COVER/Sophia A. McClennen
Beware the Trump brain rot
EDITORIAL
Time to expand Medicare
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DON ROLLINS
Dakota pipeline just another Trump deal
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Guns and politics don’t mix
DISPATCHES
Trump sets pace on lies, FBI probes Russian ties;
Trump budget hurts his voters;
Trump budget devastates rural communities;
Repubs seek to bridge impasse on health plan;
White House installs political minders at key agencies;
Trump plan to zero out public broadcasting would hurt 'Trump Country';
Economy grows as CO2 emissions drop, mocking Trump climate policy;
GOP senator thinks EPA cuts will keep agency from 'brainwashing our kids';
Faith leaders aren't happy with Trump budget;
Longtime cop detained by CBP ...
BOB BURNETT
Indivisible: Social action startup
JILL RICHARDSON
The press is essential, whether presidents like it or not
JOHN YOUNG
From the mind of Steve Bannon? No, Mel Brooks
NORMAN SOLOMON
Let’s give the CIA the credit it deserves
ROSIE SORENSON
Crikey! Trump grabs attention of British Parliament
MAX B. SAWICKY
Hands off Medicaid!
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Proposed: A health-to-income ratio
SAM URETSKY
Regulation isn’t what threatens economy
BOOKS/Seth Sandronsky
Community empowerment
WAYNE O’LEARY
Welcome to conservative health reform
JOHN BUELL
Enemy of your enemy is not your friend: Russia, CIA, and American Democracy
ROB PATTERSON
The power of fame
MOVIES/Ed Rampell
‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Neruda’ all top 2016 Progie Film Award winners
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