This week in OtherWords, Raul A. Reyes explains why the Republican Party has earned a red card with its immigration inaction and Jill Richardson weighs in on the links between imported shrimp and modern-day slavery.
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- Earning an Immigration Red Card / Raul A. Reyes
Now that they’ve stalled immigration reform, Republicans have further alienated Latino voters. - A Fracking Fortune Gets Political / Peter Montgomery
After Farris and Dan Wilks cashed in their Texas-based gas company a few years ago for more than $3 billion, they became benefactors of religious right, tea party extremists. - What is this Country about Anymore? / Katherine McFate
When Congress cut off long-term unemployment aid, it left more than 3 million people in the lurch. - Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple / Marjorie E. Wood
The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action after the Board of Trustees announced plans to abolish the school’s 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all. - The High Cost of Cheap Shrimp / Jill Richardson
Retailers and consumers need to do their homework to make sure they’re not buying seafood tainted by modern-day slavery. - New Iraq Offensive Backfires / Jim Hightower
Even Fox News roasted the former vice president over his attack on Obama’s Iraq policy. - Risky Business in Ukraine / William A. Collins
Is this really a resumption of the Cold War? - Let Them Eat Debt / Khalil Bendib
Let Them Eat Debt, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
