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 Nail-Biter that Wasn't
November 7, 2012 - Voters knew just what to do. By Karen Dolan
Op-Ed
How Sandy Reveals the GDP's Twisted Logic
November 7, 2012 - Extreme weather doesn't boost the economy. By John Talberth and Daphne Wysham, published in The Huffington Post and The Muscatine (IA) Journal
Op-Ed
Hurricane Sandy's Wakeup Call
November 7, 2012 - Sandy is only the latest and most devastating incident in a pattern of extreme weather that's become impossible to ignore. By Michael Brune, published in Progressive Charlestown (RI) and The Portland Observer
Op-Ed
Social Security: It Ain't Broke
November 7, 2012 - It's a basic part of what makes America run, like our national highway system. By Elizabeth Rose, published in Common Dreams and The (Price, UT) Sun Advocate
Op-Ed
Rebuilding Resilience
November 7, 2012 - We have to stop subsidizing people to live in harm's way. By Ryan Alexander, published in The Albert Lea (MN) Tribune and Progressive Charlestown (RI)
Column
The Invisible Hand Won't Stop Inequality in Its Tracks
November 7, 2012 - We'll have more economic and climate disasters on Sandy's scale unless our political systems intervene. By Sam Pizzigati, published in The Muscatine (IA) Journal and Unionosity
Emily Schwartz Greco