| Feb 7, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyLaurie Kittle of Springfield, Missouri really gets Donald Kaul’s sense of humor. In response to his hilarious Destroy Our Future column, she published this letter to the editor in the Springfield News-Leader. It began by providing him with a “sweet scented...
| Feb 6, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMany prominent conservative politicians are making outrageous statements targeted at minority citizens this campaign season. They’re saying spurious things, like implying that African Americans prefer food stamps over paychecks, or that black people use...
| Jan 30, 2012 | Rights / Democracy|RoundupIn this week’s campaign finance special edition, OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul unveils his new Super PAC and Jim Hightower gives Newt Gingrich’s Super PAC a more accurate name. Peter Hart casts a spotlight on the big-money effort underway to bypass the...
| | Rights / DemocracyThink big money and Wall Street have too much influence over national politics? Not to worry: A third-party presidential candidate bankrolled by hedge funds will fix all of that. Believe it or not, that’s the pitch coming from a group called “Americans...
| | Rights / DemocracyThere’s a drama playing out on American TV screens. It features villains and heroes, as well as big bucks and political intrigue. There may even be a happy ending by the time we see the turbulent finale. But the plot is unfolding off-screen, in corporate...
| | Rights / DemocracyNewt Gingrich has a Super PAC called “Winning Our Future.” Mitt Romney’s is called “Restore Our Future.” I know, technically Super PACs don’t belong to candidates. But only innocents like Boy Scouts and the Supreme Court believe...
