William A. Collins, an OtherWords columnist, is a former Connecticut State lawmaker and the former mayor of Norwalk. He founded Minuteman Media, which later became OtherWords, in 1998. 9collins[AT]sbcglobal.net
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The Military-Industrial Threat to the Nation’s Well-Being
It’s time for some serious spring cleaning at the Pentagon.
What Post-Racial America?
It will take more than President Barack Obama’s tenure to vanquish American prejudice and racial injustice.
Uttering the G Word
Conservatives will miss gay-bashing as an electoral strategy.
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
The health industry is about making money, not healing.
The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
Do we all have to drown in rising seas or broil in epic droughts before we decide it’s time to switch to renewable energy?
The Sleazy League
The dark side of corporate-run colleges is no longer a secret.
Our Endless State of War
As long as it’s fought by other people on someone else’s soil, Americans can live with perpetual conflict.
Please Don’t Shoot the Messengers
Official secrecy doesn’t just shield high-ranking officials from the personal embarrassment that comes with taking the term “embedded” too literally.
Shivering in the Land of Climate Denial
If Wall Street doesn’t get Mother Nature’s hint, it will become the entire world’s tragedy.
Dining with Mahmoud
That night, he left out his signature anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Middle Class Fantasy
Median family income is sliding, the social safety net is tattered, and only the top 5 percent are making any real monetary headway.
One Nation, Under Surveillance
The cell phone has become the instrument of choice for tracking your every move.
Just Don’t Let the Other Side Vote
Texas won’t accept your student ID for voting, but your gun permit will do just fine.
Why John Roberts Upheld the Affordable Care Act
While John Roberts may be a remarkably malevolent force in American jurisprudence, he’s no dope.
Just Don’t Say Climate Change
Global warming can’t be legislated away.
Cigarettes: The Killer that Won’t Die
Taxes trump cancer every time.
Just Another Corporate Profit Center
Americans who want to know what caused Haiti’s devastation need to look in the mirror.
Sorry, You Can’t Get There From Here
The United States has invested big time in roads, but not rails.
The Race to the Bottom
The American middle class isn’t the envy of the world anymore.
Oh, Just Call Them Terrorists
Sooner or later, if citizens are going to support further wars and impingements on their own civil liberties, they need red meat.