OtherWords distributes commentary and cartoons aimed at making progressive analysis more ubiquitous in the national conversation. This project sends about 1,700 newspaper editors a weekly editorial package free of charge and publication-ready. Formerly known as Minuteman Media, OtherWords became part of the Institute for Policy Studies in 2010.
Recent Work
Column
The Airline Industry's Fee-for-All
December 12, 2012 - Nearly every airline these days is addicted to fees. By Jim Hightower, published in Nation of Change and The Illinois Times
Column
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
December 12, 2012 - The health industry is about making money, not healing. By William A. Collins, published in Blue Table Talk and The Gilmer (TX) Mirror
Cartoon
Fly the Stingy Skies
December 12, 2012 - Oh, I almost forgot the rest room fee. By Khalil Bendib
Blog
This Week in OtherWords: Fiscal Swindle Special Edition
December 5, 2012 - At least $881 billion in creative revenue-raisers and spending cuts belong on the table. By Emily Schwartz Greco
Op-Ed
Mother Nature Belongs at the Bargaining Table
December 5, 2012 - Throwing the nation over the climate cliff will make our current fiscal challenges look like a minor bump in the road. By Jill Stein, published in Common Dreams and The Taunton (MA) Gazette
Op-Ed
Snake-Oil Deficit Savings
December 5, 2012 - Like things you spot in your side-view mirror, many of the budget numbers flitting around the debt talks are larger than they appear. By Ryan Alexander, published in The Albany Tribune
Emily Schwartz Greco