Why I’m Singing the Inauguration Blues
Like Paul Ryan and Henry Marsh, I had a bad day on the mall.
This Week in OtherWords: January 16, 2013
Jill Richardson says that Beyonce’s high-profile association with Pepsi makes her unfit as a role model for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign.
The Dropped Ball
While the White House and much of the media spun the hurried late-night move as a victory for the middle class, it was a win paid for with new tax cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars for America’s wealthiest families.
Our Great Fiscal Opportunity
This is a chance for the American public to engage in a critical debate over national priorities.
This Week in OtherWords: Kaul Writes Again and Richardson Becomes Our Newest Weekly Columnist
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This Week in OtherWords: 12-12-12
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The Pentagon Is Ripe for Reduction
The U.S. is finally about to turn around a 13-year-long surge in Pentagon spending.
Ripe for Reduction
The pending budget deal must include long-overdue military spending cuts.
Our National Failure to Commit
The Senate hasn’t approved any major multilateral treaties since 1997.
Jobs or the Environment?
Soon it will be too late and we’ll have neither.
Billionaires with No Skin in the Game
If the top two percent is up in arms about losing their Bush tax cuts, why aren’t they generating any street heat?
In Fact, Fairly Taxing the Rich Won’t Scare Them Away
Recent research debunks some of the most common arguments against raising taxes on the richest Americans.
The Airline Industry’s Fee-for-All
Nearly every airline these days is addicted to fees.
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
The health industry is about making money, not healing.
Fly the Stingy Skies
Oh, I almost forgot the rest room fee.