This week in OtherWords, Steve Cobble explains why the GOP’s prospects aren’t as bright as they may appear and Alex Xourias discusses the growing resegregation of America’s public schools.
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- Hyping the GOP’s Prospects in 2014 / Steve Cobble
The media should take Republican Party optimism over huge wins at the polls this year with more grains of salt. - Supremely Mistaken about Affirmative Action / Marc Morial
Sotomayor’s words captured the importance of letting universities ensure truly equal access to higher education. - Apartheid America / Alex Xourias
School resegregation is hurting children and our future. - As Another North Korean Nuclear Test Looms, What’s Washington’s Response? / Claudia Cheffs and Lt. General (USA, Ret.) Robert G. Gard
The Obama administration is pursuing a policy of “strategic patience,” the equivalent of doing nothing. - When Corporations Get Too Big to Tax / Bob Lord
The drive to scrap the corporate income tax won’t stop at zero. - Take a Hike! No, Really / Jill Richardson
Nature is the best drug out there. - Devaluing Work and Workers / Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins
While the rich are getting richer, the rest of us are falling further behind. - Occupying the Koch Brothers’ Lobby / Jim Hightower
It’s time to toss these corporate oligarchs out of the people’s business. - When Corporate America Gets Too Big to Tax / Khalil Bendib Cartoon
When Corporate America Gets Too Big to Tax, an OtherWords Cartoon by Khalil Bendib
