| Oct 23, 2019 | RoundupThe NBA is still reeling over a single tweet one of its managers sent supporting the protests in Hong Kong. This week in OtherWords, Brian Wakamo says the episode is only one of many in which major franchises have sought to censor themselves to protect their access to...
| Oct 16, 2019 | RoundupWhen Democratic hopefuls debated last night in Ohio, moderators failed to ask a single question about climate change. This week in OtherWords, Charlie Simmons poses a question that would have been great to ask: What are we going to do about tax incentives that reward...
| Oct 9, 2019 | RoundupThis week, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether existing civil rights laws protect transgender Americans from discrimination. Theo Wuest explains the stakes for trans Americans just trying to hold down a job and a place to live. Meanwhile, in the wake...
| Oct 2, 2019 | RoundupAs new revelations of potential abuse come forward in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Jill Richardson wonders: Why does Trump keep doing this stuff? Possibly, she worries, because it often works.wall Meanwhile, we look at some longer-term threats to...
| Sep 25, 2019 | RoundupDemocrats are finally initiating a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. This week in OtherWords, I try to parse why the Ukraine scandal tipped the scales where other scandals didn’t. Meanwhile, as Democrats debate single-payer health care and the...
| Sep 18, 2019 | RoundupIn Peru, Indiana, workers are staging a last-ditch effort to prevent their employer — Schneider Electric — from closing their profitable plant, shipping their jobs away, and abandoning the community. This week in OtherWords, plant worker Tracey Aikman says this...
