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Underwater Nation
Are you or a loved one having trouble staying afloat? You're truly not alone. While the media reports low unemployment and a rising stock market, the reality is that almost 20 percent of the country lives in "Underwater Nation," with zero or even negative net worth....
Jeff Sessions Thinks Pot Is as Bad as Heroin. That’s So Wrong.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently called marijuana use a "life-wrecking dependency" that is "only slightly less awful" than heroin. Really? If that were true, maybe my little brother would be alive. I don't know the full story of my brother's drug use. He kept...
Funny, There Are No Workers on the White House Jobs Panel
By golly, The Donald delivers. Trump and his new blue-ribbon panel of working-class champions have announced a bold new initiative to create millions of American jobs. A spokesman for the panel, Steve Schwarzman, praised Trump as a leader who wants to "do things a lot...
Muslim Ban 2.0
In OtherWords: March 15, 2017
Not long ago, Donald Trump promised that his replacement for Obamacare would provide "insurance for everybody." But the latest numbers from the Congressional Budget Office say 24 million Americans would actually lose coverage under the Republican bill circulating...
Going After the Opioid Profiteers
Travis Bornstein never told his friends about his son Tyler’s drug problem. He was too embarrassed. Then, on September 28, 2014, Tyler’s body was found in a vacant lot in Akron, Ohio. The 23-year-old had become addicted to opioid pain killers after several...
Right Now, Trump Can Start a Nuclear War
Right now, Donald Trump could start a nuclear war on a whim, and no one could stop him. Under any circumstances, the prospect of nuclear war is terrifying, the deadly consequences irreversible. Yet with a single order, the president — any president — could effectively...
A Movement for ‘Sanctuary Campuses’ Takes Shape
With spring midterms on the horizon, this time of year is often stressful enough for college students. Yet for some students this year, the stress goes far beyond the normal pressures of tests and quizzes. For many immigrant students and their families, it's now an...
The President Is Fooling Himself. Is He Fooling Us, Too?
Some people who attain high public office grow in their position of trust. Some, however, just bloat. Bloat has been on spectacular display in the first months of Donald Trump's presidential tenure. He had a disastrous start, choosing a cabinet and staff mostly made...
Trump’s Claims Are All Wet
