Selections from the June 15, 2015 issue

COVER/Richard Eskow
The left matters — now, more than ever

EDITORIAL
Stop TPP in the House

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

JOHN YOUNG
The bloodbath down the street

EMILY SCHWARTZ GRECO
A fossil-fueled fantasy

DISPATCHES
Bernie’s proudly radical as Ike;
Hillary stuns journos by listening to people;
Repubs find new way to alienate Latinos;
Fossil fuel subsidies $5.3T a year;
Texas lacks flood infrastructure
Huge insurance company divests from coal;
Hillary would be most liberal nominee in 40 years ...

DON ROLLINS
Can gay-friendly John Kasich run for president?

GENE NICHOL
The Supreme Court fails a nation

BOB BURNETT
Hillary Clinton: First impressions

RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT
Hillary is no progressive, Bernie is no pipe dream

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
Housing costs remain too high

SETH SANDRONSKY
Minimum wage grows in Emeryville

WENONAH HAUTER
Protect land from fracking

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Prisoners: The fiscal boomerang

SAM URETSKY
Journalism exposed nail workers’ plight

WAYNE O’LEARY
The TPP blues

JOHN BUELL
The agony of the Motor City

JASON STANFORD
The governor in the tin foil hat

JAY WALLJASPER
Little town on the prairie steps it up

and more ...