The latest OtherWords editorial package includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs--a practice that earns them outrageous compensation and harms our economy--and a Labor Day op-ed by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.

The Lineup: Week of August 30-September 5, 2010

Our latest editorial package includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs.
By | August 30, 2010

Here’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs–a practice that earns them outrageous compensation and harms America’s economy. There’s also a CEO cartoon accompanying that commentary, a Labor Day op-ed by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, and a Jim Hightower column extolling the advantages (to Democrats) if the GOP chooses Newt Gingrich as the party’s presidential nominee in 2012. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.

  1. Killing Jobs is Bad for Business / Kevin Shih
  2. The Stakes Are High for Latino Workers This Labor Day / Richard Trumka
  3. Happy Birthday, Social Security / David Elliot
  4. Climate Currency / Janet Redman
  5. Much Ado about Non-News Stories / Donald Kaul
  6. See Newt Run / Jim Hightower
  7. Don’t Ask, Don’t Care / William A. Collins

  8. Icarus Inc. / Khalil Bendib
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