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The Lineup: Week of March 28-April 3, 2011
Phyllis Bennis critiques the U.S.-led military intervention in Libya and Dr. Ira Helfand weighs in on the potential impact of the radiation unleashed by Japan’s crippled nuclear power station in Fukushima.
Attack on Libya May Unleash a Long War
The United States and its allies launched the war against Libya on the eighth anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. President Barack Obama says the U.S. will transfer command authority very soon, that military action should be over in “days, not weeks,” and that he wants no boots on the ground. But the parallels with other U.S. wars in the Middle East don’t bode well.
Nuclear Power Rips off Taxpayers
We have all watched the nuclear emergency that followed Japan’s tragic earthquake and tsunami with fear and sympathy for those in the surrounding community and admiration for the brave crews working to reduce the harm and risks of radiation exposure.
Unsafe at Any Exposure
As the radioactive contamination of food, water, and soil in Fukushima, Japan worsens, the media is continuously reassuring us that these levels are “safe.” But there is no safe level of radiation.
Budget Cuts and Corporate Tax Cheats
Like many Americans in their early 20s, I work four part-time jobs and can barely pay my rent. My bank balance vacillates between double and triple digits.
Sarah Palin and the Dozen Dwarfs
To call the Republican field weak is to understate the obvious.
Perry’s ‘Texanity’ Explained
Occasionally, we Texans have a responsibility to explain our “Texanity” to befuddled out-of-staters.
Environmental Ruination’s Corporate Sponsors
Protecting the environment has billions of supporters worldwide. Unfortunately, they’re not the people who count. Earth’s biggest polluter, for example, is the U.S. military. Understandably, the Pentagon has higher priorities than saving the planet. Its job, pursued by means of global armed superiority, is to preserve its own dominance and to enhance the profitability of the military-industrial complex.
Nuclear Generations
The Lineup: Week of March 21-27, 2011
In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, an op-ed by Alice Slater, a column by Donald Kaul, and a cartoon by Khalil Bendib put Japan’s nuclear emergency into context. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.
