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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...
Congrats, Graduates! Here’s Your Diploma and Debt
It’s that time of year again. Flowers are flowering, spring is springing, and across the country college graduates are graduating with their newly awarded degrees held high. Also high is the mountain of student debt most of these recent graduates are taking on. All...
Is Trump Taking Us to War Everywhere?
No one ever expected Donald Trump to be a peace-loving president. On the campaign trail, he endorsed torture, said he'd bomb the families of alleged terrorists, and spoke gleefully about the president’s power to launch nuclear weapons. But threatening war with...
Concerned About Climate Change? Change Where You Bank!
At the end of April, hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the People’s Climate March in DC and around the country. The march will send a clear message that the majority of Americans understand that climate change is all too real — and they'll continue to...
A Great Clucking Idea
If you live in Austin, Texas, the city will pay you to get chickens. That's right. Whereas in the past, cities often banned urban chickens, our nation has now crossed a threshold in which a city will pay residents to keep chickens. The program is an effort to reduce...
Obamacare Is Actually Working
Question: What do you get when you mix a barrel of fables, a sack of mendacity, and a gross of whoppers – topped with a thick layer of subterfuge? Answer: The fiasco that's been the Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. "We're going to do something...
Making United Great Again
