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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.”
Proving Innocence
Imagine being locked up on death row for 20 long years with no physical evidence linking you to the crime. You’ve been convicted thanks to “eyewitnesses,” most of whom have changed their stories. How would you feel as you face the executioner?
Anti-Gay Bullying Requires Strong Action by Schools
September was a bleak month that demonstrated the deadly toll anti-gay bullying can take on young lives. Four young men in four different states committed suicide after being harassed by classmates because they were gay or were perceived to be gay.
Responsible for his own Words
You’ve probably heard by now about the latest outrage against free speech committed by the supposedly Radical Left-Wing Mainstream Media. Juan Williams, Fox News’s house black liberal, was fired from his day job at National Public Radio because he told Bill O’Reilly, Fox’s Prince of Fairness and Balance, that he got nervous when a Muslim-looking person got on a plane with him.
Surprise! The People Speak
Michael Duke is the Big Wally of WalMart. As CEO of the low-wage behemoth, he siphons some $19 million a year in personal pay from the global retailer.
