| Sep 10, 2014 | Environment / HealthDid you see the baseball movie Field of Dreams? Even if you didn’t, you’ve probably heard the phrase “If you build it, they will come” — which it immortalized. Well, how about “If you don’t build it, they won’t come”?...
| | Economy / BusinessSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wanted to share his long-repressed feelings about a traumatic event. “It was,” the Kentucky Republican confided, grim-faced, “the worst day of my political life.” Was he talking about the 9/11 terrorist...
| | Cartoon|Peace / Security
| Sep 9, 2014 | Environment / HealthJust in the United States, the cosmetics industry pulls in some $70 billion a year in sales of what’s commonly called “makeup.” But lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, and the like aren’t the only kind of makeup the cosmetic giants are peddling. For...
| Sep 3, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson explains why the use of flame retardants in tents, furniture, and countless other products probably hurts more consumers than it saves and Jim Hightower weighs in on Burger King’s plans to exile itself (for tax purposes...
