| Mar 30, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Peter Montgomery highlights Donald Trump’s popularity among white nationalists and Ryan Alexander weighs in on the federal budget debate’s unrealistic tone. If you haven’t already subscribed, please ensure that you don’t miss the latest from...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe staying power of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy has surprised and unsettled people across the political spectrum. Many voters who are angry about the loss of middle-class jobs and frustrated with our broken politics have rallied to Trump’s outsider...
| | Economy / BusinessEvery federal budget is a dream sheet. They’re all unrealistic. It goes something like this: The president lays out a slate of new programs, revenue raisers, and strategic cuts. Then Republican leaders pull out their X-Acto knives, highlighting cuts to programs...
| | Peace / SecurityThe ISIS supporters who attacked Brussels killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds more. Bombings at the city’s airport and a subway station blew up the notion that measures taken after the Paris siege were keeping Europe safe. The scariest part of this story...
| | Rights / DemocracyOver the past three decades, judges and juries have filled America’s prisons with non-violent offenders. Many are serving draconian sentences for first-time offenses. Indeed, while only about 5 percent of the world’s people live in the United States, our country...
