| May 5, 2021 | RoundupLast week, we marked 100 days of the new Biden administration. This week in OtherWords, Karen Dolan overviews Biden’s surprisingly popular — and progressive — approach to big issues like the economy and the pandemic, with special attention to his big...
| Apr 28, 2021 | RoundupTonight, President Biden will unveil a major family and infrastructure package funded by tax hikes on corporations and the very wealthy. We’ll have much more to say in the coming weeks as we unpack the details. This week, we continue our coverage of how...
| Apr 21, 2021 | RoundupThis week, a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all charges related to the murder of George Floyd. This week in OtherWords, we offer a variety of perspectives on rebuilding racial justice and equity. Imani Countess begins with a global...
| Apr 9, 2021 | RoundupWe’re taking a few days off this week. We’ll have more new pieces to share next week, but for now I hope I can entice you to take an extra look at some of these excellent offerings from recent weeks. Thanks as always for reading and re-publishing....
| Apr 7, 2021 | RoundupOver the past week, Republicans have complained bitterly about corporations who’ve made statements about protecting the right to vote — telling them to “stay out of politics,” even after accepting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of...
| Mar 31, 2021 | RoundupThis week, President Biden introduced a $2 trillion jobs bill and infrastructure package. The package is expected to take months to come together in Congress, but advocates are already pushing hard around one area in particular: care work. Care workers have been more...