| Jan 22, 2025 | RoundupIn his last address as president, Joe Biden warned Americans of a looming “oligarchy” — that is, rule by and for a powerful few — that was fomenting “distrust and division.” Trump’s inauguration, which featured a host of tech...
| Jan 15, 2025 | RoundupPresident-elect Trump takes office again in just a few days. In our first package of 2025, we offer a few perspectives on his top priorities: An ugly immigration crackdown coupled with enormous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. “Trump campaigned on a...
| Dec 18, 2024 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Sonali Kohatkar highlights a major threat to America’s nonprofit organizations from the next administration, while Jim Hightower scoffs at the billionaires Trump is tapping for regulatory roles. Also this week, Farrah Hassen highlights...
| Dec 11, 2024 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati explains the anger behind the public’s apparently jubilant response to the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. “All private insurers profit by denying help to sick people who need it,” he writes,...
| Dec 5, 2024 | RoundupFor most of us, this is the season of giving. But if you’re in a certain, extraordinarily slim segment of the wealthiest Americans, it’s also the season of taking — taking tax deductions. As Chuck Collins and Bella DeVaan share this week, America’s...
| Nov 27, 2024 | RoundupBy now, you’ve probably read your fair share of election analyses. What happened and why? Maybe it was the economy. Maybe Joe Biden shouldn’t have run for reelection in the first place. Maybe the Democrats should have had a primary. Or run left. Or right....
