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For Pete’s Sake, What’s Happened to Our Democracy?
Down through the millennia, specific individuals have changed the course of history. Some made their indelible mark through their intellect, some through their courage, and still others through the depth and breadth of their vision.
Dodging the Fiscal Swindle
Talk of the so-called “fiscal cliff” has grown from a murmur to a roar this holiday season. But that doesn’t make this cliff any more realistic than Santa Claus.
Solving the Twinkie Murder Case
Far from greedy, however, the 18,500 unionized workers are quite reasonable and very loyal — in fact, they had previously given back $100 million in annual wages and benefits to help the company survive. The true greed in this drama comes from inside Ripplewood’s towering castle of high finance
Highway Robbery
The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
There’s money to be made in wind and solar power, but so far, not very much. And that’s the way fossil fuel giants aim to keep it. As of today, they’re winning the energy battle because federal subsidies for renewable energy are about to expire, unlike Uncle Sam’s giveaways to the oil, gas, coal, and nuclear industries.
The Secessionist Tempest in Texas
Once again, there’s a tempest brewing in the national tea pot. We’re talking secession.
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Donald Kaul’s Departure, Part IV
He’s still on the mend and weighing whether or not to return.
This Week in OtherWords: November 28, 2012
This week, OtherWords is running three commentaries that highlight three electoral milestones: African-American turnout reached record levels, marijuana-legalization ballot initiatives passed in Washington State and Colorado, and voters in a small Ohio town approved a measure declaring that “corporations are not people and money is not speech.”
A Pension Deficit Disorder
While America’s CEOs are fretting about the government’s so-called “fiscal cliff,” millions of American workers face a financial disaster that gets much less media attention. There’s a half-trillion-dollar deficit in the nation’s worker retirement benefits.
The New Normal for African-American Voter Turnout
African Americans turned out to vote in record numbers on Election Day, many of us waiting in long lines and going through plenty of red tape to do so. One of these determined voters was a 100-year-old “Church Mother” in Elmhurst, New York who didn’t want any favors and stood in line and in solidarity with her fellow citizens.
