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Uncle Sam Needs a Better Handle on Your Money
A decade ago, thousands of California National Guard troops reenlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. For valiantly responding to a shortage of troops, they were promised a signing bonus. This October, the Pentagon ordered these thousands of veterans to pay back...
This Deal Could Save the World
While the U.S. was distracted by an election that felt like it would never end, the world did something wonderful. It sounds boring and requires a mini chemistry lesson, but it's huge. In October, nearly 200 nations signed a deal to phase out the potent greenhouse...
Who Won in 2016? Big Money.
In one of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries, the key clue that solved the whodunit wasn’t something that happened, but something that didn't — specifically, a dog that didn’t bark. That plot fits one of the great mysteries of this year's Trump-Clinton race for...
Statue of Trumperty
This cartoon originally appeared on January 13, 2016. We republished it on Nov. 9.
In OtherWords: November 2, 2016
This week in OtherWords, in our last package before Election Day, our writers take a hard look at the shape of our democracy. Amid the bruising last days, marked by yet new hysteria over Hillary Clinton's emails and yet more negative headlines for Donald Trump, our...
Eight Ways to Strengthen Our Democracy Beyond Voting
Throughout this trying election season, we’ve been told how much is at stake with our vote. But the success of any democracy depends on continuing to pay attention long after we cast our ballots. So let’s pledge to strengthen our democracy with a few resolutions to...
The Future of Civil Rights is Up To the Supreme Court
When 95-year-old Rosanell Eaton first registered to vote in the Jim Crow South, she was forced to pass a written literacy test and recite the preamble of the Constitution from memory. Seven decades after becoming one of the first African American voters in her county,...
A Historic Election for Women — and Not Just Because of Hillary
This election may be revolutionary for women for an unexpected reason. First woman president? OK, there’s that. But I don’t think there’s anyone left who doubts that a capable woman has the same ability as a capable man to be president. You might not like a specific...
Walling Them Out, or Walling Us In?
Evading security cameras in the remote expanse along the U.S. border, three Guatemalans waited till dusk to slip illicitly into our country. This is the stuff of Donald Trump nightmares — and if he were to witness such a scene, we can only imagine the furious rants...
The Final Round
