Send in the Drones
Running the world is a lot of work.
Verizon Shortchanges the Facts
The telecommunications giant twisted the truth when it said it wanted to set the record straight in the Record-Journal
The Lineup: Week of May 28-June 3, 2012
Salvatore Babones calls for a flat tax on Social Security that would enable the government to make the payroll tax cut permanent.
Social Security’s Dual-Income Trap
Families with two breadwinners can end up paying more than twice as much in Social Security taxes as families with just one income.
Pentagon Spending Spree
Throwing money at the military doesn’t buy us safety.
The Changing Face of America
While the African-American and Latino communities are growing, our fight for civil rights and equality is far from over.
Diplomacy Is the Only Way Forward with Iran
The parties must come to a compromise through negotiations.
Walmart’s Unsurprising Bribes
Bribery is as American as apple pie.
Lobby Responsibly
Anheuser-Busch and other big brewers blocked a Nebraska bill that would have curbed sales targeted at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
United States of Walmart
Buy two congressmen, get one free.
What Medical Mistakes?
Privilege rules at U.S. hospitals and patients are at the mercy of powerful players who operate with impunity.
The Lineup: Week of May 21-27, 2012
Margot McMillen explains why the opposition to a new kind of genetically engineered corn is growing as fast as the hardy superweeds it’s supposed to destroy.
Crushing College Dreams
On the very day that student loan debt reached the $1-trillion mark, Senate Republicans blocked a vote to extend the 3.4-percent interest rate on student loans for another year.
We Can’t Afford Energy Subsidies and Tax Breaks
Energy subsidies are obsolete, ineffective, and a huge waste of valuable public resources at a time when we are rummaging through the couch cushions to find loose change to pay for our ballooning deficits and debt.
Let’s Resist Herbicide-Resistant Crops
For farmers, fishermen, and consumers working to rebuild the fragile local food economy, a new kind of corn engineered to withstand toxic weedkillers is a disaster.