| Jun 21, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, we take a closer look at foreign policy. Olivia Alperstein observes that the president seems almost over-eager to pick fights with allies and other countries, like Iran, that the U.S. has forged hard-won diplomatic agreements. But he seems to...
| Jun 14, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedDoes your community celebrate Juneteenth? Officially observed on June 19 in at least 45 states, it commemorates the final end of slavery in this country, which didn’t come until another few years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This week in OtherWords,...
| May 31, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedDonald Trump is recently returned from his first trip overseas as president. Numerous gags from the trip made headlines — some sharp elbows during a photo op, a glowing orb. But a more serious moment occurred during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where he...
| May 24, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedIt’s commencement address season, which means it’s also the season for commencement protests. From the students who booed Betsy DeVos at Bethune-Cookman University to the ones who walked out of Mike Pence’s talk at Notre Dame, many graduating young...
| May 17, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedJim Comey — there’s a name you’ve probably heard this week. The former FBI director, recently fired by Donald Trump over his probe of the evolving “Russiagate” scandal, apparently recorded a memo detailing a conversation with Trump that...
| May 10, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedDonald Trump fired FBI director Jim Comey this week — that much, of course, is headline news everywhere. One more detail, though: He reportedly did so at the urging of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Many speculate that the administration wanted to cut off...
