| Aug 2, 2010 | Economy / BusinessAs a small business owner, I pay my taxes and give charitable contributions to ensure that my community is a healthy and vibrant place. My company is dedicated to making technology, communications, and the Internet in line with federal disability laws and accessible...
| Jul 26, 2010 | Economy / BusinessThere’s an invasive species in our national discourse, a recent arrival in our civic forest. It’s the “yellow-bellied deficit vulture,” recently spotted circling the Capitol building and heard squawking on syndicated talk shows. You can...
| | Economy / BusinessOur elections Run on lies, Best distortions Bucks can buy. There’s no small irony in the United States forcing “democracy” down the throats of our adversaries around the world while our own democracy is teetering on so many perilous brinks. Given the...
| Jul 20, 2010 | Economy / BusinessRep. Pete Stark introduced legislation today that would “simply impose a small tax–of five thousandths of one percent, or 0.005%” on speculative currency transactions, the California Democrat said in on Huffington Post. “The money raised would...
| Jul 19, 2010 | Economy / BusinessDeficit hawks are on the fly in Washington, madly screeching that America can no longer afford…well, the American people. Having slashed taxes for the wealthiest 1 percent of our society, having lavished gabillions of dollars on unnecessary wars that enrich...
| Jul 12, 2010 | Economy / BusinessHere’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which features an op-ed by Karen Dolan and a cartoon by Khalil Bendib about the congressional failure to extend unemployment benefits. In his weekly column, Donald Kaul channels how other...