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In OtherWords: May 20, 2026
For consumers, insult to injury on tariffs.
We’ve Survived Homelessness. Here’s What Helps People Escape.
Cities across the country are considering permanently affordable housing. That’s good — but we’ll keep more people off the streets if we also invest in supportive services.
I Fled the USSR. That’s Why I Support Taxing Billionaires.
Taxing extreme wealth in order to reduce the influence of a tiny, ultra-rich elite isn’t how democracies fall. It’s how they survive.
You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs. Corporations Get the Refund.
Trump’s tariff refunds are going to corporations — not the consumers who got stuck with the higher prices.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Want Your Water
Tech CEOs have decided they’re entitled to exploit the scarce water resources of millions of Americans, especially in rural areas, for data centers.
The U.S. Must End Its Illegal Boat Strikes
The boat strikes have killed nearly 200 people, many of them fishermen. Who will be held accountable?
She Spoke Up for Due Process. Now She’s Detained Without Charges.
Americans should demand the release of jailed Salvadoran lawyer Ruth Lopez — because it can happen here, too.
GOP Gerrymandering Is Erasing the South’s Black Voters
Gerrymandering gives us government for politicians by politicians. We must end it and restore the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards
It took 60 years for Black Americans to get representation in Congress proportionate to their numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide.
Private Equity Is Taking Over Nursing Homes — And Seniors Are Paying the Price
When corporations take over public health care, quality decreases, and patients suffer. Medicaid cuts could lead to the same result.
