| Mar 16, 2016 | Food / FarmingI’m sick of writing about labeling genetically engineered foods. I’m sick of it because there’s really one thing to say, and I’ve said it before: Americans have a right to know how their food is produced. Period. The fact is that most processed...
| | Rights / DemocracyHow curious that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, of all places, in an exclusive West Texas hunting lodge. Yet more curious, all expenses for hizzonor’s February stay were paid by the resort’s owner, John Poindexter. He’s a Houston...
| Mar 15, 2016 | Economy / BusinessThe “human resources” departments of huge corporations are known for issuing helpful bulletins to employees, such as this old joke: “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” Beatings of workers these days take the form of slashing wages and benefits,...
| Mar 9, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Jim Hightower says we’ve run out of words to describe the weirdness of this year’s GOP presidential race and Jill Richardson explains why you should replace your non-stick cookware. If you haven’t already subscribed, please ensure that you...
| | Rights / DemocracySenators, constitutional scholars may tell you, must “advise and consent” on the president’s Supreme Court nominees. But apparently the official GOP policy is to “refuse and obstruct.” They’ve vowed not even to give President Obama’s nominees a...
