Free Trade: A Corporate Scam

Cheapest imports I can find; Come from sweat shops? I don’t mind. Free trade isn’t the only thing ruining America, but it’s a biggie. The most obvious reason is that so many jobs have gone overseas. You’d think economists might feel a duty to...

Speaker Bachmann?

The crush of coverage regarding all the House, Senate, and gubernatorial races (see below) is burying several huge political stories. Such as: Speaker Bachmann? “There is a ‘draft Michele Bachmann’ effort afoot among House conservatives (and...

The Lineup: Week of November 1-7, 2010

In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, John Feffer ponders a new sitcom that treats outsourcing as a gag and Larry Cox calls on the state of Georgia to not execute Troy Davis. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If...

Outsourcing Television

The unemployment rate remains near double digits and many Americans have simply stopped looking for work. Yet somehow an NBC sitcom about U.S. jobs going overseas is becoming a hit. The show, called Outsourced, revolves around an American manager running a call center...