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COVER/Daniel Ross p. 1
Medicine residue is everywhere in our rivers and lakes — and fish are behaving strangely
EDITORIAL p. 2
Make college affordable again
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
The secret history of ‘wokeness.’ The most influential musician you never heard of. Grassroots action is shoving states into action on child care. Political perverts: pro-lifers who’re anti-child care. The Motown Supremes, chicken supreme ... but the Supreme Court? Do you suspect the system is rigged? Here’s proof.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Africa: In peril from without
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Support your local dairies
DISPATCHES p. 5
Biden acts to limit unexpected health costs.
A great jobs report and vindication of Bidenomics.
Inflation Reduction Act is turning us into renewable energy superpower.
Biden’s legislative wins a boon for battleground Democrats.
Corporate profits surged to $1 trillion a year as working people suffer ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Biden’s economy is boffo
ART CULLEN p. 6
A little hope amidst the haze
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
Supreme Court’s recent clean water ruling makes everything murkier
GENE LYONS p. 7
GOP agitates for war on Mexico
PHYLLIS BENNIS p. 7
A tale of two tragedies at sea
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
A kill shot against democracy that missed
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 8
Unpack the court!
JOE CONASON p. 9
The startling facts behind Biden’s ‘Sweetheart Deal’
DICK POLMAN p. 9
A homophobic trifecta: Fake facts, fake case, and a high court with cratering credibility
GENE NICHOL p. 9
Wounding mission accomplished
TOM CONWAY p. 10
American workers demand Julie Su’s confirmation
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 10
Want to reclaim the spirit of 1776? Reduce inequality
FRANK LINGO p. 10
Biden finally restoring species protections
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Dear Chief Justice, here’s an essay to help you understand race in America today
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
Will Tai prevail over the corporate undertow?
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 12
The Titan and the Titanic: Two tales of capitalist hubris
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a flawed heretic
THOM HARTMANN p. 13
GOP: “How dare you tell the truth!”
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
The Supreme Court’s worst new ruling you never heard of
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Right-wing SCOTUS justices are not acting alone
DR. CINTLI p. 14
Wars and interventions: Corruption, American style
ALLIYAH LUSUEGRO p. 14
To clear the air, cut military spending
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
More egregiously woke books to ban
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Big Pharma’s money talks
MARK ANDERSON p. 15
Bad term at BlackRock
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Class, capitalism and democrats
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 16
Supreme Court decision provides challenge for Affirmative Action in California’s higher education
JUAN COLE p. 17
Will US-Iran talks in Oman allow the two countries to avoid war?
JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 17
Proposed California reparations are not justified
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
The Roberts court: Something rotten under the robes
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
When the chainsaw breaks
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 18
Putin’s fire sale
RALPH NADER p. 19
What’s the matter with the ‘liberal press’?
TED RALL p. 19
Democrats in denial
RICK KNIGHT p. 20
Restoring the land can feel a lot like fun
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
The gifts of great books
BOOK REVIEW/Ken Winkes p. 20
Poverty is a choice America makes
FILM REVIEW/Ed Rampell p. 21
Salt of the Earth
DAVE ZIRIN and JULES BOYKOFF p. 21
The Paris Olympics are developing a familiar stench
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
After the July 4th fireworks, history itself is still under attack
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Don’t skip summer reading with your kids. It really matters.
DANA MILBANK p. 23
The US House of Recriminations begins Biden’s impeachment
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 23
Supreme Court: Stop penalizing people who never had to overcome adversity!
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