This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul summons a Guys and Dolls scene to explain the stock market’s oscillations and John Kiriakou relays what happened when he accidentally drank beer with Elon Musk.
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The Stock Market Breaks into Cold Sweats, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib
- White Supremacy Is Alive and All Too Well / Mitchell Zimmerman
Our system amounts to affirmative action for white people. - Georgia’s Educational Neglect / Olivia Alperstein
Some schools are still separate and unequal when it comes to students with disabilities. - Who in Their Right Mind? / John Morlino
The James Holmes verdict highlights a fatal flaw in the way our legal system treats people with mental illness. - The Only Game in Town / Donald Kaul
The stock market is as crooked as the dice game in Guys and Dolls. - Hurricane Francis / Emily Schwartz Greco
The People’s Pope will shake up Washington before addressing the UN General Assembly and meeting with prisoners. - My Brush with Elon Musk / John Kiriakou
When I accidentally asked the Thomas Edison of our time what he did for a living, he lit up like a Christmas tree. - Missing the Forest for the AC / Jill Richardson
Sometimes well-meaning efforts at conservation fall short, and sometimes they’re downright absurd. - Thirty Bucks to Take on the Billionaires / Jim Hightower
The average donation to Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign is a heartwarming, soul-saving $33.51. - The Stock Market Breaks into Cold Sweats / Khalil Bendib cartoon
