Note: Some links from this page may take you away from theProgressive Populist web site. To return to this page, simplyclick the "Back" button or its equivalent on your web browser.
COVER/Roger Bybee p. 1 Fake Republican ‘populism’ delivers for plutocrats RNC embraces insurrection
Plant-based beer and bug burgers: It’s what’s for dinner.
Habitat destruction.
FRANK LINGO p. 3 Bunny life in the yard
LAURA FINLEY p. 4 The dangerous trend of the ‘parents rights’ movement
DON ROLLINS p. 4 The Ali Summit revisited
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5 Climate change requires adjustments
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Identity politics on the court must be subtle
ART CULLEN p. 6 Addressing lost opportunity, frustration in forgotten America Getting MAD, mutually assured digesters, is always a bad idea
GENE LYONS p. 7
‘Rooting out’ Glenn Youngkin’s hypocrisy
OLIVIA ALPERSTEIN p. 7 Banned books should be required reading
JOHN YOUNG p. 7 GOP’s irrevocable split with truth
STEVEN HARPER p. 8 Every day in Arizona is Jan. 6
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 9
The stock market bubble and the regulation paradox
JOE CONASON p. 9
Affirmative action isn’t only for Republicans
TOM CONWAY p. 10
Young workers rising
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 10
US politicians paper over social problems caused by profit-driven capitalism
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
The problem isn’t banned books, naughty words or wokeness. America is dumbing down.
DEAN BAKER p. 11
All workers should share the benefits of growth, raise the federal minimum wage
TRACEY L. ROGERS p. 11 This Black History Month, don’t ban our history — teach it
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
How the ‘moral panic’ of Critical Race Theory morphed into a book-banning frenzy
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
The exit from the Ukraine crisis that’s hiding in plain sight
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
Could CA actually pass single-payer health care?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Want to know why Americans are gloomy about the ‘best’ economy since 1984?
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
The fight against restrictive voting laws
DR. CINTLI p. 14 Maya-Nahua philosophy banned in the USA again
GENE NICHOL p. 14 What is the Republican end game?
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15 Rest in peace: Goat gonads, et al Banning books is never a good look
DICK POLMAN p. 15 ‘Ratings whore’ Jeff Zucker has quit. Good riddance. Trump was his original sin.
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16 The winding road to fascim
ERIC BOEHLERT p. 16 Biden boom hits new heights — press buries the good news
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 16 Bury power lines
JUAN COLE p. 17
How the Ukraine crisis is changing Biden’s Mideast policy: The rise and rise of Qatar
DAVID SCHMIDT p. 17 Progressives have more in common with censors of “Maus” than we think
CLARA MOORE p. 18 Why are we torching our best tool to end child poverty?
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Three women lighting the supreme darkness
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18 The ghosts on the walls
RALPH NADER p. 19
Morton Mintz turns 100 — investigative nemesis of corporate criminals
TED RALL p. 19
Clean our mess: Release Guantanamo detainees, close the camps
JOSEPH B. ATKINS p. 20 Very hip companies face unions and don’t like it
ROB PATTERSON p. 20 Talking about Cosby
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 20 California’s single-payer health care down but not out?
ED RAMPELL p. 21 Lunana of the North Snows: Learning life’s meaning of the world’s remotest school
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Brian Flores levels a lawsuit against the NFL for discriminatory practices
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
The epidemic of book bannings must be read as a warning
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
The making of a reader
DANA MILBANK p. 23
Newt Gingrich started us on the road to ruin. Now, he’s back to finish the job
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 23 Mmmm-mmmm good!
Populist.com
News | Current Issue | Back Issues | Essays | Links
About the Progressive Populist | How to Subscribe | How to Contact Us
You are welcome to check out these samples from this issue, but please consider subscribing to the genuine article. Only $41.95 for a full year (22 issues), will get you the choice of our regular newsprint edition or, if you prefer, a PDF facsimile of the newsprint edition delivered to your mailbox or email inbox. For details, see here
If you would like to help us defray the costs of providing this website as a free resource, please consider making a donation via our secure PayPal account. Just click on the button below. Any help is appreciated.
This page posted Feb. 11, 2022