This week in OtherWords, Janet Redman highlights how the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it harder for Americans to safeguard our communities and I explain why the natural gas industry is in big trouble.
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- Betting the Farm on Free Trade / Janet Redman
The White House is gambling with our health, jobs, and environment by embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. - Cracking Down on Abusive Debt Collectors / LeeAnn Hall
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must stop this national crisis. - Natural Gas Becomes a Fracking Mess / Emily Schwartz Greco
The Porter Ranch disaster may erase the industry’s undeserved reputation as a clean energy source. - Trump’s Impeachable Offense / John Kiriakou
GOP presidential candidates are endorsing torture, again. - The Blind Spots of Dead White Men / Jill Richardson
Black history must be remembered all year long. - Stomping on Our Constitutional Rights / Jim Hightower
Several states have made it a crime to record corporate animal abusers in the act. - Billionaire vs. Billionaire / Khalil Bendib cartoon