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- Don’t Subsidize Companies That Silence Workers https://otherwords.org/dont-subsidize-companies-that-silence-workers/ 43 comments
- Pushing Back on ‘Soft Climate Denial’ The Biden administration claims to “believe the science” on climate, but its actions need to catch up with its words. https://otherwords.org/pushing-back-on-soft-climate-denial/ 56 comments climate
- The City That Refused to Play Amazon's Game: San Antonio told Jeff Bezos to beat it over a year before New York sent him packing. https://otherwords.org/the-city-that-refused-to-play-amazons-game/ 28 comments economy
- Billionaires Lay Siege to State Governments http://otherwords.org/billionaires-lay-siege-to-state-governments/ 4 comments politics
- The Passion of Scalia Had the late justice not violated his own philosophy, George W. Bush might not have occupied the White House and brought on the Iraq War. http://otherwords.org/the-passion-of-scalia/ 12 comments politics
- Sanders Proves the Pundits Wrong - Not only is Bernie defying the odds, but he’s doing it by showing that an authentic candidate with an authentic message can generate an authentic people’s movement. http://otherwords.org/sanders-proves-the-pundits-wrong/ 23 comments politics
- Francis Gets Served the House Specialty. Lawmakers passed an anti-environmental bill right after the pope urged Congress to protect nature. http://otherwords.org/francis-gets-served-the-house-specialty/ 86 comments politics
- Closing the Door on Torture - I served nearly two years in federal prison and then endured a few more months of house arrest. What happened to the torture program? http://otherwords.org/closing-the-door-on-torture/#sthash.4nnyymv0.sfju 5 comments politics
- FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is refusing to participate in any public hearings on Net Neutrality http://otherwords.org/can-you-hear-us-now/ 700 comments technology
- FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is refusing to participate in any public hearings on Net Neutrality http://otherwords.org/can-you-hear-us-now/ 502 comments politics
- When Public Servants Demonize the Poor: I unmasked an Arizona official who made outrageous and anonymous comments on blogs, and it revealed more than his bad judgment http://otherwords.org/huppenthal-demonizes-the-poor-in-arizona/ 10 comments politics
- Rigging the Electoral System for the Rich http://otherwords.org/mccutcheon-rigs-the-electoral-system-for-the-rich/ 13 comments politics
- Wall Street Bonuses vs. the Minimum Wage | If the $26.7 billion Wall Streeters pulled in on their bonuses last year had instead gone to minimum wage workers, our economy would be expected to grow by about $32.3 billion - more than triple the $10.4 billion boost expected from the Wall Street bonuses. http://otherwords.org/wall-street-bonuses-vs-minimum-wage/ 17 comments politics
- A majority of U.S. professors are now adjuncts working on a contingent basis..."The sorry secret of higher education is that they’ve embraced the corporate culture of a contingent workforce. They’re turning lots of professors into part-time, low-paid, no-benefit, no-tenure, temporary teachers." http://otherwords.org/poor-educational-system/ 172 comments politics
- We’re Not Broke - We’ve Been Robbed | One of the biggest common misunderstandings is that governments are like households, which need to tighten their spending when times are tough. Actually, governments and households work in opposite ways. http://otherwords.org/broke-weve-robbed/ 270 comments politics
- Worse than Watergate | If the Supreme Court ends all limits on the campaign cash the super rich can throw at their candidates, American politics faces dangers far more troubling than anything Richard Nixon ever imposed upon us. http://otherwords.org/worse-watergate/ 157 comments politics
- The USDA’s Reckless Plan: The government intends to spread a failed pilot program that decreased food safety to every hog plant in the nation. http://otherwords.org/usdas-reckless-plan/ 8 comments politics
- Runaway CEO pay gets a free pass: The House Financial Services Committee has just moved to repeal the only statutory provision now on the books that puts real heat on overpaid executives. http://otherwords.org/runaway-ceo-pay-gets-a-free-pass/ 3 comments politics
- The government should expand the food stamp program, not shrink it http://otherwords.org/feeding-the-economy/ 9 comments politics
- We have a cockeyed view of poverty in America http://otherwords.org/none-of-my-business/ 8 comments politics
- The economy that matters is whether enough Americans hold decent jobs, not the Dow Jones Industrial Average http://otherwords.org/prosperity-for-all/ 24 comments economy
- The economy that matters is measured by whether enough Americans hold decent jobs, not the Dow Jones Industrial Average http://otherwords.org/prosperity-for-all/ 77 comments politics
- The New Crime of Eating While Homeless http://otherwords.org/the-new-crime-of-eating-while-homeless/ 4 comments politics
- Austerity Will Leave Us Crying ’96 Tears’ | Extremely rich people don’t send their kids to public schools, visit public parks or ride public transit. These wealthy folks don’t need public services and resent having to pay taxes to support them. Austerity works for these wealthy Americans. http://otherwords.org/austerity-will-leave-us-crying-96-tears/ 765 comments politics
- Making Poverty A Crime With Debtor's Prisons: If you run a stop sign in Georgia and can't pay the fine you are sent to a for profit, private prison. It charges probationers a $15 “start-up” fee, a $25 photo fee, and a myriad of other fees — on top of the fine they owe. Fail to pay, go to jail. http://otherwords.org/making-poverty-a-crime/ 6 comments politics
- How about taking a moment this Labor Day to reflect about those Americans who earn the least for their labor? A Bold New Call for a 'Maximum Wage': A national labor leader aims to expand the economic fairness debate. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/a_bold_new_call_for_a_maximum_wage 3 comments politics
- CEOs at companies with over $10 billion in annual revenue make twice as much in the US as they do in Europe--and nine times more than in Japan. Corporate America needs some serious "labor cost retooling" at the top--before gutting pay for its most experienced and skilled workers at the bottom. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/a_tip_for_joe_the_machinist_watch_your_back 296 comments business
- Illegal Foreclosure Epidemic | Robo-signing foreclosure paperwork is a federal crime, but no bank or banker has even been charged. Until we put a CEO in jail, the banking barons will never learn their lesson. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/illegal_foreclosure_epidemic 101 comments politics
- Dear America: Please stop voting for American Conservatives http://www.otherwords.org/articles/paving_the_road_to_a_hungrier_unhealthier_and_less-educated_nation 5 comments politics
- Mobile Mugging: The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger | If AT&T is allowed to acquire T-Mobile, just two wireless giants will control nearly 80 percent of the nation's cellphone market. For T-Mobile customers it would mean spending more and getting less. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/mobile_mugging 3 comments business
- Jim Hightower: From Democracy to Plutocracy | An autocratic power grab is underway to enthrone corporate power and moneyed elites to rule unilaterally over our government, economy, and environment. There's nothing conservative about that. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/from_democracy_to_plutocracy 3 comments politics
- Fair Taxation Requires More Brackets at the Top: Some of the most affluent actually pay lower effective tax rates than many middle class - families earning $374,000 pay the exact same federal income tax rates as families with multi-million-dollar incomes, or even the handful who earn a billion http://www.otherwords.org/articles/fair_taxation_requires_more_brackets_at_the_top 34 comments politics
- Pay Up, Corporate Tax Dodgers | We're chumps unless we force Congress to stop tax haven abuse. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/pay_up_corporate_tax_dodgers 5 comments politics
- Social Safety nets matter: the median wealth of a typical Canadian family is $94,700, nearly double the $47,771 U.S. median net worth. Plus Canadians have free education, free healthcare, and pensions. http://www.otherwords.org/articles/mapping_global_wealth 18 comments politics
- Net neutrality may be in serious trouble | "The FCC has the power to do the right thing. What the American people want is someone to stand up and fight for them against corporate corruption--whether from BP, AIG or Comcast. It needs to protect the Internet from a corporate takeover." http://www.otherwords.org/articles/keep_the_internet_open_for_all 10 comments politics
- Banks Profit While Our Farmers Fail: When banks call in farm loans at the first opportunity, it destroys families, communities, and regional economies http://www.otherwords.org/articles/banks_profit_while_our_farmers_fail 8 comments business