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
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This Week in OtherWords: May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013 - Jo Comerford and Donald Kaul weigh in on the government's reversal of sequester-driven cuts that were making air travel inconvenient. By Emily Schwartz Greco
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Tracking CEO Pay
April 24, 2013 - The most important executive compensation indicator is the gap between what CEOs and their workers are paid. By Sam Pizzigati
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This Week in OtherWords: April 24, 2013
April 24, 2013 - Jill Richardson looks at the Texas factory explosion in the context of whether we should be using so much nitrogen fertilizer in the first place. By Emily Schwartz Greco
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The Pot Prohibition Runs Its Course
April 24, 2013 - Now that most Americans support the legalization of marijuana, some Republicans back the right of states to stop banning it. By William A. Collins and Emily Schwartz Greco
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This Week in OtherWords: April 17, 2013
April 17, 2013 - Donald Kaul skewers the "progress" Congress is making on gun control. By Emily Schwartz Greco
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The Art of Inequality
April 17, 2013 - Monumental gifts to museums are coinciding with the erosion of arts programs at the nation's public schools. By Sam Pizzigati, published in The Providence Journal
Emily Schwartz Greco