| Aug 30, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyOh, please, Santa Claus, please! Please give us the political gift that keeps giving: Newt Gingrich. The Newt says he is planning to be the Republican nominee for president in 2012, and all I can say is: “Yes!” The corrupt former House speaker was forced...
| | Economy / BusinessHere’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs–a practice that earns them outrageous compensation and harms America’s economy. There’s...
| | Rights / DemocracyMade top sergeant,Earned my way;Till they found outI was gay. The glacial progress toward equality for gay Americans offers some revealing looks at our society. One is the weakening hold of religion, Roman Catholicism in particular. Until recently, church bias against...
| Aug 23, 2010 | Food / FarmingThe vast Iowa egg recall is terrifying. So far, half a billion eggs are involved. Who knows how many we have already eaten? Our health authorities say about 1,300 Americans have gotten salmonella from them so far. I spend a lot of time cooking for my two preschoolers...
