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Money to Burn
Someday soon, will all our jobs involve keeping extraordinarily rich people entertained? These days, that prospect doesn’t seem all that far-fetched. "The rich," as journalist Chanelle Tourish notes, "seem to be willing to pay almost any price for outstanding service...
King Coal Catches Black Lung
What do the executives who run money-losing companies make? Millions of dollars if they’re coal overlords. Take Gregory Boyce. He's pocketed more than $60 million over the past nine years while steering Peabody Energy into a ditch. Shares in Peabody, the world’s...
Forget the Stereotypes
When an angry neighbor murdered three Muslim students in North Carolina, my Facebook feed lit up. Tragic, I thought, and I scrolled on. Then another post caught my eye. A Muslim friend cried out that the triple murder was a hate crime — and fumed that the news was...
Goosey as Ever
Ready or not, the race is on — for president, I mean. Yes, Election Day is still nearly two years away, but the candidates are already on the loose. And they're as goosey as ever. So far, the goosiest has been Mitt Romney. The GOP's 2012 loser was asked last year if...
Caught in the Crosshairs
Taking on ‘Mayor 1 Percent’
The people of Chicago are grappling with a big question that people in nearly every urban place face: Can anyone really govern such a sprawling, brawling city? Reclaim Chicago — an upstart populist coalition that has become a major force in the city — says the answer...
In OtherWords: February 11, 2015
This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul is back with his take on the kerfuffle over President Obama’s recent remarks on religion. In it, he explains that truth and politics don’t mix. You’ll also find Martha Burk saying it’s time for a woman to run the country and Jim...
Net Neutrality’s Biggest Deal Ever
One of the greatest public policy victories in decades is just around the corner. The issue? Net Neutrality — the principle that keeps Internet users in charge of their online experience. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has confirmed that he'll base new Net Neutrality rules...
At the Fringes No Longer
It's that time of year and Americans are honoring some of our favorite presidents. How about honoring our female presidents this time around? Oh, I forgot. There aren’t any. Frankly, I find America's two-centuries-and-counting streak of all-male presidents astounding....
Telling the Truth about Religious Violence
President Barack Obama committed the ultimate political blunder the other day. He blurted out the truth. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, he warned his Christian brethren against “getting up on our high horse” when condemning the violence of Muslim...
