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Here are two interesting numbers: The Senate health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, would throw 22 million more Americans off their insurance over the next decade alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. And, perhaps...

This 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...

Donald 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 lectured his...

It'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 people are making...

Jim 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 troubled him. The president,...

Donald 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 Comey's...

This week in OtherWords, Josh Hoxie looks beyond the headlines at the myths behind inequality in our country. Is it because some people just don't work as hard? Or is it because we're all starting at different places? It's the latter, he says. Which means telling...

This week's OtherWords package falls between two huge marches on Washington, along with hundreds of other communities. Last Saturday, Earth Day, the Science March brought hundreds of thousands of scientists and their supporters into the streets in perhaps the first...

Are you excited for graduation season? If you're one of the 7 in 10 grads who's starting adult life with an average of $37,000 in student debt, this exciting time can be more nerve-wracking than anything. Over 44 million Americans owe student debt, Chuck Collins...