This Week in OtherWords: August 14, 2013

This week in OtherWords, Ryan Alexander weighs in on the price we’re paying for our do-nothing Congress and Jill Richardson notes that good food must come with at least a pinch of humility.

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1. Dud Congress Breaks with a Thud / Ryan Alexander
   Our nation needs — and deserves — a legislature that works.
2. How to Move Millions into the Middle Class / Richard Kirsch
   President Obama should issue an executive order to guarantee a living wage for millions of workers employed by federal contractors.
3. Kiss of Death / Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
   Why is lead in lipstick?
4. How I Exposed an Undercover Cop / Lacy MacAuley
   Spying on protestors is the worst violation of our freedom.
5. The Devil Is in the Taxes / Donald Kaul
   My foolproof plan will rescue our society from the sleazy grasp of special-interest politics.
6. The Bezillionaire Times / Sam Pizzigati
   Amazon’s take-no-prisoners business model made founder Jeff Bezos staggeringly rich while stranding thousands of warehouse workers on the borderline of poverty.
7. Hold the Pomposity / Jill Richardson
   You can’t produce good food without some humility.
8. Get Radio-Active / Jim Hightower
   Thousands of low-power radio broadcast licenses will be up for grabs by non-profit, community groups this October.
9. As the World Drowns / William A. Collins
   Let’s do something before it’s too late.
10. Climate Change We Can Believe In / Khalil Bendib Cartoon