Focus on Food: Week of June 4-10, 2012
This week’s OtherWords editorial package tackles several challenging food issues.
Behind Super-Sized Sodas, a Deeper Danger
If we really want to narrow our waistbands, we have to narrow the income gaps that divide us.
The United Nations is Failing Syria
Now is the time for the world’s leaders to show support for human rights in practice, not just words.
Not Only the Cows Are Mad
Our government must stop relying on an inadequate testing system and outlaw the feeding of cow blood, fat, and protein to cattle.
Summertime Hunger Spike
There simply aren’t enough programs available to serve all the children who need them.
Bitter Broccoli
Life without funny is too great a price to pay for good health.
Mother Nature Doesn’t Quit
So much of Monsanto’s poison was spread in the past decade that weeds naturally developed a resistance to it.
Killing Fields
Genetically modified crops are part of a war against Mother Nature.
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.