This week in OtherWords, Timothy Karr discusses the surveillance scandal (Spygate?). We’re also running immigration op-eds by the Sierra Club’s Michael Brune and a mom who wants the ongoing reform efforts to include stronger protections for au pairs. Are you looking for something with a Flag Day angle? Scott Klinger urges U.S. corporations to stop flying the Jolly Roger.

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1. Dancing Around the First and Fourth Amendments / Timothy Karr
   The government can keep us safe from terrorism without stifling free speech, invading everyone’s privacy, and seizing our data.
2. A More Sustainable Future for Us All / Michael Brune
   The Sierra Club strongly supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
3. A Radioactive Waste of Money / Mia Steinle
   The federal government should stop building a pointless $7.7 billion facility to convert plutonium into fuel for nuclear reactors.
4. It’s Time Corporations Flew Old Glory Instead of the Jolly Roger / Scott Klinger
   Instead of gaming the tax system to boost corporate profits, American business leaders need to start investing more in this nation.
5. Showing Our Caregivers We Care About Them
   The immigration reform bill now pending in the Senate would protect au pairs against human trafficking and abusive recruitment practices before they even arrive.
6. Stripping Detroit of Its Remaining Riches / Donald Kaul
   The state-appointed emergency manager may be on the verge of selling the local art museum’s masterpieces to pay the city’s bills.
7. The Day the Music Stopped / Sam Pizzigati
   A banker’s squeeze-play has silenced an entire orchestra.
8. Casting a Spotlight on Frankenfoods / Jill Richardson
   A legislative victory in Connecticut is the first for American consumers who are demanding the right to know if our food is genetically engineered.
9. Catching Monsanto’s Drift / Jim Hightower
   Frankenwheat crops are sprouting like weeds in Oregon.
10. Egging On North Korea / Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins
    The saber-rattling is mutual.
11. Pirates of the Cayman Islands / Khalil Bendib
    

    Pirates of the Cayman Islands, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib

    Emily Schwartz Greco is the managing editor of OtherWords, a non-profit national editorial service run by the Institute for Policy Studies OtherWords.org