In OtherWords: February 22, 2017

In OtherWords: February 22, 2017

In the last week, critics of the Trump administration’s appointees finally got a few scalps. First there was Michael Flynn, the national security adviser who was caught lying about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. OtherWords cartoonist Khalil...
In OtherWords: February 15, 2017

In OtherWords: February 15, 2017

As Donald Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban” languishes in the courts, we’re continuing our coverage of its impacts. This week, Jody Mashek shares what’s she learned about the human costs of the order through her work with refugee families in...
In OtherWords: February 8, 2017

In OtherWords: February 8, 2017

We’ve got a good one for you this week. For starters, my colleague Domenica Ghanem offers a lovely personal story about growing up Muslim in a small, mostly Catholic town in New Jersey (which had an actual Red, White, and Blueberry festival every year). But...
In OtherWords: February 2, 2017

In OtherWords: February 2, 2017

The executive orders keep coming, hirings and firings are shuffling up the professional civil service, and Trump’s various appointments are barreling toward Washington. If it seems like a lot, Jill Richardson argues this week, maybe that’s the point....
In OtherWords: January 25, 2017

In OtherWords: January 25, 2017

This side of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the headlines are coming quickly. We’ve seen cabinet nominee hearings, a flurry of controversial executive orders, and a record-setting Women’s March on Washington and beyond. There’s also...