This week in OtherWords, John Kiriakou explains why it’s important to take Donald Trump’s vitriol seriously, I point out that the GOP’s front-runner will probably wind up being a huge loser, and Lindsay Suter tells his personal fossil fuel divestment story.
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Heil Trump, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
- A Curbside Crisis / Beth Porter
How much of what you recycle ends up at the dump? - Hillary Clinton’s Grim Legacy in Honduras / Adam Johnson
The murder of activist Berta Cáceres is a reminder of a stain on the candidate’s record. - My Oily Heirloom / Lindsay Suter
Divesting from fossil fuels required breaking a family tradition. - What Would Nancy Say? / Donald Kaul
The former first lady must have been appalled by the Republicans’ floating food fight. - The Humpty Dumpty Party / Emily Schwartz Greco
The GOP probably can’t win the White House in 2016 with Trump or without him. - An American Mussolini / John Kiriakou
The GOP front-runner’s calls for violence against his critics are no joke. - Eating in the Dark / Jill Richardson
If food manufacturers think we’ll stop eating foods that we know are genetically modified, maybe they shouldn’t sell them. - Scalia’s “Conflict-of-Interest Airlines” Frequent Flyer Status / Jim Hightower
The late justice’s demise at a Texas resort shows why we can’t trust judges to police their own integrity. - Heil Trump / Khalil Bendib
