This week in OtherWords, Medea Benjamin urges the Obama administration to end its love affair with drones and Jim Hightower explains why Staples shouldn’t house mini post offices.

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  1. The Cold Truth Atlanta’s Epic Traffic Jam Exposed / Isaiah J. Poole
    It’s time to thaw out the nation’s deep freeze on transportation policy.
  2. The Dangerous Seduction of Drones / Medea Benjamin
    After 10 years of this remote-control killing, the Obama administration should seek effective solutions that adhere to international law.
  3. Throwing a Wrench in the Engine for Innovation / Josh Stearns
    Net Neutrality ensures we have a truly free market on the Web.
  4. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places / Sam Pizzigati
    Is inequality turning marriage into a luxury good?
  5. The Best Way to Keep Our Water Safe / Jill Richardson
    Once we stop relying on fossil fuels, we can forget about coal-related accidents.
  6. Boxing Us into Poor Job Prospects / Jim Hightower
    A pilot program to create mini-post offices at Staples stores is bad for workers.
  7. The Ultimate Captive Market / Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins
    We’d all save a bundle with real sentencing reform.
  8. Drone City / Khalil Bendib cartoon

    Drone City, an OtherWords Cartoon by Khalil Bendib

    Drone City, an OtherWords Cartoon by Khalil Bendib

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Emily Schwartz Greco

Emily Schwartz Greco is the managing editor of OtherWords, a non-profit national editorial service run by the Institute for Policy Studies. OtherWords.org

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