Attack of the Billionaires

Attack of the Billionaires

It was a total lockdown. As jet after jet swept in surreptitiously with top brass and political decision-makers on board, every entrance to the site of the super-secret Coachella Valley planning summit was secured and patrolled by armed guards and helicopters. This...
The Freedom to Die with Dignity

The Freedom to Die with Dignity

Now that death Is at your door; Hope you planned it Long before. You may have missed it amid all this fuss about Catholics and contraception. The Church’s pushback over routine birth control methods stemmed in large part from an important edict the U.S....
The Lineup: Week of March 5-11, 2012

The Lineup: Week of March 5-11, 2012

In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Donald Kaul reflects on the Iraq War debacle, Chris Toensing explains that NATO’s warplanes didn’t necessarily “save lives” in Libya, and Jim Cason says that Washington’s new reliance on...
No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon

No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon

Is the nuclear drought over? When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved two new nuclear reactors near Augusta, Georgia, the first such decision in 32 years, there was plenty of hoopla. It marked a “clarion call to the world,” declared...