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We're a few days shy of May Day -- known to the rest of the world as International Workers' Day. The U.S., however, prefers to call it the vaguely menacing "Loyalty Day" instead. In OtherWords this week, Saurav Sarkar decides it's a good time to ponder just how loyal...

This weekend, the U.S. once again struck out at Syrian regime targets over the alleged use of chemicals weapons. This week in OtherWords, I argue that when you look at the big picture, there's no remotely humanitarian justification for the strikes. Also this week,...

It's Tax Day this week. In OtherWords, Lindsay Koshgarian has some stunning facts about where your tax dollars go: the military. Or, more specifically, to private corporations that sell ludicrously expensive things to the military. If you're an average taxpayer, she...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. In OtherWords, my colleague Jessicah Pierre explains that the late civil rights leader's legacy is both broader and deeper than many of us realize. Without deep changes, King predicted,...

This week, over a million Americans marched on Washington, DC and in cities all over the country to call for solutions to gun violence. The NRA, cartoonist Khalil Bendib notes this week, is none too pleased. But while national lawmakers gridlocked over everything from...