| Dec 16, 2020 | RoundupThe Electoral College has certified Joe Biden’s presidential victory. As this polarizing administration comes to a close, it’s worth pointing out a few fitting bookends. Trump, Jill Richardson recalls this week, launched his bid for president in 2015 with...
| Dec 9, 2020 | RoundupThis week, the House passed the MORE Act — a historic vote to remove cannabis from the list of federally criminalized substances and let states make their own rules about the plant. In OtherWords, Paul Armentano calls this a welcome and long overdue step toward...
| Dec 2, 2020 | RoundupJoe Biden has begun announcing Cabinet picks for the next administration. One department that should get closer consideration: agriculture. This week in OtherWords, former Texas agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower, Nebraska Democratic Party chair Jane Kleeb, and...
| Nov 20, 2020 | RoundupWe’re off for Thanksgiving this week, but I wanted to share some recent favorites that might deserve another look. We’ve got several good pieces debriefing the election results — on the critical roles played by Black and low-income voters, on the...
| Nov 18, 2020 | RoundupThis week, in our continued coverage of the 2020 election, Tracey L. Rogers looks at the critical role Black voters and other voters of color played, often against considerable odds, in tipping the election to Joe Biden. Will Biden return the favor? Although Trump has...
| Nov 12, 2020 | RoundupWe’re back after our election-week hiatus. Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, but what kind of country he’ll inherit remains a subject of fierce debate. This week in OtherWords, Sarah Anderson and Margot Rathke report on the stunning efforts...
