| Jan 18, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThe bizarre week leading up to inauguration was a strangely fitting one. There were new allegations of Russian meddling with Trump, salacious new allegations about the billionaire’s private life, and ever more speculation about foreign intrigue. But if the new...
| Jan 11, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedIn our first OtherWords package of 2017, Sarah Anderson celebrates some good news: Here in Washington, even while national leaders dug in their heels against paid sick time for families, local small business owners helped bring paid leave to the nation’s...
| Dec 28, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedHere at the end of the year, I hope you’ll pardon me for a longer than usual intro note. (Don’t worry, you can still skip ahead to the commentaries below.) If there was anything that defined 2016 — besides the passing of beloved celebrities and the rise of...
| Dec 21, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedIt’s giving season, which means we’re probably going to see some headlines soon about major year-end gifts from prominent billionaires and millionaires. Those gifts often make for heartwarming stories, my colleague Chuck Collins writes this week in...
| Dec 14, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedAmerica’s post-election hangover took a major turn for the dramatic this past week, when sources told the Washington Post that the CIA believes Russia intervened in the vote to help Donald Trump. The jury’s still out on the truth of the matter, but this...