Drew Courtney

Drew Courtney

Drew Courtney is the director of communications at People For the American Way.
This Week in OtherWords: May 15, 2013

This Week in OtherWords: May 15, 2013

This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson warns readers gearing up for their summer barbecues about the rise of superbugs. Those antibiotic-resistant bacteria are getting hard to avoid if you buy meat in American supermarkets. We also have an op-ed by Raul A. Reyes on...
The Swinging Electorate

The Swinging Electorate

It’s official: African Americans are the nation’s most important swing state. Last summer, I predicted that the African American vote would tip the scales in the 2012 election of Barack Obama. My organization, the National Urban League, foresaw a...

License to Kill

Regulations stink, right? Lots of politicians run on promises that they’ll get rid of them to make way for an economic boom. Well, have you ever considered what our world would look like without regulations? In the early 20th century, almost all paint contained...
No Junior Partner

No Junior Partner

During his recent trip to Latin America, President Barack Obama made a herculean effort to suggest that his administration is forging a new relationship with Mexico and the rest of Latin America based on a partnership of equals. “Just as Mexico is being...