This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul sizes up Jeb Bush’s me-too presidential aspirations and Sam Pizzigati says that the richest Americans now have more money than they can prudently invest.
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- The Cutting Edge of Waste / Sam Pizzigati
Ultra-wealthy financiers have hoarded far more cash than they can responsibly invest. - The War on Love / Peter Montgomery
Religious conservatives are treating marriage equality as a call to arms. - The GOP Bucks Teddy Roosevelt’s Legacy / Richard Kirsch
The Republican president was a groundbreaking crusader for a tax on inherited fortunes. - The Latest Victim in the War on Whistleblowers / John Kiriakou
Jeffrey Sterling learned the hard way that the feds will throw the book at anyone who embarrasses them. - A Fossil-Fueled Fantasy / Emily Schwartz Greco
Coal-burning power plants that capture carbon aren’t worth the expense. - GOP Climate Denial Syndrome Sweeps Wisconsin / Jim Hightower
The Badger State won’t let some public workers say the C word. - Of Course Jeb Bush Would Have Invaded Iraq / Donald Kaul
The former Florida governor gets too much credit for being smarter than his brother. - The High Cost of Low Taxes / Jill Richardson
Californians are paying for tax cuts made years ago through outrageously high fines that make no sense. - Zigging and Zagging Down a Slippery Slope / Khalil Bendib
The Grand Slalom, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
