Jo Comerford

Jo Comerford

Jo Comerford is the former executive director of the National Priorities Project, a non-profit organization that makes our complex federal budget transparent and accessible so people can exercise their right and responsibility to oversee and influence how their tax...
John Isaacs

John Isaacs

John Isaacs is the executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World.

This Week in OtherWords: February 20, 2013

This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul puts the brutality of drone warfare into historical context, Jill Richardson explains why you should compost and replace your lawn, and Jim Hightower says that a $9 minimum wage would still be too low. Below you’ll find links...
These Laws Make Me Want to Gag

These Laws Make Me Want to Gag

Do you have a right to know where that steak on your plate came from? Should it be legal to photograph chicken farms and dairy cows? Big Agriculture says you don’t and it shouldn’t. Armies of Big Ag lobbyists are pushing for new state-level laws across the...
Presidential Distortion

Presidential Distortion

Here’s a thought: Maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama isn’t a socialist. I know, if you’ve tuned into even a little bit of right-wing talk radio, or watched some Fox News shows over the past four years, this might come as a surprise. Obama, in the...