Friday, July 24, 2020

Selections from the August 15, 20 issue

COVER/Paul Kiel and Jack Gillum
How big businesses got government loans meant for small businesses


EDITORIAL
Desperation breeds fascism


FRANK LINGO
Rainbows and lollipops


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DON ROLLINS
Who’s in charge: Trump’s revolving door


RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Slow the rush back to school


DISPATCHES
Trump continues to slander Hunter Biden, but he’s unconcerned about his son-in-law.
Trump crony begins Postal Service sabotage.
Trump still bragging about passing dementia screening test.
Trump promises to replace Obamacare by executive order.
Bahamas joins E.U, Canada and Mexico in banning US visitors.
Memories of a hedge fund gone bad may haunt Republican Senate nominee in Alabama.
Fox News COVID-19 coverage misinforms.
Asheville, N.C. approves reparations plan that focuses on long-term systemic change.
Kentucky demonstrators on Ky. AG's lawn charged with felonies.
'Bridgegate alum' gets top job in Trump campaign shakeup ...


ART CULLEN
Keep your edginess within bounds in a boundless digital anxiety dump


JOHN YOUNG
Make America what again?


JILL RICHARDSON
What if we actually listened?


ELIZABETH COOK-LYNN
Art IS politics


SETH SANDRONSKY
We must protect essential workers


TOM CONWAY
Why relentless enforcement will make or break the new NAFTA


JIM VAN DER POL
Show repect for working people


THOM HARTMANN
The Trump Administration and the GOP are death cults. Come November, we can reclaims our lives. 


HAL CROWTHER
In the line of fire: Badges, bullets, breaking points


RICHARD D. WOLFF
COVID-19 exposes the weakness of a major theory used to justify capitalism


HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Conceit of exceptionalism: Do we need the World Health Organization? 


SAM URETSKY
Virtual life goes on. Some not so lucky


GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
Housing needs to be a human right


WAYNE O’LEARY
The new vandalism


JOHN BUELL
Who benefits from Pentagon largesse? 


ROBERTO Dr. CINTLI RODRIGUEZ
Extreme cognitive dissonance: A 2020 ball of confusion


JASON SIBERT
Examine military and prison spending in light of George Floyd’s killing


BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel
Journeys and gender


ROB PATTERSON
Taylor Swift earns respect


BOB BURNETT
Searching for optimism


MOVIE REVIEW/Ed Rampell
Covering Vietnam: ‘Dateline-Saigon’ gets down into the trenches with war reporters.


SATIRE/Rosie Sorenson
The dog ate my intelligence


and more ...

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