Selections from the December 1, 2012 issue

COVER/Richard Eskow
A new mandate — and new ‘fiscal cliff’ math

EDITORIAL
Battle is just starting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Climate change demands attention

DISPATCHES
Progressives like ‘Demo-graphics’;
Growing Democrats in Texas;
Mixed legislative results;
Gerrymandering keeps GOP in control of House;
Cracks in the No-Tax Wall;
Baldwin declines budget advice;
No austerity mandate;
'Net evens score on talk radio;
Religious right’s epic fail;
Skinflint restaurant managers put public health at risk:
'Deficit hawks' seek big tax cuts for business;
Albuquerque wage increase may be fleeting;
Senate Democrats mull rules changes;
Jobless benefits at risk for 2M

JIM GOODMAN
Just label food — let the people decide

ROGER BYBEE
Bosses exercise ‘right’ to intimidate employees

WENONAH HAUTER
New lawsuit, but marketing claims nothing new

BOB BURNETT
Top ten reasons Romney lost

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Ready, aim, shoot

SAM URETSKY
Putting election in perspective on Long Island

WAYNE O’LEARY
Debate silliness

JOHN BUELL
The politics of the broadcast booth
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
The new normal

BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky
Monopoly matters

DON ROLLINS
Solitary confinement is torture by another name

ROB PATTERSON
Good war stories

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