Here’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which features a Donald Kaul column and Khalil Bendib cartoon on the futility of the Afghanistan War and an op-ed about the “passion investments” of the how the ultra-rich. We’ve posted everything a few days early due to the Independence Day holiday, and will go back to our regular schedule on Monday July 12. You can get it all in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.

1. The Million-Dollar Penny / Sam Pizzigati
2. Fighting Obesity in the Classroom / Marian Wright Edelman
3. Keep the Internet Open for All / Joseph Torres
4. Let’s Sit Down and Talk with Iran / Mary Slosson
5. We’ve Got to Get out of There / Donald Kaul
6. Look Out, BP’s Doing It Again! / Jim Hightower
7. Put Your Money on Climate Change / William A. Collins
8. Afghanistan Exit Strategy / Khalil Bendib