In OtherWords: October 28, 2026

In OtherWords: October 28, 2026

This will be our last package before this year’s midterm elections. We’ve been keeping it light lately to limit overloading folks, but this week we’ve got two more new ones well worth reading. In the first, Daniel McVey shares how his experience...
In OtherWords: October 21, 2026

In OtherWords: October 21, 2026

Americans have gotten used to federal gridlock when it comes to some of the most pressing issues in their lives. But when it comes to data centers, local communities aren’t waiting. This week in OtherWords, small town Colorado mayor Jamie Jeffrey shares how her...
In OtherWords: October 14, 2026

In OtherWords: October 14, 2026

More and more Americans get their news exclusively from social media. But as Sonali Kolhatkar notes this week, social media is increasingly a pay-to-play business. “It’s hard to tell if your favorite social media source is a citizen journalist or a paid...
In OtherWords: October 7, 2026

In OtherWords: October 7, 2026

As the midterm elections draw near, democracy scholars and elections officials continue to worry about the possibility of federal interference in a free and fair vote. This week in OtherWords, Nicholas Martinez — himself a former local elections official — says...
In OtherWords: September 30, 2026

In OtherWords: September 30, 2026

This week in OtherWords, we’ve got three excellent new pieces on the affordability crisis facing Americans. First, Lindsay Owens — author of the new book Gouged — shares about the new technologies corporations use to drive up prices on unsuspecting...
In OtherWords: September 24, 2026

In OtherWords: September 24, 2026

$7 diesel? $9 lattes? It’s expensive out there! And there are many causes, including wars, tariffs, corporate monopolies, deregulation, and so on. This week in OtherWords, Paul Gordon shines a light on a less commonly reported but no less important contributor:...