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...
In OtherWords: November 9, 2016

In OtherWords: November 9, 2016

Donald Trump shocked the world this week with his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton. While Trump’s polling was competitive with the former secretary of state’s from the beginning, few imagined that his coalition was broad enough to triumph on Election...
In OtherWords: November 2, 2016

In OtherWords: November 2, 2016

This week in OtherWords, in our last package before Election Day, our writers take a hard look at the shape of our democracy. Amid the bruising last days, marked by yet new hysteria over Hillary Clinton’s emails and yet more negative headlines for Donald Trump,...