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Is Wal-Mart Treating Workers Like Pop-Tarts?
Wal-Mart loves keeping track of data. For instance, the retail giant's researchers know that before and after major storms, customers buy strawberry Pop-Tarts at a rate that's seven times faster than normal. How does Wal-Mart use this data? To stock its shelves with...
Impeachment? Who Said Anything about Impeachment?
Surely you thought that partisan posturing by far-right Congress critters couldn't get any nuttier. But here comes the GOP's claim that all the talk about impeaching President Barack Obama is being led by…Barack Obama! Having discovered that the larger public is...
Sorry, Pantene, You’re Holding Women Back Too
A Pantene commercial that tells women to stop apologizing and "#ShineStrong" has gone viral. It contrasts scenes of women saying things like "Sorry, can I ask a stupid question?" with snippets of them behaving in an assertive way. Pantene's commercial makes a good...
The Class War Goes Retail
For the first time since 1997, the U.S. economy just added at least 200,000 jobs per month for six months running. GDP grew at a 4 percent annual clip between April and June. The percentage of Americans who describe the economy as "good" has climbed to the highest...
Handing Down the Bhopal Verdict
Billionaire Koch Heads Pony Up for the GOP
The Koch brothers — the GOP megadonors and fossil fuel magnates — live in their own special world, enshrouded in the fumes emanating from their family's enormous stockpiles of wealth. Charles and David Koch have always felt very special, and they expect those of us in...
This Week in OtherWords: July 30, 2014
This week in OtherWords, Phyllis Bennis weighs in on the carnage in Gaza and Peter Hart rebuts a common conservative storyline by showing how President Obama hasn't retreated from using military force. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from...
Violating International Law in Gaza
As Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip rages on, ceasefires come and go. Most last just long enough for Palestinians to dig out the dead from beneath their collapsed houses, get the injured to overcrowded and under-resourced hospitals, and seek enough food and water to...
Obama’s Mythical Retreat from Military Force
Here's a thought: The Iraq War boosters who enthusiastically promoted the idea that a violent invasion would deliver a stable democracy should keep their opinions about the next U.S. war to themselves. For many pundits and (mostly) Republican politicians, the Obama...
The NFL’s Drugs vs Thugs Double Standard
The NFL's stance on illegal drugs is clear. If you're caught possessing or using them, you've automatically earned yourself a suspension. Consider Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington's case. He lost his entire 2014 salary of $2.9 million plus a few other...
