This Week in OtherWords: January 30, 2013

This Week in OtherWords: January 30, 2013

This week in OtherWords, we’re mixing food and politics. Wenonah Hauter skewers the government’s lackadaisical regulation of genetically engineered salmon, Jill Richardson calls for a fresh outlook on the relationship between weight and health, Jim...
The End of the Farm Bill?

The End of the Farm Bill?

“There is absolutely no way to explain this other than agriculture is just not a priority,” said Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on the Senate Floor on New Year’s Day. She was describing the bare-bones Farm Bill extension...
This Week in OtherWords: January 30, 2013

Don’t Put a Fork in It

While most Americans were enjoying the holiday season or stressing out over the nation’s imminent leap off the so-called fiscal cliff, the Food and Drug Administration delivered some big news as quietly as possible. On December 21, the agency announced that...
Dumped by Time Warner Cable

Dumped by Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable’s decision to drop Al Jazeera English from its lineup, right after AJE had purchased Current TV and that network’s carriage deals for $500 million, raised questions about the cable operator’s motives. But whatever the particulars...
Obama’s Battle Hymn of the Republic

Obama’s Battle Hymn of the Republic

I don’t think President Barack Obama gave a good inaugural address this time. I think it was a great one. He began with the principles of freedom and equality that inform our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, and followed our journey through...