In OtherWords: July 20, 2022

In OtherWords: July 20, 2022

This week, Sonali Kolhatkar examines the seemingly unusual incidence of women who oppose abortion rights seeking abortions for themselves. It’s more common than you’d expect, Sonali argues — and actually key to understanding a range of common...
In OtherWords: July 13, 2022

In OtherWords: July 13, 2022

This week in OtherWords, veteran attorney Mitchell Zimmerman makes the case for expanding the Supreme Court. If we don’t, he argues, our system risks ending up like Iran’s — where elections happen but take a back seat to the rulings of fundamentalist...
In OtherWords: June 29, 2022

In OtherWords: June 29, 2022

This week, our authors look at the stark new realities of post-Roe America and what comes next. I’d encourage you to read all of their thoughtful responses. Legal scholar Farrah Hassen reviews the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling and finds it constitutionally...
In OtherWords: June 22, 2022

In OtherWords: June 22, 2022

This week, more evidence has poured in as Congress investigates the January 6, 2021 coup attempt. We’ve heard from Trump appointees and election officials who told the president directly that the 2020 results were valid even as he publicly said otherwise....
In OtherWords: June 15, 2022

In OtherWords: June 15, 2022

This week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati shares some astounding new IPS research on the growth of CEO pay at America’s lowest wage employers. On average, CEOs at these companies now take home more in one year than their average employees would be able to earn in...
In OtherWords: June 8, 2022

In OtherWords: June 8, 2022

This week, Sonali Kolhatkar looks at the deep cultural, political, and financial roots of the gun lobby’s hold on American politics. With gun violence now the leading cause of death for kids in this country, Sonali wonders how long America’s pro-gun...