Rights and Democracy
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Kaul’s Departure, Part III
This is the third installment of a series of posts showcasing the poignant letters Donald Kaul received following his farewell column and my tribute to him.
The Separate-but-Equal Sale
“Back-to-school” sales seem to start earlier every year. These days, more than binders and backpacks are on offer. Now, public schools themselves are for sale.
Privatizing Public Schools
Your Labor Rights or Your Life
When President Barack Obama announced in April that the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was finally going into effect, he assured the public that “[t]his agreement is a win for both our countries. It’s a win for our workers…because of the protections it has.”
Cleaning Up Campaign Finance
If there were ever any hope that the Supreme Court’s right wing would temper its assault on clean elections laws, that hope recently slipped away. In a five-four decision issued at the end of June, the Court’s conservative majority — the same five men who issued 2010’s Citizens United ruling — reversed Montana’s century-old ban on corporate spending on elections without even hearing its defense.
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Kaul’s Departure, Part II
Don’t quit now. We need your insights and opinions.
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Kaul’s Departure
“Get well and keep us sensible folk in mind. The crazies are taking over. You have more great observations to make.”
—Ann Bevington
The Lineup: Week of July 23-29, 2012
This week’s OtherWords editorial package features the last Donald Kaul column we’ll run — either forever, or for a while. Don explains his indefinite hiatus in his own words, I pay tribute to him in my column, and Khalil Bendib’s cartoon celebrates his brilliant legacy.
The African-American Swing State
The list of 2012 swing states includes Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Nevada, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina, and Colorado. Whichever candidate carries these “battlegrounds,” where neither presidential candidate currently has a clear lead, will probably win the election.
Donald Kaul’s Breather
Donald Kaul’s latest column is also his last — either forever or until he changes his mind.
