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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This Recession Isn’t Temporary
America could use a new stimulus package.
Pay Attention to Climate Change, Even if It’s Bad for Business
Leaving little to chance, corporations have purchased politicians, media, advertising, think tanks, and meteorologists.
War Criminal? Not Me Boss!
What’s a war crime and what’s not depends on who wins, who controls the International Criminal Court, and who controls the press.
Segregation Still Strong 150 Years after the Civil War Began
Maybe racial discrimination will truly fade someday, but don’t count on it for now.
Education Is Universal but Unequal
If we want to preserve America’s status as a world leader, we had better start pouring money into preparing poor kids for leadership.
Chugging Down the Wrong Track
The nation’s sick health care system is killing too many Americans.
Fukushima, USA
We ought to end this whole nuclear business right now.
War Gets Easier All the Time
Nowadays decisions on war can quickly become back page stuff.
The Abortion War Cranks Up
Reducing abortion rates requires better sex education and more access to contraception, but many states aren’t on board.
America’s Housing Paradox
There’s money to bail out the banks but not to bail out the homeless.
Libya: It’s All about the Oil
When there’s no oil, there’s no intervention.
Nukes: You Can Never Turn Your Back
The best way to protect ourselves from deadly radioactivity is to get rid of the stuff altogether.
Torturers? Who, Us?
It’s time President Obama stopped protecting our war criminals.
‘Stability’ a Fig Leaf for Dictatorship
Hillary Clinton speaks highly of democracy in the abstract but quickly loses enthusiasm as the reality approaches.
Environmental Ruination’s Corporate Sponsors
Energy moguls think that environmentalists would be happy to see our nation freeze in the dark.
Big Bankers Aren’t Like the Rest of Us
The big money lurks in schemes and scams.
Echoes of Fascism
Instead of “blackshirts,” we’ve got stuffed suits.
Hospitals Should be Good for Your Health
Hospital-acquired infection is the gorilla in the room.
War Is Hell, Even if You Survive
Do you really think that hundreds of thousands of men and women can return from repeated blood-curdling scenes of death and suffering without mental damage?
The Media Flunks WikiLeaks 101
Pressures are mounting internationally for us to behave ourselves, as we have recently been forced to do in Egypt.