| Nov 14, 2012 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week, OtherWords features an op-ed by Sarah Anderson and a cartoon by Khalil Bendib that highlight the dangers of the “Fix the Debt” campaign. Spearheaded by big corporations and their CEOs, this slick and well-financed initiative could only make our...
| Nov 8, 2012 | Environment / HealthLike most U.S. climate activists, I breathed a sigh of relief as the election returns rolled in. You didn’t have to be paranoid to fear that Mitt Romney just wasn’t taking seriously the potential devastation in store for us if we don’t change course....
| Nov 7, 2012 | Environment / Health|RoundupAs authorities in the Northeast order new evacuations and the airlines cancel hundreds of flights in anticipation of another fierce storm, OtherWords is taking stock of the many ways in which Sandy may prove a teachable moment. Daphne Wysham and John Talberth show how...
| | Economy / BusinessMembers of Congress who earned good marks in an Institute for Policy Studies “report card” on inequality fared well on Election Day. We awarded “A+” grades to the 12 House members who did the most to narrow America’s economic divide over...
| | Rights / DemocracyIt was the nail-biter that wasn’t…not even close.By just after 11,the GOP gave up the ghost. Turns out voters are smart —they knew just what to do.They knew who was for manyand who was for few. The tea party is over,the real work is at hand.And we...
