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What Trump and Suu Kyi Have in Common
In OtherWords: November 22, 2017
As you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, do you wonder at all about what's in the food you're serving your family? There's a good chance part of your spread includes GMOs with a side of pesticides. Some genetically modified foods may be beneficial, but others may have...
In OtherWords: November 15, 2017
As a major tax overhaul moves closer to a vote in Congress, we're taking another deep dive into what's in it. This week in OtherWords, Chuck Collins says forget all the talk about "who wins" and "who loses" – that's just fancy packaging for a bill which, at root,...
Stop Talking About ‘Winners and Losers’ from Corporate Tax Cuts
Republicans are pushing a huge corporate tax cut bill through Congress. You might've seen a lot of coverage trying to sort out “who wins” and “who loses.” All that misses the point. The driving motivation behind this bill, rhetoric and packaging aside, is to deliver a...
Forget the Nordic Diet. Try their Tax Plan.
You’ve heard, no doubt, of the miraculous Mediterranean diet, which is said to keep Italians and Greeks living healthy lives into their 80s and beyond. The Japanese diet is popular, too, as the Japanese live the longest lives in the world. Then there’s the Nordic...
Washington’s War on Poor Grad Students
The Republican tax plan winding its way through Congress includes a special middle finger to the nation's graduate students. It's a little bit wonky, so stay with me here. I'll explain how it affects me, since I'm an actual graduate student. Going to grad school...
One Monstrosity Trump Won’t Want His Name On
If you've been to any of the cities graced with a Trump hotel, casino, or resort, you know that The Donald splashes his name in giant, gaudy letters across every structure he owns — preferably in gold. Now he's taken ownership of a massive new structure, but he might...
Serving the Middle Class…
In OtherWords: November 8, 2017
Another week, another mass shooting. And another round of desultory debate. This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson observes that gun control would be a lot easier if law-abiding gun owners would lend a hand. And Khalil Bendib marks up that "well regulated militia"...
Republicans Admit Their Tax Plan Is All About Rich Donors
Sometimes I have to remind myself that people in “real America” with “real jobs” don’t while away their mortal hours reading about politics. But God help me, if you’ve suffered through any coverage of the Republican tax plan, you’ve probably heard three things. First,...
