The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
August 1, 2021 -- Volume 27, Number 13


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/Steven Rosenfeld p. 1
GOP threatens American Democracy as Trumpers press for voter suppression
EDITORIAL p. 2
Different paths to progress
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Odd virus attacking Republican governors.
Who controls our water? What are you drinking?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
College athletes: One step closer

RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Justice for black farmers

DISPATCHES p. 5
Biden fires Trump’s Social Security boss.
CPAC has become the place Republicans go to scare themselves sillier.
A sanctions hearing on the baseless ‘Kraken’ lawsuit ws a disaster for Trump’s lawyers.
Black Texan arrested on felony charges for voting in 2020 primary while fraudulent White voters get wrists slapped.
Eviction tsunami looms despite $46 million in rental relief.
Trump's tariffs caused drop in exports that hasn't recoverd. ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
On the economy, Texas should not mess with California
ART CULLEN p. 6
Crisis breeds bipartisanship

ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Ag politics of being agriculturally apolitical

GENE LYONS p. 7
Michigan Sen. Ed McBroom cuts through the Kayfabe
JILL RICHARDSON p. 7
A dangerous moment for academic freedom

JOHN YOUNG p. 7
A valedictory about pride — and prejudice
MARK ANDERSON p. 8
Adopting a sane energy policy need not divide the country
THOM HARTMANN p. 9
How the Reagan revolution collapsed America & the Florida condos

JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 9
Water in all the wrong places

TOM CONWAY p. 10
Closing the digital divide will strengthen America and help US workers

DICK POLMAN p. 10
Yo, Delta dolts: Is it worth getting sick or dead just to own the libs?

SARAH ANDERSON p. 10
Now’s the time to unrig the tax code

MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Bill Cosby and the false sense of progress engendered by #MeToo
DEAN BAKER p. 11
William Cohan predicts disaster from low interest rates: Yes, we have seen this movie before
PETER CERTO p. 11
We can have the filibuster or Democracy, but not both
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 12
Socialism has a PR problem, and it can be solved
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Break’s over. Will Democrats act?
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 13
Why the neoliberal drive to privatize everything is running out of steam
ROBERT REICH p. 13
Why our Chipotle burrito costs more
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The movement for justice will not be deterred
ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ p. 14
How to teach race in Brown

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 14
The abortion wars

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Hospitals: When Wall Street steps in

SAM URETSKY p. 15
Republicans think America can’t handle truth
JAMES M. CULLEN p. 15
The world was his country

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Clawing back the giveaways

JOHN BUELL p. 16
We’re here because you were there

FRANK LINGO p. 16
Budging Big Oil

JUAN COLE p. 17
Israel and the racial politics of Palestinian family separation
BOOK REVIEW/Kristian Williams p. 17
Abuse by police is an international problem

JOE CONASON p. 18
Is the Republican Party now a death cult?
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
The 4th brings us back to each other
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 18
Exit, voice, and choice in the pandemic
RALPH NADER p. 19
Mind-stretching summertime book recommendations
TED RALL p. 19
Abandon Afghanistan and don’t look back
KAREN DOLAN p. 19
Historic relief for American families is on its way to your bank account
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
With Amazon, resistance isn’t futile
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
Tina Turner survived turbulent times with class and dignity

SETH SANDRONSKY p. 20
Harlem’s forgotten festival

MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Freewheeling: Wheelchair-bound for glory

EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Gwen Berry is the hero we need
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 21
Dueling Jax
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
A posthumous measure of justice for Berta Cáceres
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Environmental pipe dreams
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Drive the all-new Toyota Paranoia, official car of the Jan. 6 insurrection
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Supreme Court joins the fight against Democracy

Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen


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