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July 4-11, 2016 Issue

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Editorial

Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office

We could save Americans millions with postal banking.

Bryce Covert

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

When the normal political system fails, it’s time to act up!

The Editors

Please Don’t Stop the Music

The Orlando shooter violated a sanctuary, but his desecration will not defeat us.

Richard Kim

Column

An Explanation of Trump’s Explanation of His Attack on Judge Curiel

Calvin Trillin

The Trumpification of Cable News

In a desperate grab for ratings, MSNBC and CNN are giving Trump exactly what he wants: endless validation.

Eric Alterman

We Are Each Other’s Keepers

That’s why it’s important for Muslim organizations to not only denounce Islamophobia but also to work on ending the hate directed at LGBT people.

Laila Lalami

Letters

Letters From the July 4-11, 2016, Issue

Bern on vs. Bern out… Establishment fetishism… The past as precedent… Correction!

Our Readers

Feature

From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions

Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.

Sonia Shah

Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons

Following a Nation investigation into lax medical care, the Justice Department is finally moving to end its reliance on for-profit prison operators.

Seth Freed Wessler

The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities

She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.

Roberta Brandes Gratz

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Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

Please Don’t Stop the Music

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An Explanation of Trump’s Explanation of His Attack on Judge Curiel

The Trumpification of Cable News

We Are Each Other’s Keepers

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From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions

Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons

The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities

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