| Jul 28, 2021 | RoundupThis week, Capitol Hill police officers are testifying about their experiences during the violent January 6 coup attempt. In OtherWords, Jill Richardson draws a historical parallel to the 1973 coup in Chile and offers a sociological toolkit for understanding —...
| Jul 21, 2021 | RoundupThis week, while Amazon workers went without bathroom breaks, Jeff Bezos went to space — briefly. Fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Richard Branson have also set their sights on the stars. In OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati reflects on what the “billionaire...
| Jul 14, 2021 | RoundupThis week, with at least two infrastructure proposals are floating around Capitol Hill, Shailly Gupta Barnes offers policy makers a message from the Poor People’s Campaign: Don’t go small. Not only can we afford to make sure everyone in this country enjoys...
| Jul 2, 2021 | RoundupWe’re taking off this week for a much-needed recharge, but please enjoy this batch of pieces that are worth another look. With the Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding some draconian new voter suppression laws, the voting rights pieces are as timely as...
| Jun 30, 2021 | RoundupSoon, tens of millions of American families will get an unusually direct federal benefit: cash deposited directly into their bank accounts. As part of the American Rescue Plan passed by Democrats last March, the vast majority of Americans with kids with get an...
| Jun 23, 2021 | RoundupA vote to advance the For the People Act in the Senate just failed to clear an all-Republican filibuster, even as the bill got the 50 votes it should have needed to pass. This week in OtherWords, I explain how the arcane filibuster is endangering our democracy. Also...
