This week, OtherWords features a column by Sam Pizzigati and Scott Klinger that explains how American taxpayers are subsidizing runaway CEO pay. As always, I encourage you to subscribe to our weekly newsletter and visit our blog. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do.

1. Fix the Minimum Wage / Elizabeth Rose
   Americans who work hard should be able to make a living.
2. Washington, Are You Listening? / Mattea Kramer
   The Bush tax cuts siphon off money that could fund education and other crucial programs.
3. Avoiding a 21st-Century Dust Bowl / Jim Harkness
   We need a Farm Bill that plants the seeds of resilience.
4. David Barton’s Make-Believe Version of American History / Mark Potok
   Despite the fact that he has no academic training in history or related fields at all, Barton has become the go-to man for much of the religious far right.
5. We’re All Subsidizing Free Lunches for America’s CEOs / Scott Klinger and Sam Pizzigati
   It’s time to close the tax loopholes that subsidize runaway executive compensation.
6. Romney Runs away from his Running Mate / Jim Hightower
   If they were honest with voters, their bumper sticker would read: “Ryan-Romney 2012.”
7. Oh, Just Call Them Terrorists / William A. Collins
   Sooner or later, if citizens are going to support further wars and impingements on their own civil liberties, they need red meat.
8. Belt-Tightening Time / Khalil Bendib (cartoon)

Belt-Tightening Time, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib