In OtherWords: December 21, 2016

In OtherWords: December 21, 2016

It’s giving season, which means we’re probably going to see some headlines soon about major year-end gifts from prominent billionaires and millionaires. Those gifts often make for heartwarming stories, my colleague Chuck Collins writes this week in...
In OtherWords: December 14, 2016

In OtherWords: December 14, 2016

America’s post-election hangover took a major turn for the dramatic this past week, when sources told the Washington Post that the CIA believes Russia intervened in the vote to help Donald Trump. The jury’s still out on the truth of the matter, but this...
In OtherWords: December 7, 2016

In OtherWords: December 7, 2016

Dear _____, Another week, another round of headlines from Trump’s transition picks. This week in OtherWords, my colleague Josh Hoxie examines some of the next administration’s key economic advisers and finds something startling: They’re exactly the...
In OtherWords: November 23, 2016

In OtherWords: November 23, 2016

It’s been a tumultuous week of news, as details of Donald Trump’s transition team and agenda trickle out. A key item on the chopping block is the Affordable Care Act. Among many other things, its repeal could leave millions of women without access to...
In OtherWords: November 16, 2016

In OtherWords: November 16, 2016

This week in OtherWords, we’re still processing the election results and what they mean for the years to come. A few of our writers even managed to find some silver linings. Jim Hightower, for example, notes that many progressive candidates and issues — like...