| Jan 13, 2015 | Economy / BusinessOne difference between top executives and worker bees is that those at the top can lower the pay of those down below while simultaneously raising their own. If you wonder what’s causing America’s rapidly widening income gap, there it is. Technically, CEOs...
| Jan 7, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Isaiah Poole talks about how the Fight for $15 will ramp up in 2015 and Jim Hightower tackles the corporate hyping of college football. As this new year begins, I would like to offer my deepest thanks to everyone who made a year-end...
| Jan 6, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyWhile last year’s voters put a pack of reactionaries in charge of the new Congress, let’s not forget that bigger majorities of the same electorate leapt at the chance to say “yes” to an array of unabashedly progressive ballot initiatives. For example, even...
| Dec 30, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis holiday season marks my fifth anniversary at the helm of the OtherWords editorial service. I’m proud of how high you’ve helped us raise the editorial bar on our shoestring budget and excited to see more and more newspaper and online editors welcoming our bylines...
| Dec 22, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyDo you — or does anyone — really need a book of rules and a three-hour briefing to do your job ethically? If you’re a Congress critter, apparently so. For that’s what newly elected lawmakers have just received. Nearly all those newcomers rode to victory...
