Nukes: You Can Never Turn Your Back

Nukes: You Can Never Turn Your Back

Nukes sure make Electrons flow; But they also Make us glow. Supporters of nuclear power and nuclear weapons enjoy a number of intrinsic advantages over their opponents. The first is money. Atoms make for high stakes gambling. Anyone who wins a contract for bombs or...

The Lineup: Week of April 11-17, 2011

In this week’s edition of OtherWords, John Feffer argues that the war on Libya shouldn’t translate into yet another budget increase for the Pentagon and cartoonist Khalil Bendib portrays Uncle Sam being told by a psychiatrist that he suffers from a...
Libya War Is No Pentagon Lifeline

Libya War Is No Pentagon Lifeline

The United States is fighting another war–of unknown scope and length–in Libya. At a time of budget-cutting fever on Capitol Hill, the war represents a potential lifeline for the Pentagon. If you believe the Libya operation justifies current U.S. military...

World War II’s Invisible Wounds

World War II: the good and righteous war. We still celebrate in the 21st century the heroic success of the 16.2 million who fought in the last uncomplicated conflict. My dad, Arthur “Dutch” Schultz, a paratrooper with the elite 82nd Airborne Division, was...