| Apr 3, 2013 | Economy / Business|RoundupThis week in OtherWords, we’re running a Tax Day special edition. Sam Paltrow-Krulwich talks about the “gay tax” her family must pay until the nation fully embraces marriage equality, Scott Klinger highlights the declining share of tax revenue that...
| | Economy / BusinessToday, corporate profits are setting all-time records while middle class families continue to struggle financially. These trends are intertwined. Whether you’ve clicked to send your tax forms to the IRS along the cyber-highway or dropped your return in the...
| | Economy / BusinessAs the Supreme Court considers two cases that could lead to unprecedented rulings on the right to marriage equality, I’ve been paying close attention. For me, the national conversation about this civil right hits especially close to home because I’m the...
| | Peace / SecurityOne of the more regrettable things that Uncle Sam does with your tax dollars is sending $3.1 billion in military aid to Israel every year. He’ll be doing that until 2018 — and probably after, unless Americans decide enough is enough. When President Barack Obama...
| | Rights / DemocracyThe philosopher George Santayana wrote: “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” Which is what we’re doing. I thought I’d found an isolated instance of that phenomenon the other day when I ran across quotes on the necessity...
