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A More Humane Holiday Ham
"What are your Christmas traditions?" I asked the family I was staying with in Kenya earlier this year while doing some research. I wondered whether Kenyans decorated Christmas trees or awaited Santa Claus like American children do. My host's response surprised me....
The Emperor of Avarice
The essence of greed? Simple. Greed amounts to taking more than you need when you already have enough — and others don't. Who among us, by this yardstick, rate as our greediest? Those who have the wherewithal to take whatever they want — and deny others the basics...
Michigan Bucks Democracy
Michigan is no longer a state. It is now "Michiganistan," an autocratic czardom in the hands of Emperor Rick Snyder. Formerly the Republican governor, Snyder has been enthroned by the GOP's lame-duck, legislative supermajority to rule with an iron fist — democracy,...
Nixing Nuclear Energy
Atoms make Those turbines fly; Just not safe For you or I. You’ll be pleased to hear that after decades of diligent negotiations, nuclear weapons are no longer the greatest danger to the world today. You’ll be less pleased to hear that the top danger now is nuclear...
Good Company
Michigan’s Right-to-Shirk Law
About half of the nation's states are now enforcing corporate servitude measures like the "right-to-work" bill that Michigan's lame-duck legislature and conservative governor just rushed into law. These misleadingly named laws make it harder, if not impossible, to run...
This Week in OtherWords: 12-12-12
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Ripe for Reduction
Here we are on brink of a major historical moment. We’re beginning to wind down the longest period of war in our history. And we’re about to turn around a 13-year-long surge in Pentagon spending.
Our National Failure to Commit
America is suffering from a failure to commit. Just ask Bob Dole.
Jobs or the Environment?
I know what it’s like to depend upon coal to feed a family.
