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COVER/Stephen Talbot p. 1 Revisiting the supply-side tax cut disaster: How does Kansas feel about Brownback’s ‘experiment’? EDITORIAL p. 2 Banana Republicans JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3 Examining the Kochtopus. Learning from DeMarco. WILL DURST p. 3 Circus Trump LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4 DON ROLLINS p. 4 Lead or get out of the way RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5 Look for bad bills at every level of government DISPATCHES p. 5 Net neutrality eliminated; Renewable energy milestones reached; Trump’s big idea for health insurance excludes maternity care and barely covers addition treatment; Trumpism takes deregulation to new depths; Farm bill attacks Romneyfinishes second in Senate nomination battle; Large number of Amazon workers rely on food stamps; Global warming threatens coastal property bubble ... FROMA HARROP p. 6 Social media spreads fake bodies, as well as fake news RON PULLIAM & GARY PAUL NABHAN p. 6 Border wildlife don’t need the National Guard ART CULLEN p. 6 At least I got the ex-journalist, and the Irish, vote GENE LYONS p. 7 ‘A Higher Loyalty’ exposes shortcomings of subject and author JILL RICHARDSON p. 7 Another counterproductive assault on food stamps JOHN YOUNG p. 7 And the Democrats say, ‘thank you’ SOPHIA TESFAYE p. 8 Paul Ryan’s parting gift to the rich: Yet another Republican tax cut? GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 8 Pushing back against the occupation KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 9 The rising backlash to Paul Ryan’s conservatism LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN p. 9 It’s time to cut the contractors loose MARK ANDERSON p. 9 Right wants to keep US the World’s Cop ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 10 The real deal on Trump’s trade tantrums MARY SANCHEZ p. 11 Testimony against Missouri governor reveals truths about sexual assault victims DEAN BAKER p. 11 Harvard teaches us that hedge fund managers get rich even when they mess up SETH SANDRONSKY p. 11 Poor people’s campaign grows AMANDA MARCOTTE p. 12 Why won’t Trump judicial nominee Wendy Vitter support a landmark desegregation case? BOB BURNETT p. 12 Another look at Trump supporters HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13 What James Comey and Donald Trump have in common: Immense and damaging hubris ROBERT B. REICH p. 13 While China picks winners, Trump picks losers JESSE JACKSON p. 14 Syria strike is one more step toward lawless presidency ROGER BYBEE p. 14 Ryan exit heightens chances of flipping key district JONATHAN COHN p. 14 Here comes another democratic proposal to let more Americans buy into Medicare HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15 The land of unintended consequences SAM URETSKY p. 15 Trouble in Trumpland WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16 Cruisin’ for a bruisin’ JOHN BUELL p. 16 Students as debt slaves PETER CERTO p. 16 There was nothing humanitarian about our strikes in Syria JUAN COLE p. 17 Syria after Trump’s withdrawal: Top reasons an ‘Arab Force’ will fail FR. DONNELL KIRCHNER p. 17 Blind religious motivation vs. religious idealism JOE CONASON p. 18 A few hard questions for Comey ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18 Will Trump fire Rosenstein? It may not matter. JAMIE STIEHM p. 18 Comey: Did he take democracy down? RALPH NADER p. 19 The hour is late — speak out, stand tall ex-officials TED RALL p. 19 Distractor-in-Chief Trump is gaslighting us MORRIS PEARL p. 19 No, the census shouldn’t ask about citizenship BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 20 I’m tired of sitting in the middle ROB PATTERSON p. 20 Try detectives across the ocean SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20 Special ‘K’ MUSIC REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21 Odes to joy and oy: From the 9th to 9/11, Beethoven meets Adams in the wild west EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21 Eric Reid is not for sale AMY GOODMAN p. 22 Facebook unfriends democracy CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22 Barbara Bush was all that DANA MILBANK p. 23 Trump bulldozed truth — and not just in Washington JOSH HOXIE p. 23 Five tax myths debunked
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