In OtherWords: March 29, 2017

In OtherWords: March 29, 2017

| Mar 29, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week, flanked by coal miners, Donald Trump announced plans to reverse the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. Trump has blamed that signature Obama climate initiative for the loss of coal jobs, but as Jill Richardson points out this week, it...
Are You Watching Iraq? You Should Be.

Are You Watching Iraq? You Should Be.

| | Peace / SecurityIn a desolated patch of Mosul, Iraq, people are still digging through the rubble. Rescuers wear masks to cover the stench, while anxious family members grow desperate about missing loved ones. The full story of what happened in the al-Jidideh neighborhood isn’t...
A New Way to Close the Gender Pay Gap

A New Way to Close the Gender Pay Gap

| | Economy / BusinessOnce again, Equal Pay Day is approaching. Never heard of it? If you’re a working woman or someone who cares about the working women in your life, you need to study up. Equal Pay Day is the day in any given year when women working full-time, year-round catch up to...
The History of Taxes, in One Mega-Rich Family

The History of Taxes, in One Mega-Rich Family

| | Rights / DemocracyDavid Rockefeller has just passed away. You may have already heard that news. You may have not. America’s major media outlets haven’t treated Rockefeller’s death — at age 101 — as a top-of-the-news story. How things change. Once upon a time, any breaking news that...