| Jul 23, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Mitchell Zimmerman looks at how U.S. policies stoked the Central American violence that’s sending thousands of children across the border in search of refuge and I explain why Hillary Clinton’s Honduran blunders should curb her...
| | Peace / SecurityAs the Department of Homeland Security tries to deliver busloads of Central American children and families to places of temporary safety, shrieking demonstrators in California, Arizona, and other states are barring the way and demanding these kids be dumped over the...
| | Peace / SecurityPresident Barack Obama got it right when he declared: “There’s no military solution inside of Iraq, certainly not one that is led by the United States.” But his Iraq track record doesn’t mark much of an improvement over the mess his predecessor...
| | Food / FarmingA pound of bacon now costs more than $6. That’s a record increase from $3.86 a pound four years ago. What’s driving this spike? Blame Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. The disease, known as PEDv, is rattling the pork industry after claiming over 10 percent...
| | Peace / SecurityIs it too soon to predict who will be the next president of the United States? Without officially declaring her intention to run again, Hillary Clinton has cornered Democratic frontrunner status. Given the weak and crowded Republican field, that makes her the...