. HOPKINS p. 4
Who really is the crook?
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Presidential race is just the top of the card
DISPATCHES p. 5
Latino voters may lift Clinton, Dems in border states;
Clinton, Obama focus on electing Dems to Congress;
Early voting in N.C. is down after polling place reductions;
In N.C., Burr stands with Trump, Dem challenger sprints ahead;
Just 10 mega-donors provide one-fifth of super PAC funds;
Ryan warns if GOP loses Senate, Sanders wins ...
Sanders: If my campaign emails leaked, there'd be mean things about Hillary, too;
Opioid use down in states that allow marijuana;
Media pushed Russia, ISIS, taxes; downplayed climate, poverty, campaign finance;
At least Trump may end Paul Ryan's career ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Clinton’s Wall St. speeches were brilliant
GUNDARS RUDZITIS p. 6
We need a new civilian conservation corps
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
My Trump-like bully
GENE LYONS p. 7
When fans throw post-election dung, how will Trump respond?
ERIC BLUMBERG p. 7
The (psycho) path to the White House
DON ROLLINS p. 7
Virginia’s home health aides are pretty much invisible
JOHN L. MICEK p. 8
Trump’s put his banana republicanism on display to the world
RICHARD ESKOW p. 9
Her first 100 days
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 9
Why we can’t relax for the rest of this election
WENDELL POTTER p. 10
Why health insurance industry consolidation is bad for your health
BEN NORTON p. 10
Leaked email
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Sexual assault is a real and persisting threat
DEAN BAKER p. 11
The old debt and entitlement charade
SARAH ANDERSON p. 11
The best and worst presidents on taxes
LEO W. GERARD p. 12
Trump: Valueless
ROBERT B. REICH p. 12
Clinton, Ryan and crisis of American Capitalism
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Trump’s collapse caused by Hillary Clinton
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 13
It’s game over after the Las Vegas debate
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Local focus could have saved us from another useless debate
WENONAH HAUTER p. 14
Will the EPA correct unsupported claims in major fracking study?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 14
Why Hillary Clinton is the right choice for progressives
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
The art of the scam: Wellness programs
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Sometimes the system comes in handy
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 15
The real first freedoms
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The economic consequences of immigration
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Financing our extinction
JUAN COLE p. 17
As Islamic state loses territory, will weak states gain strength?
MARK ANDERSON p. 17
Many prefer that US continue to police the world
JOE CONASON p. 18
Donald Trump’s Clinton blame game
BOB BURNETT p. 18
The election’s tipping point
JOHN YOUNG p. 18
Enough about the beast
RALPH NADER p. 19
Ken Bossong - ‘Favorite Sun’
TED RALL p. 19
Four things Hillary could do to close the deal against Trump
ERIC BOEHLERT p. 20
As Trump wages war on the press, news outlets refuse to fight back
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
‘Criminal Minds’ keeps growing
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 20
New York ruling grants jobless payments to Uber drivers
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
America, the violent
ROSIE SORENSON p. 21
This way madness comes
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Not in my locker room
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
On strip searches and press freedom in N.D.
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
And then Michelle Obama showed up
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 23
Good luck in Nebraska, Donald
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
A passionate Congressman to his constituents
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted October 29, 2016