This Week in OtherWords: April 17, 2013
Donald Kaul skewers the “progress” Congress is making on gun control.
The Art of Inequality
Monumental gifts to museums are coinciding with the erosion of arts programs at the nation’s public schools.
On Tax Day, Consider the Hidden Costs of War
Of every tax dollar the federal government collects, 26.5 cents goes to the Pentagon.
This Week in OtherWords: April 10, 2013
David Elliot highlights some of the hidden costs of the nation’s supersized military might.
Shouldn’t We Base Our Tax Policy on More than Hunches?
The latest economic evidence supports raising taxes on the richest Americans.
Under-Taxing the Rich Is Uncivilized
We all pay for those cuts down the road.
A Wall Street Powerhouse Attorney Talks Sense
Taxes can do more than simply raise revenue.
Transplanting Taxes from Corporations to the Rest of Us
American taxpayers are increasingly picking up the tab for unpaid corporate taxes.
This Week in OtherWords: Tax Day Special Edition
Sam Paltrow-Krulwich talks about the “gay tax” her family must pay until the nation fully embraces marriage equality.
A Plateful of Justice
The people who wash your dishes and the folks who cook and serve your food deserve better.
This Week in OtherWords: March 27, 2013
Jill Richardson makes the case for raising chickens in your backyard and Sam Pizzigati discusses Ford’s worker-financed bailout.
The Military-Industrial Threat to the Nation’s Well-Being
It’s time for some serious spring cleaning at the Pentagon.
Inequality Is Hurting Us All
If the levels of greater income equality of 1968 still prevailed today, the poorest fifth of Marylanders would be earning twice what they take home now.
This Week in OtherWords: February 27, 2013
Jo Comerford likens the imminent across-the-board budget cuts to a truck careening toward a brick wall.
A Global Spotlight on Voter Suppression
Heinous schemes to limit the right to vote keep appearing in state legislatures.