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
Op-Ed
Name that Foreign Policy Legacy
November 21, 2012 - Under Obama's leadership, Washington is finally coming to terms with the world's multipolarity. By John Feffer, published in The Liberty (TX) Vindicator
Op-Ed
Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?
November 21, 2012 - Widespread efforts to suppress voting by people of color and the poor through a rash of voter ID laws make it clear that we still need the landmark 1965 legislation today. By Raul A. Reyes, published in News Taco and The (Highland, CA) Community News
Op-Ed
Don't Cut Our Kids Out of the Budget
November 21, 2012 - America's security and prosperity depend on our children's ability to drive the economy of the future. By Marian Wright Edelman, published in Nation of Change and The Manteca (CA) Bulletin
Op-Ed
The Classy Election of 2012
November 21, 2012 - Big ideas can change voting patterns. By Steve Cobble, published in Counterpunch
Column
Another Side of Inequality
November 21, 2012 - A vast gulf between the rich and the rest of us is incompatible with democracy. By Sam Pizzigati, published in Unionosity and The (Prestonsburg, KY) Floyd County Times
Column
The Real Problem with Military Spending
November 21, 2012 - The Pentagon's budget has plenty of fat, but cuts need to be targeted. By Mattea Kramer, published in The Albany Tribune
Emily Schwartz Greco