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Finally, Washington Frowns on Mountaintop Removal Mining
At last, a small spark of sanity from Washington. After making a full scientific assessment of environmental impacts, the EPA has revoked the permit for the largest mountaintop removal project ever to assault the natural resources and the people of Appalachia.
Be Glad You’re Not Yemeni
Yemen is finally being thrust upon American consciousness. Little good can come of that. Up to now, the Yemenis had been allowed to suffer in private desperation. That’s over.
El-Oughner
SOTU: Smoked Salmon on Wonder Bread
This may end up as Obama’s “smoked salmon” speech, just as we remember President George W. Bush’s 2006 State of the Union address as his switchgrass moment.
The Lineup: Week of January 24-30, 2011
In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Marian Wright Edelman underscores the importance of preserving America’s landmark health care reform and Dave Saldana warns about Comcast’s potential to “throttle competition and stifle innovation” with its imminent takeover of NBC.
Squeezing Ordinary Californians and New Yorkers
Following World War II, the United States produced something the world had never seen: a mass middle class. For the first time, a majority of a major nation’s people had real money left over after paying for basic food and shelter.
We Must Preserve Health Care Reform
Thanks to the landmark health care reform law Congress approved last year, millions of children like Katie will get the health coverage they need to grow up healthy.
MLK’s Dream in Jeopardy
The world has changed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his dream on the National Mall in 1963. But this year, during Black History Month, we should remember that King’s messages remain as powerful–and necessary–today.
Meet the New Media Monopoly
For more than a century, American law has recognized the destructive power of corporate monopolies. When one company controls an entire resource, means of production, or delivery system for products, it gets an unfair advantage over competitors. It can overcharge them out of existence or drive them into bankruptcy. Since Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency, our government has tried to ensure that monopolistic business practices don’t destroy fair pricing and consumer choice.
Wanted: 21st-Century Gun Laws for 21st-Century Weapons
Before the Tucson shootings are lost forever in the mists of time (which, given this country’s attention span, figures to be two weeks from now), we might do well to ponder the various reactions to the outrage.
