This Week in OtherWords: February 26, 2014

This Week in OtherWords: February 26, 2014

This week in OtherWords, Maude Barlow explains why we need to save the world’s water before it’s too late, Pamela Powers Hannley sizes up Arizona’s latest legislative embarrassment from a local perspective, and Jill Richardson points out that many...
Military Cuts Don’t Translate into Less Spending

Military Cuts Don’t Translate into Less Spending

After Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave a major speech at the Pentagon, The New York Times declared that the Pentagon would shrink the Army to pre-World War II levels. While he did announce an intention to reduce a number of military programs, the Pentagon...
A Cleaner Plague

A Cleaner Plague

Have you had your daily minimum requirement of triclosan today? How about your dose of triclocarban? Chances are you have, but don’t know. These two antimicrobial chemicals disrupt the human body’s normal regulatory processes. Animal testing shows that...
Crossing a Fine Line

Crossing a Fine Line

Olympic ski champion Bode Miller’s impressive bronze showing in the men’s super-G was overshadowed by the interview with him afterward. The race was an historic one for the 36-year-old skier, who became the oldest Alpine medalist in the history of the...