| Feb 13, 2019 | RoundupFebruary is Black History Month. In this too-short observance month, Tracey L. Rogers takes a much longer view of the Black legacy in this country: an understanding of freedom that’s animated social movements for centuries. To build a country that’s free...
| Feb 6, 2019 | RoundupIn last night’s State of the Union, President Trump railed at length on the “emergency” of undocumented crossings (which are at a 20-year low) into the United States. This week in OtherWords, several contributors offer up worthier problems. For one...
| Jan 30, 2019 | RoundupThis week, the Trump administration has openly fomented a coup against Venezuela’s socialist government. The right often offers Venezuela as a sort of boogeyman for what progressives would do to the United States. This week in OtherWords, I argue that we should...
| Jan 23, 2019 | RoundupAmid a government shutdown, at least one branch of government is still kicking: The Supreme Court, which recently upheld the Trump administration’s right to implement its nonsensical ban on transgender service members while legal challenges proceed against it....
| Jan 16, 2019 | RoundupThis week marks Martin Luther King, Jr’s 90th birthday. In OtherWords, Jessicah Pierre reminds us that King advocated racial equality not only in civil rights, but also in economic matters. Yet today the racial wealth divide is growing, not shrinking — and...
| Jan 9, 2019 | RoundupYesterday President Trump made his primetime case for a border wall in an Oval Office address on all major networks. It was full of falsehoods, but that was hardly a surprise. This week in OtherWords, I argue that major networks shouldn’t give one second of...
