In OtherWords: May 3, 2017

In OtherWords: May 3, 2017

This week in OtherWords, Josh Hoxie looks beyond the headlines at the myths behind inequality in our country. Is it because some people just don’t work as hard? Or is it because we’re all starting at different places? It’s the latter, he says. Which...
In OtherWords: April 26, 2017

In OtherWords: April 26, 2017

This week’s OtherWords package falls between two huge marches on Washington, along with hundreds of other communities. Last Saturday, Earth Day, the Science March brought hundreds of thousands of scientists and their supporters into the streets in perhaps the...
In OtherWords: April 19, 2017

In OtherWords: April 19, 2017

Are you excited for graduation season? If you’re one of the 7 in 10 grads who’s starting adult life with an average of $37,000 in student debt, this exciting time can be more nerve-wracking than anything. Over 44 million Americans owe student debt, Chuck...
In OtherWords: April 12, 2017

In OtherWords: April 12, 2017

It’s almost Tax Day — have you paid your fair share? If you’re a Wall Street bank, probably not. This week in OtherWords, my colleague Sarah Anderson reveals how big banks use legal loopholes to get around paying their full tax bill. And she proposes a...
In OtherWords: April 5, 2017

In OtherWords: April 5, 2017

This week, the Senate votes on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Several weeks back, we ran a piece by People for the American Way’s Michael Keegan (read it here, if you missed it then) on the corporate-friendly line he expected Gorsuch to take on the bench....