The Lineup: Week of July 2-8, 2012
Stacy Mitchell explains why no one should cheer Walmart’s 50th anniversary — aside from Sam Walton’s billionaire heirs.
Stacy Mitchell explains why no one should cheer Walmart’s 50th anniversary — aside from Sam Walton’s billionaire heirs.
William Barclay explains why we need a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions.
Matias Ramos weighs in on President Obama’s new immigration policy.
Robin Broad and John Cavanagh explain why a Canadian company’s lawsuit against the government of El Salvador threatens democracy everywhere.
This week’s OtherWords editorial package tackles several challenging food issues.
Salvatore Babones calls for a flat tax on Social Security that would enable the government to make the payroll tax cut permanent.
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.
Sam Pizzigati puts Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s discarded U.S. citizenship into context.
Sarah Anderson underscores the dangers posed by Wall Street’s lightning-speed computerized trading.
Emira Woods puts Charles Taylor’s war crimes in Liberia and Sierra Leone into context.
Jamin Raskin explains why Romney’s choice of Robert Bork as a top advisor is troubling.
Donald Kaul connects the racist dots linking the Supreme Court’s strip-search ruling and the Trayvon Martin case.
In this Tax Day special, Matias Ramos explains how immigrants face taxation without representation.
Chuck Collins explains what’s behind the “99 percent spring.”
Salvatore Babones debunks Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare concerns