This week in OtherWords, John Kiriakou calls for ending solitary confinement and Marc Morial delves into the history of Black History Month.
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A Cannonball in the Oil Market, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib.
- America’s Hollow Paradises / Josh Hoxie
People with working-class jobs in U.S. beach towns and ski resorts are getting pushed away by exorbitant housing costs. - We Still Need Black History Month / Marc Morial
America’s racial disparity won’t disappear if we simply ignore it. - The Election Moves On / Donald Kaul
Marco Rubio is no longer a pipsqueak rolling in the mud with Jeb Bush. - Drowning the Oil Industry / Emily Schwartz Greco
The Iranian gusher means prices won’t rebound anytime soon. - Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons / John Kiriakou
Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.” - It’s Not All in Your Head / Jill Richardson
Your emotions could be making you sick. - The Sanders Sensation / Jim Hightower
Bernie’s people-powered movement has already shattered one of the Democratic establishment’s holy myths. - A Cannonball in the Oil Market / Khalil Bendib cartoon
