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A Commencement Address for the Most Indebted Class Ever
Congratulations, college graduates! As you enter the next phase of life, you and your parents should be proud of your achievements. But, I'm sorry to say, they've come at a price: The system is trying to squeeze you harder than any previous generation. Many baby...
A Coalition of the Unhinged
It’s no secret that Donald Trump, the GOP’s all but official new standard-bearer, is a promoter of wild conspiracy theories and harmful lies — from his smear of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers to his offensive questioning of President Obama’s place of...
‘Bathroom Bills’ Don’t Help Women at All
The time has come for me to play my Woman Card. A male Republican politician in my state of Wisconsin has introduced a "bathroom bill" like the one passed in North Carolina, which requires transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they were assigned at...
Uber Goes Under in Austin
Pouty, whiney, spoiled-bratism isn't nice coming from a four-year-old. But it's altogether grotesque when it comes from billion-dollar corporations like Uber and Lyft. The two car-for-hire companies call their service "ridesharing." But these internet-based brats are...
Riding Trump’s Coattails
In OtherWords: May 4, 2016
Well, Ted Cruz has dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nod. John Kasich followed shortly after, clearing the way for Donald Trump. This week in OtherWords, cartoonist Khalil Bendib sends up Ted Cruz's sunk campaign, riffing on his last-minute gambit to...
Cruz Takes the Plunge
Onshore Tax Havens
The first thing you notice on the cab ride from the airport to downtown Panama City is the skyscrapers. They're architecturally beautiful, but jumbled together as if there was no plan or consideration for how they might look next to one another. What you might not...
Your Chewing Gum Is Making You a Lab Rat
Whenever I'm on a long road trip, chomping down on a piece of gum helps me stay awake. I don’t choose gum because it's bright white or glossy, but because the burst of sweet minty freshness really keeps me going. Thanks to nanotechnology, I have my choice of brilliant...
Say It, Don’t Spray It
A friend of mine is a farmer out in Montana. She's also eight months pregnant with her first child. Recently she looked out her window and saw a worker spraying pesticides on her neighbor's farm. Concerned for the health of her baby, she called the neighbor about the...
