This week in OtherWords, Marjorie E. Wood weighs in on how siphon-up economics is hurting us all and Chuck Collins and Lisa Renstrom explain why individual investors need to divest their oil, gas, and coal assets and invest in climate solutions.
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- Make Your Investments Fuel Change / Lisa Renstrom and Chuck Collins
We’re igniting some Wall Street heat. - Corporate Tax Deserters / Richard Kirsch
A growing number of companies are pretending to move abroad and shortchanging us all. - Making Windmills out of Warplanes / Ellen Powell
The federal government needs to cut military spending to free up the money needed to meet the climate challenge. - The Scourge of Siphon-Up Economics / Marjorie E. Wood
Addressing inequality head-on will put our nation’s wealth back where it belongs — with all of us. - Some Serious Potty Talk / Jill Richardson
Composting toilets would save water and, uh, resources. - The Little Train That Won’t / Jim Hightower
The Republican party’s refusal to invest in America’s collapsing infrastructure is a recipe for disaster. - Forcing an Island of Peace to Host a Billion-Dollar Military Base / Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins
Uncle Sam is wrecking a great deal of South Korea’s top tourist destination. - Destroying a Bridge to Somewhere / Khalil Bendib cartoon
Destroying a Bridge to Somewhere, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
