This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson tells “vegangelicals” they’d become better missionaries for a healthy-eating lifestyle if they just stopped preaching and Amanda Ufheil-Somers suggests that the United States and Saudi Arabia end what she calls a “loveless diplomatic marriage.”
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- Milking Public Education / Alex Xourias
I’m growing leery of the role corporations are playing in charter-dominated school systems. - A Loveless Diplomatic Marriage with No Future / Amanda Ufheil-Somers
It’s time for the United States and Saudi Arabia to split up. - Of High-Speed Fastballs and High-Speed Trades / Sam Pizzigati
You don’t need to swing a bat to hit a jackpot. - Bacon Is Not a Vegetable / Jill Richardson
You can’t encourage other people to eat a diet that’s better for them and the planet by getting all vegangelical on them. - Ryan’s Joke Is on Us / Jim Hightower
The Wisconsin Republican’s budget scheme slashes job training, education, infrastructure repairs, medical research, public broadcasting, the arts, and pretty much anything else that regular people want and need. - Death by Stalling / Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins
The aid-in-dying movement is slowly gaining traction. - When Campaign Cash Equals Speech / Khalil Bendib