| Jul 15, 2015 | Peace / SecurityIn becoming the first president ever to visit a prison with his trip to the medium-security El Reno Federal Correctional Institution near Oklahoma City, President Barack Obama has signaled that he’s serious about pushing prison reform before he leaves office....
| Jul 1, 2015 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul hails the eulogy President Obama gave in Charleston and Jill Richardson explains why grownups should see Pixar’s new movie. We hope you are enjoying the summer. To accommodate the July 4 holiday, OtherWords will take a short...
| | Rights / DemocracyI’ve spent my whole life in the Northeast, but I have Southern roots. My late grandfather came from a long line of sharecroppers who toiled in the fields of Decatur, Georgia for generations. Their history of hardship was common in the South. Where my grandfather grew...
| | Economy / BusinessGreece is in dire straits. As a Greek American, it hurts to watch. Without emergency loans from its European partners, Greece will default on its debts and likely be forced out of the Eurozone. That means tougher times ahead for Greece, Europe, and international...
| | Rights / DemocracyRainbows illuminated the White House, the Empire State Building, and other landmarks after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to marry from sea to shining sea. As most Americans basked in this milestone’s afterglow, conservative leaders stomped their feet,...
