Pledging Allegiance to the Rich

Last night I attended “back to school night” at my daughter’s school. Overall, it was fun. I picked up a head of purple cabbage and some scallions grown in the school garden and met a few of her classmates’ parents. It was awkward when I...

The Lineup: Week of September 20-27, 2010

Here’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which includes an op-ed by Karen Dolan outlining policies that would reduce the startling number of impoverished Americans. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly...

Who Should Pay for the Crisis?

The financial and economic crisis we’re enduring is extremely costly. America faces a critical choice: Who should pay the bill? We can stick it to the poor by gutting our safety net. We can kick the can down the road by short-changing public education and...

Yes, Virginia, Banks Really Are the Bad Guys

Banks emitA friendly tone;At least untilYou want a loan. I have here in my hand, as Sen. Joe McCarthy used to say about alleged communist evidence, a bona-fide “Delivery Authorization” from Wachovia Bank (“a Wells Fargo Company”). They’ve...

Financial Reform Bill Could Stabilize Commodities

The financial reform bill that has finally cleared the Senate would help stabilize commodities markets, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), an OtherWords partner. “The Senate bill helps make the market function like a market...