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COVER/Reynard Loki p. 1
Why Healthy forests mean fewer pandemics
EDITORIAL p. 2
Labor shows its grit
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
How things work: Big Pharma price gouging. Labor Day is over, but labor’s day is just starting. How the right wing is trying to turn public education into corporate obedience school. Why is Ted Cruz weaker than near beer?
FRANK LINGO p. 3
Eco-activists are getting murdered
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
DON ROLLINS p. 4
Bill Richardson: A study in nuance
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Save the earth before it’s too late
DISPATCHES p. 5
NLRB’s recent decisions are good news for workers.
Texas Senate ‘acquits’ impeached atttorney general; Republicans seek state House Speaker’s removal for pushing impeachment.
Rupert Murdoch’s legacy is a stain on psychic life of America.
News flash for Republican hardliners: Shutdowns cost billions ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Must we gorge on the 2024 horse race? Absolutely not.
ART CULLEN p. 6
Storm Lake gets sucked dry so the world gets cheap meat
ALAN GUEBERT p. 6
The pile-ups start to pile up
GENE LYONS p. 7
The threat of violence now drives politics
LAKEISHA MCVEY p. 7
Poverty just jumped — and it was no accident
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Another big GOP lie: ‘Economy’s a wreck’
JAZMIN OROZCO RODRIGUEZ p. 8
How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they’re on their own
DICK POLMAN p. 9
“Impeaching” Biden for non-existent high crimes is the latest manifestation of MAGA madness
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 9
UAW strike gives us new hope for the working class
TOM H. HASTINGS p. 9
Shutdown showdown
TOM CONWAY p. 10
Empowering the caregivers
RYAN GABRIELSON p. 10
Wall Street bet big on used-car loans for years. Now a crisis may be looming.
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
The shame goes to Congress, not ‘dreamers’
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 11
Labor’s militant creativity
MARJORIE KELLY p. 11
End wealth supremacy
THOM HARTMANN p. 12
Can we stop the GOP’s Big Pharma rip-off?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 12
The Democrats must keep the Senate at all costs — and the coal mine canary is Ohio
SONALI KOLHATKAR p. 13
Will billionaires build a new utopian city — to replace what they ruined?
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
America needs a new sane Republican Party, and here’s who should lead it
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
United Autor Workers will get a fair deal only if they fight for it
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 14
Surfing the strike wave
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Abortion and the myopia of states’ rights’ enthusiasts
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Houses for the homeless
SVANTE MYRICK p. 15
Bogus ‘edutainment’ may be coming to a classroom near you
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
No labels, no sense
LEW KINGSBURY p. 16
Scorched earth, wildfires, and raging floods ... is geoengineering our climate the answer?
JUAN COLE p. 17
Libya’s climate disaster shows we can’t afford erratic leaders like Trump and Haftar any more
RICHARD D. WOLFF p. 17
Economic growth in G7 versus BRICS: A reality check
JAMIE STIEHM p. 18
Two strikes and an out: A tale of three towns
BARRY FRIEDMAN p. 18
It’s the cream cheese, stupid
LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN and ALLIYAH LUSUEGRO p. 18
Climate is the fight of our lifetime. Our federal budget should reflect that.
RALPH NADER p. 19
Corporate criminal behavior almost exposé proof
TED RALL p. 19
Deep fake A.I. ads might kill us all
DENNIS HINKAMP p. 20
Report from Burning Man 2023
ROB PATTERSON p. 20
The worst wages of fame
SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson p. 20
It’s Bayer, not Burisma, dummy
ED RAMPELL p. 21
Assuring Black is Beautiful and visible in the fashion industry
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Deion Sanders and the joys of hype
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Clinging to hope at the gates of climate hell
BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP p. 22
Why parents must help kids navigate the online gaming world
DANA MILBANK p. 23
In a leaderless House, the ‘clowns’ stumble toward a shutdown
ALEXANDRA PETRI p. 23
Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into Biden for ... reasons
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