| Dec 6, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis past week, the Senate passed the GOP tax bill we’ve been railing against for weeks at OtherWords. (Clearly many senators need to read better op-eds.) This week, we pile on some more: Jim Hightower explains that this bill is really, really bad for you if you...
| Nov 22, 2017 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyHouse Republicans and Donald Trump are ballyhooing the wonders of their new tax plan. It’s called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which we’re told will mean “More Jobs, Fairer Taxes, and Bigger Paychecks.” Hallelujah! We can see the Promised Land!...
| | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingWhile Congress hasn’t accomplished much in 2017, it did manage to pass a budget resolution — and within that budget, a sum of $3 million stands out. Congress appropriated that $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative....
| | Economy / BusinessOn November 8, just as President Trump was clinching new business deals with the repressive Communist government of China, the Trump administration announced new rules rolling back President Obama’s opening with Cuba. The new regulations are supposed to punish hotels,...
| | Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy“We’ve had a great relationship,” exulted a giddy Donald Trump, following his two-day schmoozefest in Manila with the thuggish Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte, who calls himself a “toughie,” brags that he’s personally...
