By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Breaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud by Democrats, Republican Governor Ron “Tough Guy” DeSantis of Florida found not one, but 20 ineligible people casting ballots. Like Donald Trump and a gaggle of other GOP governors, DeSantis […]
Sen. Warnock’s Triumph Thwarts GOP Plans to gut the Social Security that 65 mn. Americans Depend on
By Nancy J. Altman | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia’s December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s re-election victory there should be good news for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security’s over 65 million beneficiaries. It’s bad news for the […]
Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex
By Lindsay Koshgarian | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Can you imagine the audacity to fail a multi-trillion dollar audit of public funds, and then ask for even more of those taxpayer dollars? Pentagon leaders just did exactly that. This month news broke that the agency once again failed to pass a basic audit showing […]
Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies
By Bella DeVaan | – ( Otherwords.org ) – After a nightmare ticket sale, monopolies made a powerful enemy. That’s good news for all of us. By Bella DeVaan | November 23, 2022 As the cost of food, travel, and gifts complicate holiday plans across the country, millions of Americans have been awakened to the […]
Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights
By Ennedith Lopez | – When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it unleashed a wave of cruel new restrictions on reproductive freedom. But shredding a half-century-old constitutional right also unleashed another wave: voters. The “red wave” Republicans expected in this year’s midterms fell far short as younger generations mobilized to protect […]
Ballot Initiatives let the People sidestep Right-Wing Politicians in this Election, So the Right wants to Abolish Them
By Sarah Anderson | – ( Otherwords.org) – This fall, in the lead-up to the midterm elections, a group of Catholic nuns, Protestant ministers, and other faith leaders caravanned around South Dakota on what they called a “Love Your Neighbor Tour.” They stopped in grocery stores, diners, senior centers, libraries, and other community gathering spots […]
More than half of all daily Papers in America are owned by just 10 Syndicates, most of which don’t care about Journalism.
By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org) – My newspaper died. Well, technically it still appears. But it has no life, no news, and barely a pulse. It’s a mere semblance of a real paper, one of the hundreds of local journalism zombies staggering along in cities and towns that had long relied on them. […]
Why Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift
By Paul Armentano | – ( Otherwords.org) – The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake. By Paul Armentano | October 10, 2022 Fulfilling a high-profile campaign pledge, President Joe Biden recently announced that his office will be issuing pardons to several […]
If Government wants to Significantly Reduce Poverty, it Can: Census Data Proves It
By Shailly Gupta Barnes | – ( Otherwords.org) – The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far we have left to […]
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