| Jun 3, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe Republicans have a big problem. Their presidential primary contest is beginning to resemble the New York marathon — hordes of contestants as far as the eye can see. How is a voter expected to choose among them, particularly since virtually all say pretty much the...
| | Environment / HealthRex Tillerson, of all people, just did the climate movement a big favor. He didn’t hand the Sierra Club tens of millions of dollars to fight the coal industry like former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg. Nor did the chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil follow former...
| May 20, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul sizes up Jeb Bush’s me-too presidential aspirations and Sam Pizzigati says that the richest Americans now have more money than they can prudently invest. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from OtherWords?...
| | Environment / HealthNewfangled carbon-capture power plants supposedly burn coal without poisoning the planet. They don’t. Extracting coal from the ground and disposing of its toxic byproducts makes a dirty mess no matter how it’s burned. But this “clean coal” ruse is conjuring up...
| | Environment / HealthIt’s well-known that harsh climate conditions can mess with your mind — from cabin fever to heat delirium. But America is now experiencing an even more dangerous disease: Climaticus Non-Vocalism Extremism. This syndrome almost exclusively afflicts a narrow...
