| Dec 11, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyDuring his recent bar mitzvah ceremony, Duncan McAlpine Sennett had to chant a biblical passage in Hebrew and deliver a short sermon in English putting that text into perspective. The Portland, Oregon 13-year-old had an unusual challenge with this routine part of the...
| Dec 4, 2013 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Sarah Anderson relays how taxpayers are subsidizing the CEOs of huge fast food companies, Sam Pizzigati sums up the Pope’s economic concerns, and Jill Richardson explains why holiday giving doesn’t require consumerism. Donald Kaul...
| | Economy / BusinessNAFTA. CAFTA-DR. TPP. TTIP. That numbing spoonful of alphabet soup represents four so-called free trade pacts that benefit global capital at the expense of everyone else. The North American Free Trade Agreement came first, and NAFTA will soon mark its 20th...
| | Rights / DemocracySometimes you don’t have to say anything “new” to make news. Consider the “apostolic exhortation” the Vatican recently released. This statement from Pope Francis, observers note, didn’t really break new theological ground. But the...
| | Rights / DemocracyOld habits die hard. Take the War on Drugs. Please. Yes, its momentum has sagged a bit now, what with the Pew Research Center finding that a majority of Americans believe marijuana should be legal. But don’t hold your breath waiting for new national laws....
