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COVER/Laura Paddison p. 1
US has a dire shortage of affordable homes, and Trump wants to make it worse
EDITORIAL p. 2
Show Mueller’s work
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
It’s not socialism; it’s what the people want.
How much does Donald Trump love farmers?
WILL DURST p. 3
Rich is as rich does
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Trump’s symbiotic relationship with big media
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Strain on small colleges is another blow for rural America
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump seeks revenge as Russia probe threat wanes;
Trump campaign warns networks against booking some Democrats;
Trump really can’t stand Puerto Rico;
Clean energy cheaper than coal;
Coal companies veto Trump nominee who opposed coal bailout;
Midwest flooding will cost billions in damages;
Trump policies are destroying the American farm and no one knows how to stop it;
DACA flight attendant released after 6 weeks in ICE custody
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Democrats look forward by looking inland
BOB BURNETT p. 6
Trump and the economy
JOHN YOUNG p. 6
The payoffs almost no one talks about
GENE LYONS p. 7
Save your shocked indignation for an authentic bombshell
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
Politicians are finally catching up on marijuana
ELIZABETH HENDERSON p. 7
Organic farms are under attack from agribusiness, weakened standards
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 8
Trump’s budget is a bitter betrayal
ART CULLEN p. 9
Rural America is ready for some sort of a new deal, preferably green
DAVE JAMIESON p. 9
OSHA attrition under Trump is leading to lax safety enforcement, analysis finds
JOHN SARBANES and MICHAEL BRUNE p. 9
To clean up the planet, clean up Washington
MILES MOGULESCU p. 10
Expanding Supreme Court may be only way to protect democracy
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 10
Transform the court
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 10
The Trumps and Jared Kushner cheated their way into elite colleges
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
To win in 2020, Dems must take on a party, not a man
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Donald Trump deserves an ‘F’ on trade
LEO GERARD p. 12
The big cheat
GENE NICHOL p. 12
Legacy preferences
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 13
What’s behind Barr’s whitewash? We need to see the full Mueller report to know for sure
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
How will a cornered Trump react?
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Now is the time for citizens of conscience to act
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 14
Making a better world
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 14
Flag overboard
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Yes we can fleece the customer
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Why is it urban liberals vs. rural conservatives
NORMAN SOLOMON p. 15
‘Speaking truth to power’ is no substitute for taking power
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The left’s achilles heel
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Clear Jared Kushner — and the rest of us
KENT PATERSON p. 16
Mexican border workers rattle the NAFTA economy
JUAN COLE p. 17
No, Mr. Milstein, Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib are not Muslim brotherhood and you should be ashamed
JOE CONASON p. 18
How to stop worrying about socialism
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Two years, two months of Trump: No going back
RALPH NADER p. 19
Who will displace the omniciders?
TED RALL p. 19
Trump derangement syndrome: Liberals hate his style, not his politics
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Time for the left to start rallying too
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Browse a bookstore while you can
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 20
Mike Trout’s mega deal and baseball’s economic rot
FILM REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Citizen Pulitzer: Patron Saint of the oppressed
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 21
How many days would it take?
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Jacinda Ardern shows Trump what leadership looks like
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
If you’re running for president, you should be talking to journalists
DANA MILBANK p. 23
This is what happens when corporations run the government
CHUCK COLLINS p. 23
Bring back Eisenhower socialism
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted March 28, 2019