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
Blog
The Secessionist Tempest in Texas
December 4, 2012 - There's a secession drive in a mess of red states that started right here. By Jim Hightower
Blog
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Donald Kaul's Departure, Part IV
November 29, 2012 - Yet more of the columnist's devoted readers urge him to write again when his health improves. By Emily Schwartz Greco
Blog
This Week in OtherWords: November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012 - Scott Klinger points out that the CEOs promoting Social Security cuts have vast pensions. By Emily Schwartz Greco
Op-Ed
A Pension Deficit Disorder
November 28, 2012 - Beware of wealthy CEOs who are lecturing the rest of us about tightening our belts. By Scott Klinger, published in Blue Table Talk and The Albany Tribune and The Baltimore Sun
Op-Ed
The New Normal for African-American Voter Turnout
November 28, 2012 - As election law changes threatened access to the ballot box this year, African-American turnout operations strengthened. By Leslie Watson Malachi, published in FlaglerLive and Black Politics on the Web
Op-Ed
Washington and Colorado Voters Opt for a Smarter Drug Policy
November 28, 2012 - Treating drug use as a criminal act rather than a health problem has harmed our society. By Austin Robles, published in Progressive Charlestown (RI)
Emily Schwartz Greco