In OtherWords: June 10, 2026

In OtherWords: June 10, 2026

It’s a hard time to be a young person in this country. But while awareness has slowly been growing around a mental health crisis among young people — often focused on social media, COVID lockdown hangovers, and financial pressures — one group is...
In OtherWords: June 3, 2026

In OtherWords: June 3, 2026

There’s more money in politics than ever — and a larger percentage of it each year comes from billionaires and corporations. That’s a direct result of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates to corporate money in...
In OtherWords: May 27, 2026

In OtherWords: May 27, 2026

Remember “Drain the Swamp”? That slogan was everywhere during President Trump’s first term, reflecting the new leader’s vow to kick special interests out of Washington. It was a fantasy even then, but now even the slogan is gone — in favor of...
In OtherWords: May 20, 2026

In OtherWords: May 20, 2026

President Trump opened his second term last year with a dramatic announcement of sweeping tariffs on all sorts of goods — including many not made in the United States. As importers passed those costs on to consumers, families ended up paying thousands of extra...
In OtherWords: May 14, 2026

In OtherWords: May 14, 2026

State lawmakers’ rush to gerrymander congressional districts has exploded since the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling gutted what remains of the Voting Rights Act, allowing Southern states to eliminate majority-Black districts under the pretext of partisan...
In OtherWords: May 7, 2026

In OtherWords: May 7, 2026

Voting opens for the 2026 midterms in just a few months. But in the wake of a new Supreme Court ruling, some GOP-controlled states are rushing to redraw their districts to maximize their partisan advantage ahead of the vote. In some cases, they’re even canceling...