| Dec 3, 2015 | Environment / HealthMust everything be commercialized — even cancer? That’s a question more and more women suffering from breast cancer are asking about the so-called “pinkification” of their disease. They’re referring to the ubiquitous breast cancer awareness campaign that uses...
| Dec 2, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, I explain why building more nuclear reactors can’t fix the climate crisis, Chuck Collins points out that our nation’s richest 400 people now have more money than the bottom 60 percent of Americans combined, and John Kiriakou delves...
| Nov 25, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedOn behalf of the OtherWords team and all of our writers and non-profit partners, I’d like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Thanksgiving. I’d also like to express our gratitude for your choice to support this non-profit editorial service. Whether you opt to...
| Nov 24, 2015 | Food / FarmingThanksgiving is here. Let’s eat! America’s most food-focused holiday traces its roots back to the abundant feast that Pilgrims and Indians enjoyed together in the fall of 1621. Only half of the Mayflower Pilgrims who’d arrived at Plymouth Rock the previous...
| Nov 18, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul, Peter Certo, and I discuss the Paris attacks and how North America is responding to them — accompanied by a Khalil Bendib cartoon. We’re also running seasonal fare. Jill Richardson weighs in on the latest war on Christmas...
