great cartoon and an article by MaryAnn Hitt. fyi, paul

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This week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati and I explain how President Obama fell short in his State of the Union address on economic justice and energy and Mary Ann Hitt weighs in on West Virginia's water-contamination crisis. On our bloghttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=g9BW4aeGMsmceiN0bHxHub%2FBN%2BpRHvjo, Karen Dolan sums up "the people's" response to Obama's remarks in verse.

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1. Another Chapter in Coal's Trail of Pollutionhttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SXD0RcjePy9mMR%2FnC8WpFr%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Mary Anne Hitt *The West Virginia chemical spill underscores why we need to do more to safeguard our water supply.* 2. A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rightshttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9JsuICra9BaardPHjFKWPr%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Wenonah Hauter *The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have disastrous implications for U.S. consumers.* 3. The Minimum We Can Do to Fight Inequalityhttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sWC62hmtAhj3t4Xx1kWkeb%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Sam Pizzigati *Obama's State of the Union action agenda won't take us nearly far enough.* 4. Media Silence on an Irate Gun Company's Connection to Sandy Hookhttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=m4D52XLAp%2BnYxqWtXSG3Tr%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Jason Salzman *How is Adam Lanza not part of this story?* 5. This Is What Climate Change Looks Likehttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AAkxm8YUQt7zmglNDZ8ATr%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Jill Richardson *California isn't experiencing cold weather this winter, but it's as vulnerable to the deepening climate crisis as the rest of the country.* 6. Wisconsin's Cheesy Innovationhttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Eq0aED0GJUe67VOlS4EA1L%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Jim Hightower *By spraying city streets with cheese brine, Milwaukee aims to save money and reduce pollution.* 7. Short-Circuiting the Futurehttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8Ai6LaKJhyyer4%2Bg%2FjVxcb%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Emily Schwartz Greco *Fracking is a bridge to nowhere.* 8. The Magic of De-Regulationhttp://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=p5XM3k1l5pFHe0w41arwwr%2FBN%2BpRHvjo/ Khalil Bendib

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