| Oct 2, 2025 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Suzanna Gordon and Steve Early talk to rural veterans about what privatizing the VA would mean for their health care access. And Sonali Kolhatkar raises the alarm about the public health impacts of RFK Jr.’s antivax movement. Also this...
| Sep 24, 2025 | RoundupShould you be worried about AI? If you live in the Texas Panhandle like Kendra Kay, then yes, probably! This week in OtherWords, Kay describes a planned, nuclear-powered AI data center near her home in Amarillo, Texas. Both nuclear power and AI data centers use...
| Sep 10, 2025 | RoundupWorking Americans have been complaining about stubbornly high costs of living for years. For a while, a strong labor market eased some of that distress. But as the job market shows signs of faltering, that insecurity is rising to the surface — and could be...
| Sep 3, 2025 | RoundupFor some time, a massive buildout of AI infrastructure has papered over signs of faltering in the rest of the economy. AI data centers are spreading like wildfire, designed to power a range of “free” AI tools. But as Dan Howells and Todd Larsen argue this...
| Aug 27, 2025 | RoundupLast week, my colleague Hanna Homestead laid out the stunningly high cost of Donald Trump’s occupation of DC. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to skewed spending priorities. This week in OtherWords, Sonali Kolhatkar notes that both...
| Aug 21, 2025 | RoundupIt’s that time of year again: new CEO pay figures! This week in OtherWords, my colleague Sarah Anderson shares her annual roundup of the worst offenders when it comes to stiffing the workers who make companies valuable. “The gap between CEO compensation...
