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Size Matters
They're found in M&Ms, Dunkin' Donuts, Jell-O pudding, and even Pop-Tarts. Scientists don't know if they're safe to eat. The government doesn't regulate these things. Even food manufacturers often don't know this technology is in the food they sell. You probably...
McFinancial Planning
At last, a fast food giant that gives a damn about the economic hardships low-wage workers face. Not only does McDonald's care, but, by golly, the good executives who sit atop the Golden Arches are goosing-up the meager $8.25 an hour that their workers have been...
Muslims Aren’t Cornering the Terrorism Market
When Rolling Stone ran a sexy photo of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev on its cover, it sparked backlash and boycotts. Countless magazine vendors, including 7-Eleven shops, refused to sell a product that seemed to make terrorism look hot. This...
Merger Equality at the Supreme Court
Scrap the PATRIOT Act
It's back. The PATRIOT Act — a grotesque, ever-mutating, hydra-headed monstrosity from the Bush-Cheney Little Shop of Horrors — has risen again. This time, it's got an added twist of Orwellian intrusiveness from the Obamacans. Since 2006, Team Bush, and now Team...
This Week in OtherWords: July 17, 2013
This week in OtherWords, Marc Morial, Donald Kaul, and Terrance Heath weigh in on the acquittal of George Zimmerman — the man who killed Trayvon Martin — while Sam Pizzigati and Jill Richardson discuss why Americans live shorter lives than people in other rich...
Black Man 101
Are you familiar with "Black Man 101"? Black men never get to graduate from this constantly changing and mandatory course in survival and behavior modification. With the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's killer, the Black Man 101 curriculum has been revised again. The...
A Verdict that Condemns the State of Civil Rights in America
The not-guilty verdict a jury of six women reached in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin was outrageous. Although I'd been following this case since February 26, 2012 — the day George Zimmerman, a Sanford, Florida, neighborhood watch captain, gunned down the unarmed...
Rays of Hope in Egypt
Three days before the coup that removed Mohamed Morsi from the presidency, I marched with tens of thousands of Egyptians to the presidential palace. A sea of protesters had filled Cairo's streets, waving flags and chanting for the downfall of the regime. As we passed...
Putting Government Waste on Auto-Pilot
Remember when the House rejected a trillion-dollar version of the Farm Bill nearly a month ago? I predicted the subsidy apologists would be back. Unfortunately, I was right. They struck with a stealth attack at about 8 p.m. one week after July Fourth. House Republican...
