That Whiff of Hypocrisy

That Whiff of Hypocrisy

Baseball has spring training, football’s got its training camps. But for a political junkie like me, nothing compares with the opening of the presidential primary season. Some 19 candidates, give or take, recently swarmed a Republican forum in New Hampshire in...
The Divestment Dividend

The Divestment Dividend

As Earth Day approached, fossil-fuel divestment actions rattled college campuses large and small. Targets ranged from Harvard University’s $36-billion endowment to the University of Mary Washington’s $46-million nest egg. That’s only natural: Students, professors, and...
In OtherWords: April 15, 2015

In OtherWords: April 15, 2015

This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul weighs in on Hillary Clinton’s White House bid and Mary Alice Crim explains why the latest Comcast merger would be bad for everyone, especially communities of color. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from...
The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin

That harsh whine you hear in the background — like a buzzsaw getting ready for a log to come down the chute — is the vast right-wing conspiracy revving its engines. America Rising, an opposition research Super PAC that lives to trash the Clintons, dashed off a press...