| Jun 16, 2011 | Economy / BusinessThe ILO voted by a whopping 396 to 16 margin to adopt a “historic set of international standards” known as the Convention on Domestic Workers. This great news from Geneva was many years in the making, as domestic workers from all over the world have been...
| Jun 13, 2011 | Roundup|UncategorizedIn this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Wenonah Hauter calls for a ban on gas “fracking” and Jim Hightower miraculously finds the humor in the GOP’s efforts to kill Medicare. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly...
| Jun 10, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThe bulk of GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s senior staff abandoned him this week. “The professional team came to the realization that the direction of the campaign they sought and Gingrich’s vision for the campaign were incompatible,”...
| Jun 9, 2011 | Economy / BusinessGOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty observed the 10th anniversary of the Bush tax cuts by proposing $2 trillion in additional tax cuts, primarily for millionaires and global corporations. The former Minnesota governor wants to eliminate the federal estate tax, the...
| Jun 7, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe world’s spending more than ever on nuclear weapons. The eight nuclear powers — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia and the United States — plus North Korea, which aspires to join the atomic club, are collectively pouring...
