This Week in OtherWords: January 29, 2014

This Week in OtherWords: January 29, 2014

This week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati and I explain how President Obama fell short in his State of the Union address on economic justice and energy and Mary Ann Hitt weighs in on West Virginia’s water-contamination crisis. On our blog, Karen Dolan sums up...
The Minimum We Can Do to Fight Inequality

The Minimum We Can Do to Fight Inequality

The political profile of economic inequality in America has certainly been growing. So has the political confusion over what overcoming inequality will take. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama’s latest State of the Union address may only add to that confusion....
This Week in OtherWords: January 29, 2014

Another Chapter in Coal’s Trail of Pollution

As a West Virginian, I have one question for you — is coal pollution in your water, too? The answer might surprise you. Here in West Virginia, thousands continue to wonder whether their water is safe after a recent coal chemical spill just upstream from the...
A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights

A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights

Do you care about having access to local and sustainably produced food or protecting your drinking water? Are you concerned about corporate influence distorting our elections? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should be worried about legislation...