Archive
The Pentagon Must Protect Whistleblowers
The grisly details continue to drip out. Five American soldiers have been accused of setting up “kills” and murdering innocent Afghans earlier this year, according to charges filed by the U.S. Army against them. But could some of the murders have been stopped earlier? And could potential whistleblowers within the military’s chain of command have been protected?
GOP Magic Act
Republicans now find themselves in the dilemma of a car-chasing dog that finally catches one. What does he do with it?
Spreading Weapons in the Name of Peace
Hey, Bucko. Stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others.
Money Bags
Free Trade: A Corporate Scam
Free trade isn’t the only thing ruining America, but it’s a biggie.
Speaker Bachmann?
The crush of coverage regarding all the House, Senate, and gubernatorial races (see below) is burying several huge political stories.
Turning Right into a Dead End
Yes, the GOP is clearly poised for a great night. By 7:10 p.m., The Washington Post was already reporting a Senate win for Aqua Buddhist Rand Paul in Kentucky and the expected victory for Dan Coats in Indiana. But I don’t buy the notion that our country is abruptly or eternally shifting rightward.
The Lineup: Week of November 1-7, 2010
In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, John Feffer ponders a new sitcom that treats outsourcing as a gag and Larry Cox calls on the state of Georgia to not execute Troy Davis.
Outsourcing Television
The unemployment rate remains near double digits, and many Americans have simply stopped looking for work. Yet somehow an NBC sitcom about U.S. jobs going overseas is becoming a hit.
Sweet Tomato Victory
Some of America’s worst-paid and least-protected workers have scored agreements with two of the nation’s largest tomato growers after a 15 year labor dispute. They even got a long-overdue apology.
“In a free society, few are guilty, but all are responsible,” explained Jon Esformes, operating partner of Pacific Tomato Growers, the first to ink a deal with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. “The transgressions that took place are totally unacceptable today and they were totally unacceptable yesterday.”
