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COVER/Hal Crowther p. 1
Trump is king of chaos in the theater of the absurd
EDITORIAL p. 2
Trump goes full fascist
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
What’s behind a mask?
The militarization of ‘Officer Friendly’.
FRANK LINGO p. 3
EPA’s new meaning under Trump
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
State authorities tell us there’s no more shirking a heavy burden
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Fairness and sustainability always seems to come in last
DISPATCHES p. 5
It’s officially a recession, but job gains mean Republicans are unlikely to continue assistance for jobless and small businesses.
Trump campaign admits Trump is losing.
Democrats likely to gain Senate in November.
Trump blows past 19,000 lies.
Study estimates shutdowns prevented 60M Covid cases in US.
NY Times reports OAS electon fraud claims in Bolivia were bogus
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FROMA HARROP p. 6
Sweden backtracks on it’s low-pain pandemic cure
ART CULLEN p. 6
My old haunts burn
JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS p. 6
Racism is a public health crisis
GENE LYONS p. 7
2020 is bad, and it’s not half over
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
Keep your eye on what’s important: Ending police brutality
ANTHONY PAHNKE and JIM GOODMAN p. 7
Make a resilient, localized food system part of the next stimulus
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 9
Time to fundamentally rethink what Trump means by security
JOHN YOUNG p. 9
‘Jane Roe,’ Trump and other ‘pro-life’ cons
TRACEY L. ROGERS p. 9
A tale of two Americas
TOM CONWAY p. 10
America’s infrastructure crisis
BOB BURNETT p. 10
The pied piper of Mar-a-Lago
JOSEPH B. ATKINS p. 10
Workers need a refuge
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Without proper leadership and data, summer fun could be an incubator for more COVID-19 cases
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Republican attacks on state and local government are yet another assault on black people
HEATHER DIGBY PARTON p. 12
Many presidents have faced moments of chaos and disorder: None has ever handled it worse
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
Yes, the looting must stop
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 13
Why the neoliberal agenda is a failure at fighting coronavirus
ROBERT REICH p. 13
Trump’s presidency is over
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
‘I can’t breathe’
ROBERTO Dr. CINTLI RODRIGUEZ p. 14
Will we be able to breathe in 2021?
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 14
An American sickness
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
COVID oxymorons from the president
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Sometimes it isn’t nice
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Open sesame
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Scolding aspirational fascists is not enough
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 16
Mythonomics: Ten economic myths that demonstrate America’s decline
JUAN COLE p. 17
From Fallujah to Minneapolis: Trump brings the US military ‘battlespace’ home
JOE CONASON p. 18
A timely warning from the generals
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
A tale of two cities out on the streets
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18
The real villain in bankruptcies: Private equity
RALPH NADER p. 19
S. David Freeman: Seven decades of participating in power for all of us
TED RALL p. 19
What happens next in Afghanistan? The Neo-Taliban
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
Chow time
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Songwriter books stand out
MARK ANDERSON p. 20
Sovereign money could spread the prosperity around
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
What if cops were held accountable?
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Gregg Popovich: ‘The system has to change’
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 21
He didn’t back down
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
George Floyd, presente!
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Shhh, white people, listen
DANA MILBANK p. 23
A spiraling nation cries out for steady leadership. Trump offers empty threats.
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 23
Kermit goes to Washington
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted June 12, 2020