In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Sam Pizzigati lists the 10 greediest Americans of 2011 and Khalil Bendib’s cartoon illustrates how hard it is for Newt Gingrich to keep denying that he’s a lobbyist. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter.

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1. The 10 Greediest Americans of 2011 / Sam Pizzigati
2. Wealth is the Gift that Keeps on Giving / Mariko Chang
3. Ratcheting up the Rhetoric on Iran / Chris Toensing
4. Occupy the Food System / Jim Goodman
5. The Rich are Profiting Like It’s 1929 / Donald Kaul
6. Influence Peddler for President / Jim Hightower
7. We’re Not Even Paving a Road to Nowhere / William A. Collins
8. GOP Closets / Khalil Bendib

GOP Closets, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib.