This week, OtherWords features a column by Sam Pizzigati and Scott Klinger that explains how American taxpayers are subsidizing runaway CEO pay. As always, I encourage you to subscribe to our weekly newsletter and visit our blog. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.
- Fix the Minimum Wage / Elizabeth Rose
Americans who work hard should be able to make a living. - Washington, Are You Listening? / Mattea Kramer
The Bush tax cuts siphon off money that could fund education and other crucial programs. - Avoiding a 21st-Century Dust Bowl / Jim Harkness
We need a Farm Bill that plants the seeds of resilience. - David Barton’s Make-Believe Version of American History / Mark Potok
Despite the fact that he has no academic training in history or related fields at all, Barton has become the go-to man for much of the religious far right. - We’re All Subsidizing Free Lunches for America’s CEOs / Scott Klinger and Sam Pizzigati
It’s time to close the tax loopholes that subsidize runaway executive compensation. - Romney Runs away from his Running Mate / Jim Hightower
If they were honest with voters, their bumper sticker would read: “Ryan-Romney 2012.” - Oh, Just Call Them Terrorists / William A. Collins
Sooner or later, if citizens are going to support further wars and impingements on their own civil liberties, they need red meat. - Belt-Tightening Time / Khalil Bendib (cartoon)

Belt-Tightening Time, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib