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President Barack Obama is surely on the right track in scratching our return to the moon and in dropping the Space Shuttle program.

The Lineup: Week of October 4-10, 2010

by Emily Schwartz Greco

Here’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which includes an op-ed by Marge Baker and a column by Donald Kaul regarding the tea party’s GOP candidates this election season.

More Jobs, Less War

by John Feffer, Miriam Pemberton

The Great Recession may be officially over but the United States is stuck in a prolonged economic crisis, with joblessness hovering around 10 percent. Millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans are fed up. They want jobs. But many lawmakers are reluctant to invest more revenue in job creation because of concerns over the national debt.

A Radical Agenda in Troubled Times

by Marge Baker

It hasn’t been an easy two years. In 2008, Americans flatly rejected a party that had created a devastating recession, sent our troops off to two seemingly unending wars, and refused to find solutions to crises in our immigration and health care systems. Two years later, we’ve seen some progress. Our troops are out of Iraq, Wall Street has been forced to end some of its most dangerous practices, and millions more Americans have health insurance. Other important reforms have been stalled by obstructionists in the U.S. Senate. The economic hard times, and the frustration, still linger.

Really ‘Making It Right’ on the Gulf Coast

by Mark Cohen

BP is everywhere in the media vowing “We will make it right.” Pardon my skepticism, but BP has a long and dishonorable history of greenwashing, even prior to its Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Farm-to-School’s Teachable Moment

by JoAnne Berkenkamp

Schools throughout the country are shaking up the cafeteria through new initiatives to improve children’s health while giving a boost to local farmers. It’s time to give the mystery meat a break and bring out locally produced apples, squash, tomatoes, and chicken.