| Dec 10, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThis post originally appeared on Amnesty International USA’s website. Mumia Abu-Jamal will no longer be facing execution. He should be getting a new trial. In October, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to reinstate the death sentence that had been overturned by a...
| Dec 5, 2011 | Economy / BusinessOne reason why the Occupy Wall Street movement grabbed the world’s attention was its protest against the injustices of 21st century capitalism. The Occupiers focused on the fact that “the other 99 percent” — the non-wealthy majority of the...
| | Roundup|UncategorizedIn this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Jim Hightower lampoons a luxury tent Neiman Marcus is marketing to the uber-rich this holiday season. Please also check out Karen Dolan’s witty take on the collapse of Herman Cain’s presidential bid...
| | Rights / DemocracyNein! Nein! Nein! Say it ain’t so. Oh dear Herman, Please don’t go! Your chutzpah, Your halo, Your unrivaled hubris, Your lack of embarrassment about being clueless. We didn’t care that your tax plan was dumb,We didn’t care that 9-9-9 made us...
| Nov 29, 2011 | Environment / HealthA major flashpoint at the UN Climate summit in Durban is how nations in the global north should deliver the money that they’re supposed to give countries in the global south to support efforts to deal with climate change. It’s not chump change. The UN...
