| Sep 2, 2015 | Environment / HealthIf I had $17 million in savings, I’d take advantage of that financial security and retire early. That’s the average total retirement assets of chief executives at the top 30 U.S. oil, natural gas, and coal companies, according to a recent report by the Institute for...
| | Rights / DemocracyThere’s a crisis in journalism. Rapidly changing consumer habits have slashed demand for the print editions of newspapers and magazines, squeezed advertising dollars, and made thousands of media jobs vanish. The news industry’s downturn has created another crisis:...
| | Economy / BusinessOil permeates the whole economy. Even if you telework in a solar-powered home and tote your groceries home by bicycle, the price of petroleum affects what you spend on goods and services. This impact, of course, is uneven. The collapse from $105 per barrel last summer...
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| Aug 19, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Cecilia Velasco responds to the latest fear-mongering over undocumented immigrants and I weigh in on the diversity you’ll find in our nation’s op-ed pages. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from OtherWords?...