Selections from the October 1, 2014 issue

COVER/Thomas Frank
The 1 Percent’s long con

EDITORIAL
Don’t bite terrorist bait

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

JOEL D. JOSEPH
Shame on Ralph Lauren, US Open

RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Know details when working the polls

DISPATCHES 
Living wage works for SeaTac;
GOP nightmare: Obamacare is working;
Va. Gov. McAuliffe gets limited Medicaid expansion;
Obama beats Reagan on economic recovery but can’t get word out;
Dems can win on fighting for Social Security;
Ga. GOP'er complains about early black voters;
Senate Republicans block constitutional fix to 'Citizens United';
The race is on;
McCarthy breaks promise on closing Ex-Im bank;
House passes bill to halt EPA water rule;
Former coal mine foreman: 'Fired because I wouldn't contribute to GOP' ...

J. RENAUD and J. WESTBERG
Solid data emerges on people killed by officers

DON ROLLINS
Poverty of mind affects graduation rate

WENONAH HAUTER
Protect public lands from becoming private profit

MARK ANDERSON
Send money to Main Street, not Wall Street

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Battling Obamacare

SAM URETSKY
Tax cuts result in revenue shortfalls

WAYNE O’LEARY
Yes, Toto, we are in Kansas

JOHN BUELL
Public campaign finance reform: What’s at stake

JOHN YOUNG
‘Overkill’: Inexcusable term for policing

SETH SANDRONSKY
A world to win

ROB PATTERSON
Entertainment and responsibility

POPULIST PICKS
The Alamo; Labyrinth; Billy Connolly’s Rte 66

JASON STANFORD
Rick Perry loves the troops, hates feeding them

and more ...