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In OtherWords: October 4, 2017
President Trump was (briefly) in Puerto Rico this week, talking up his administration's response to the devastating hurricanes that have left the island in a sustained state of crisis. But he's also lashed out at the U.S. citizens of the colony for "wanting everything...
The NFL Should Do More Than Just Take A Knee
When Colin Kaepernick began to protest during the national anthem at NFL games last year, he made his intent very clear. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media. “To...
American Child Care Is In Crisis
When I found out I was pregnant, one of the very first things I worried about was how to find a way to juggle family and work — which meant finding child care. I researched day care centers and found that every single facility within a mile of my home or workplace was...
Don’t Mess With the Disability Community
The GOP twice failed to pass health care legislation this year. The bills fell short for many reasons, but I see an important one: By including drastic cuts to Medicaid benefits in their bills, Republican leaders picked a fight with the disability community. Hell hath...
We’re Failing the U.S. Citizens of Puerto Rico
Hurricane-struck Puerto Rico wants "everything done for them," says President Trump. Puerto Rico, an island of 3.5 million inhabitants — all of whom are U.S. citizens — gets nearly nothing done for it. Puerto Rico, a colony of the United States, has gotten a whole lot...
Trump Wants $1.6 Billion for the Border Wall. That Covers Just 74 Miles.
How much of your money does Donald Trump want to pour into his xenophobic fantasy of erecting an impenetrable wall on our Mexican border? The big-businessman-turned-president insists he doesn't care about costs — just build it! That seems to be a very un-businesslike...
Help Is on the Way!
We Get Sick, They Get Rich
Our current health care system in the United States works just fine — for the corporate executives who run it. Take, for instance, Michael Mussallem, the CEO at Edwards Lifesciences — a California-based company that makes heart valves and assorted other medical...
Bernie Sanders Thinks War Is Overrated, And He’s Right
When Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was a candidate for president, he seemed uninterested in talking about foreign policy. Instead, Sanders cast himself as a progressive populist and focused almost exclusively on domestic issues, particularly speaking out against the...
White Folks Need to Stop Assuming We Know Everything About Race
As white people across the nation criticize Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players who "take a knee" for the national anthem, they ought to know something first. White people in America have no idea what life is like for black people in America. How can I make such a...
