Why are we the Tea Party’s Hostages?

The Barefoot Conservative Nation descended on Washington in April like a wolf on the fold. Libertarians, creationists, birthers, Birchers, flat-taxers, string savers, and tin foil collectors–all the wonderful groups that make up the tea party’s...

From Democracy to Plutocracy

In American politics, the past not only sticks with us, but it often provides the best definition of what’s going on in the politics of the present, so it can be useful to revisit some powerful words from our history. Today’s media and political powers,...
Libya: It’s All about the Oil

Libya: It’s All about the Oil

If our troops, We do embroil; It has to be For gas or oil. If the U.S.-NATO war on Libya sounds pretty fishy to you, go to the head of the class. You’re way ahead of Congress and the most influential media outlets. Lawmakers and pundits know full well why...
The Lineup: Week of April 18-24, 2011

The Lineup: Week of April 18-24, 2011

OtherWords is celebrating Earth Day this week by offering three environmental commentaries and a cartoon that somehow finds the humor in the Obama administration’s nuclear power fixation. Daphne Wysham parses Obama’s “dirty energy” policy,...