| Jul 5, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedHere in Washington all eyes were on health care last week, where Senate leaders were trying to move along a health bill that could throw 22 million Americans off their insurance. (That’s what Trump calls “winning,” Jill Richardson writes this week.)...
| Jun 28, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedHere are two interesting numbers: The Senate health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, would throw 22 million more Americans off their insurance over the next decade alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. And, perhaps...
| Jun 21, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, we take a closer look at foreign policy. Olivia Alperstein observes that the president seems almost over-eager to pick fights with allies and other countries, like Iran, that the U.S. has forged hard-won diplomatic agreements. But he seems to...
| Jun 14, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedDoes your community celebrate Juneteenth? Officially observed on June 19 in at least 45 states, it commemorates the final end of slavery in this country, which didn’t come until another few years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This week in OtherWords,...
| May 31, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedDonald Trump is recently returned from his first trip overseas as president. Numerous gags from the trip made headlines — some sharp elbows during a photo op, a glowing orb. But a more serious moment occurred during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where he...
