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In OtherWords: January 25, 2017
This side of Donald Trump's inauguration, the headlines are coming quickly. We've seen cabinet nominee hearings, a flurry of controversial executive orders, and a record-setting Women's March on Washington and beyond. There's also that mind-boggling debate over...
The Trouble with Trump’s ‘Alternative Facts’
About an hour after Donald Trump was sworn in, I was having lunch with my wife and our five-month-old. As we picked at our food outside my office in D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, groups of tourists trickled by in Trump regalia. Early the next morning, as I dumped...
Trump’s First Test on Taxes
Donald Trump's voters have high hopes that he'll boost the economy and protect jobs for those who've been left behind after three decades of flat or shrinking paychecks. They didn’t vote to make the super-wealthy even wealthier. Even Steve Mnuchin, the Goldman Sachs...
Climate Change Is Now a Local Issue
It's not often that the physical world changes overnight. On January 20, though, it did. On that day — when Donald Trump was inaugurated — our national efforts to combat the causes of global warming were shelved, leaving Americans on their own to protect themselves...
A Special Loophole for Trump’s Millionaire Cabinet
The wealth of Donald Trump's proposed cabinet is unprecedented. According to the Boston Globe, Trump and his top nominees are together worth over $13 billion. With that unprecedented wealth comes unprecedented potential for conflicts of interest. Before ExxonMobil CEO...
How to Keep Marching for Women, and Yourself
Across the U.S. women just pulled off the largest protest in American history. They were joined by sister marches around the world — in Europe, Africa, and even Antarctica. But before we get carried away with euphoria, we should heed some wise words from a former...
Billionaires Are Tampering with Our Constitution
When you think of America’s great constitutional minds, names like Madison, Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin come to mind. And, of course, Abbott. Wait, who's Abbott? Last year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed that he'd penned nine new amendments to the U.S....
In Trump We Trust
In OtherWords: January 18, 2016
The bizarre week leading up to inauguration was a strangely fitting one. There were new allegations of Russian meddling with Trump, salacious new allegations about the billionaire's private life, and ever more speculation about foreign intrigue. But if the new...
Health Care Repeal Is a Stealth Tax Break for Millionaires
Great magicians are masters of diversion. They attract our attention with one hand while using the other to trick us into thinking a supernatural act is taking place. But even the best street performers could learn a lesson from the folks in Congress who are trying to...
