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Turns Out Running the Country Isn’t Like Running a Business
Our president says he wants to run the country like a business. But it turns out running the government isn't like running a business after all. Trump, for his part, says he's located the source of the problem: the Constitution. All those checks and balances our...
The Post Office Delivers, Literally
A half-dollar hardly counts as money these days — it won't even buy a cup of coffee. But pssssst… here's an amazing half-dollar bargain for you: A first-class postage stamp. For 50 cents, you get the stamp, 3 cents in change, and America's phenomenal network of post...
The Crazier Than Thou Contest
In OtherWords: April 26, 2017
This week's OtherWords package falls between two huge marches on Washington, along with hundreds of other communities. Last Saturday, Earth Day, the Science March brought hundreds of thousands of scientists and their supporters into the streets in perhaps the first...
Let’s Face It: The Coal Industry Is a Job Killer
When Donald Trump announced he was rolling back the Obama administration's signature climate rules this spring, he invited coal miners to share the limelight with him. He promised this would end the so-called "war on coal" and bring mining jobs back to coal country....
Women’s Health Is on the Chopping Block, Again
My nieces, who range in age from 17 to 25, grew up in a very different world from the one I knew coming of age in the 1970s. For their entire lives, abortion has been legal. And Planned Parenthood and other women’s clinics have served as a steadfast source of health...
Remembering the Insider Who Blew the Whistle on Corporate Greed
If you work in a corrupt system, you have two basic options. First, you could rationalize away your role in the corruption. If you ever left, you tell yourself, they'd just get someone else to do your job. Might as well shut your mouth and collect your paycheck. But...
Why Scientists Marched
Hundreds of thousands of scientists and their supporters recently took to the streets, marching in favor of science-based policies. How did our science-denying president respond? With one of the biggest lies he's told to date — and that's saying something. "Rigorous...
They Blinded Me With Science
In OtherWords: April 19, 2017
Are you excited for graduation season? If you're one of the 7 in 10 grads who's starting adult life with an average of $37,000 in student debt, this exciting time can be more nerve-wracking than anything. Over 44 million Americans owe student debt, Chuck Collins...
