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COVER/Stephen Engelberg p. 1
Why do the wealthy pay a lower tax rate than everybody else?
EDITORIAL p. 2
Don’t let Big Liars win
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Sanity rising.
The Beaumont Story.
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Stop Republicans’ attacks on voting
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
John Shelby Spong: Passer of torches
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Hard to find good help for cheap
DISPATCHES p. 5
Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the election is clear.
Trump hid payments from foreign governments, $70 million in losses on D.C. hotel.
AT&T wanted another Fox News, and OAN is what it got.
Economy adds 194,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate drops, but Wall Street is disappointed.
Amid calls to ‘fire DeJoy,’ 20 states sue over plans to sabotage Postal Service ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Idaho descends into body bag shortage
ART CULLEN p. 6
Build back what? Sounds pretty expensive.
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Hey, genius, mind your own business
GENE LYONS p. 7
Oh, the drama!
SONDRA YOUDELMAN p. 7
Big money’s war on the build back better plan
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Fox News: Dialing up lies for dollars
BRIAN WAKAMO p. 8
To save jobs and fund infrastructure, close this loophole
SHIRLEY SMITH p. 8
Private equity destroyed my job
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 9
Are progressives about to get rolled again?
DICK POLMAN p. 9
The cult of no is fine with sabotaging Uncle Sam’s ability to pay his bills. Guess why.
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 9
Shakiness, Inc.: Tech and temp workers
TOM CONWAY p. 10
A common-sense policy on paid leave
BOB BURNETT p. 10
Extreme measures
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
The hypocrisy of the abortion access debate
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Was the GI Bill of Rights a safety net bill? Talking about the Democrats’ big bill
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 11
The ugly Face(book) of corporate capitalism
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
When will America break free from the clutches of the grifters?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Closing Rikers Island is a matter of life and death
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
The Child Tax Credit is a proven boost to American families — why are conservative Democrats trying to stop it?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Who pays for the Manchin?
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Republicans are rooting for failure, but American people support Biden’s sweeping agenda
DR. CINTLI p. 14
Of juvenile pranks and insurrections
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Immigrants: Keeping them healthy
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Twenty years of Republican obstruction on climate change
TAMMY ROJAS p. 15
With health care at stake, our voices should count
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
More southern discomfort
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Between the lines on Manchin
JUAN COLE p. 17
Top 5 things wrong with the mainstreamed racist Republican ‘Replacement Theory’
DAVID SCHMIDT p. 17
‘The United States of Latin America’: Mexico breathes new life into Simon Bolivar’s dream
JOE CONASON p. 18
Tell the truth about the coup or go to jail
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Don’t count ‘em out: The Democratic state of play
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
Cold as ice
RALPH NADER p. 19
‘Polarized’ political parties work together against the public interest
TED RALL p. 19
Taliban fashion and why it matters
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 20
Bread is not enough
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
‘The Many Saints of Newark’ blesses ‘The Sopranos’ with a fine prequel
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
Crispy critter
MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Lights! Cameras! Action!: Academy Museum features Hollywood hoopla & inclusivity
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Being “Pro NBA Player” means being pro-vaccine
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
After whistleblower revelations, it’s time to unfriend Facebook
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Where are the Hispanic executives? Representation and mentoring matter
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Republicans aim their fire at the military
GENE NICHOL p. 23
Democratic blindness and timidity assist Republican sedition
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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