| Feb 9, 2016 | Peace / SecurityThe Pentagon budget unveiled this week calls for quadrupling spending on efforts to counter Russia. The money would move more troops, tanks, and artillery into position near the Russia border. This last Obama budget would also fund another installment in a $1 trillion...
| Feb 3, 2016 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, John Kiriakou calls for ending solitary confinement and Marc Morial delves into the history of Black History Month. If you haven’t already subscribed, please ensure that you don’t miss the latest from OtherWords by signing up for our free...
| | Rights / DemocracyBefore the Iowa caucuses were mercifully laid to rest, I predicted that the surging Donald Trump — he of what George H.W. Bush called “the Big Mo” — would win the Republican contest handily. Bernie Sanders, I believed, would be confounded by the complexity...
| | Economy / BusinessWith oil cheaper than bottled water, the average American driver saved $540 at the pump last year. But oil prices are also battering Alaska’s economy, rattling the stock market, and leaving thousands of workers in states like North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas jobless....
| | Cartoon|Environment / Health|Uncategorized
