In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, William A. Collins laments the dangers that the nation’s health care system poses to our health while Robert Alvarez explains why managing nuclear weapons should be the Pentagon’s job, instead of an Energy Department task. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.

  1. The Government’s Nuclear Millstone / Robert Alvarez
  2. China’s Wise Wheat Reserves / Jim Harkness
  3. Sidelining Egyptian Women after the Uprising / Widney Brown
  4. Moving Past the Jobless Recovery / Elizabeth Rose
  5. The Road to Budget Sanity / Donald Kaul
  6. Surprise: Guess Who Wants Gun Control? / Jim Hightower
  7. Hospitals Should be Good for Your Health / William A. Collins
  8. Joe Sixpackus / Khalil Bendib
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