Our Stake in Guatemala’s Genocide Trial
Thirty years after Rios Montt’s atrocities, U.S. military policy in Latin America remains a human rights disaster.
How We Pay for CEO “Performance”
A gaping tax loophole pads executive pay and the federal debt.
This Week in OtherWords: May 8, 2013
Jim Hightower weighs in on the larger context behind the recent garment worker tragedy in Bangladesh.
Austerity Will Leave Us Crying ’96 Tears’
But America’s wealthy don’t seem to mind.
This Week in OtherWords: May 1, 2013
Jo Comerford and Donald Kaul weigh in on the government’s reversal of sequester-driven cuts that were making air travel inconvenient.
Tracking CEO Pay
The most important executive compensation indicator is the gap between what CEOs and their workers are paid.
This Week in OtherWords: April 24, 2013
Jill Richardson looks at the Texas factory explosion in the context of whether we should be using so much nitrogen fertilizer in the first place.
The Pot Prohibition Runs Its Course
Now that most Americans support the legalization of marijuana, some Republicans back the right of states to stop banning it.
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.