This Week in OtherWords: March 27, 2013

This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson makes the case for raising chickens in your backyard and Sam Pizzigati discusses Ford’s worker-financed bailout.

Donald Kaul is taking a spring break this week and will be back on April 3, when we’ll run a Tax Day special edition.

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1. A Plateful of Justice / Javier Rojo
   The people that wash your dishes and the folks who cook and serve your food deserve better.
2. Ditching ‘Rape Culture’ for Good / Alana Baum
   From HBO’s “Girls” to CNN’s coverage of the Steubenville case, it’s time for people to start talking about rape in a more productive way.
3. A Dubious Honor / Wenonah Hauter
   How can Smithfield rank so high on Fortune’s list of most-admired companies?
4. Don’t Cheat Your Grandma / Martha Burk
   One idea for cutting Social Security that’s gaining popularity in Washington would hurt the elderly, especially older women.
5. When Workers Foot the Bill for Bailouts / Sam Pizzigati
   U.S. executives, including Ford CEO Alan Mulally, are personally profiting off their employees’ pain.
6. Why I’m a Chick with Chicks / Jill Richardson
   As a visit to my Cluckingham Palace coop proves, small-scale chicken raising is compatible with modern city life.
7. Obama’s Unethical End Run / Jim Hightower
   Obama’s transparent deception on special-interest money.
8. A Tortured History / William A. Collins
   Could you or I be kidnapped and waterboarded and still have no right to sue?
9. Invisible Hand University / Khalil Bendib cartoon