| Jan 19, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyMost progressives aren’t exactly thrilled with President Barack Obama’s track record so far. Sure, he came out in favor of gay marriage, raised taxes on at least some of the richest Americans, made history by being the first non-white man to occupy the...
| Jan 18, 2013 | Economy / BusinessRepublicans seem to have something against tax increases. I get that. But it’s still not crazy to think we can win some important revenue battles during Obama 2.0. And given this country’s pressing needs – from repairing our infrastructure to rehiring...
| Jan 16, 2013 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson says that Beyoncé’s high-profile association with Pepsi makes her unfit as a role model for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign and Andrew Korfhage calls on President Obama to stop the Keystone XL pipeline....
| Jan 9, 2013 | Peace / Security|RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati explains how the recent budget deal will benefit the richest Americans, Jill Richardson calls on President Obama to take decisive action on climate change during his second term in office, and Donald Kaul follows up on his Dec....
| Jan 4, 2013 | Peace / Security|RoundupAs OtherWords readers know, Donald Kaul’s first column in five months ran on Dec. 19. It was on gun control in the wake of the Newtown shootings and he wrote it in his usual satirical style. It’s hard to pull off any kind of humor when it comes to the very...