This week in OtherWords, Mitchell Zimmerman looks at how U.S. policies stoked the Central American violence that’s sending thousands of children across the border in search of refuge and I explain why Hillary Clinton’s Honduran blunders should curb her unbeatability as a presidential hopeful.
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- Running for Their Lives: The Child Migrant Crisis / Mitchell Zimmerman
U.S. policies created the gang violence Central American kids are fleeing. - Not Much Better than Bush / Amanda Ufheil-Somers
Especially when it comes to addressing the refugee crisis, Obama’s Iraq track record doesn’t mark much of an improvement over the mess his predecessor made. - Sick Pig Problems / Andrew Carter
Rising prices aren’t the only reason you should reconsider eating pork. - Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi / Emily Schwartz Greco
Her Central American foreign policy blunder ought to darken her presidential prospects. - The Darker Side of Sunblock / Jill Richardson
A chemical that might be safe in its normal-sized form may not be when it goes nano. - Narcissists Gone Wild! / Sam Pizzigati
Excessive compensation can ruin a CEO’s judgment. - Citigroup’s $7 Billion Wrist Slap / Jim Hightower
That penalty is too light to deter future finagling. - Obama’s New Iraq Strategy / Khalil Bendib cartoon
Obama’s New Iraq Strategy, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
