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COVER/Jonathan Cohn p. 1
Progressives will get their debate on Medicare for all — and questions abound
EDITORIAL p. 2
No ransom for hostages
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Progressive Populism: A different kind of political beauty.
Where is AI driving us?
WILL DURST p. 3
After Xmas gift wish list
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
The demons come to haunt us all
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Shutdown ripples through the community
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump outlined his vision in his inaugural address. Two years later, how’s it going?
Two years into Trump’s presidency, far-right extremism has surged.
Scientists say Trump’s first two years may be fatal for livable climate.
Four volunteers convicted for leaving life-saving supplies for immigrants in Arizona desert.
Nancy Pelosi's popularity surges.
House Dems snub labor choice for trade panel.
Pollution at Texas coal plants poses major threat to health and environment.
Businesses hit hard by Trump shutdown are suddenly silent about GOP lawmakers
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
On drug prices, Americans are the real suckers
ADAM TURTLE p. 6
Adapt or die: This is the lesson of both evolution and history
JOHN YOUNG p. 6
Miles and miles of big, beautiful lies
GENE LYONS p. 7
Psychology’s theories don’t always stand the test of time
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
Hollywood’s fat shaming is getting old
ART CULLEN p. 7
Epic hypocrisy of Republicans’ sudden distaste for Steve King
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 8
Prices, plutocrats, and corporate concentration
LEO GERARD p. 9
Tax dollars can buy happiness
JIM VAN DER POL p. 9
Geoengineering is no solution to climate change
ED RAMPELL p. 10
How will Trump’s presidency end? Seven ways it may.
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Don’t judge women’s march by headcounts alone
DEAN BAKER p. 11
The green new deal is happening in China
EMILY PECK p. 12
How bad is Trump at making deals? Even worse than you think.
OLIVIA ALPERSTEIN p. 12
EPA rule change could kill thousands
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
Bill Barr remains a big mystery: Protect Bob Mueller or shield Donald Trump’s crimes?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
On democracy and dictatorship
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Trump’s flailing indicates a man in serious trouble
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 14
We cannot afford more media malpractice
BOB BURNETT p. 14
Trumpty dumpty sat on a wall ...
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Welcoming Cupid!
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Can Pelosi dance with Ocasio-Cortez?
CHUCK COLLINS p. 15
The government shutdown expands the ranks of ‘underwater nation’
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Bigger is not better
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Tax justice and the Democratic prospect
JUAN COLE p. 17
Who’s running John Bolton to start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis.
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Messy urbanization hits Asia’s poor hard
JOE CONASON p. 18
What the shutdown really means
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Washington’s perfect storms, inside and out
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18
Trump’s crumbling wall — of GOP political support
RALPH NADER p. 19
Southwest Airlines Herb Kelleher — one of a kind!
TED RALL p. 19
Here is the progressive agenda
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
Blue waves in the Golden State
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Songs of resistance
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Heck of a job, Donald
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 20
Rethinking mythologies
THEATRE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Quills, quips, quibbles, questions — and revolution
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Maori Davenport’s case exposes the sham of ‘amateurism’
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Racism in America: A tale of two Kings
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Rep. White Supremacist
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Trump is a slapstick genius for the comically disastrous way he runs this country
JAMES A. HAUGHT p. 23
Best and worst
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted Jan. 25, 2019