Finally, Jim Hightower looks at another nasty element of the season\u00a0\u2014 the culture war over our southern border\u00a0\u2014 and points out that much of the real action is on our much longer border up north. Is walling off the world even possible?<\/p>\n
This week I’d like to extend special thanks to my talented colleague Domenica Ghanem, our OtherWords coordinator, who covered editing duties and our newsletters while I enjoyed a spell of parental leave with my wife and new baby. We certainly haven’t heard the last from her.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Final Round, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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- Eight Ways to Strengthen Our Democracy Beyond Voting<\/a> \/ Chuck Collins
\nThe strength of our civic life depends on what we do outside elections.<\/em><\/li>\n- The Future of Civil Rights is Up To the Supreme Court<\/a> \/ Mary Frances Berry
\nA single court seat can change the landscape of our liberties \u2014 and this election could determine four.<\/em><\/li>\n- A Historic Election for Women \u2014 and Not Just Because of Hillary<\/a> \/ Jill Richardson
\nThanks to Donald Trump, many women are speaking up about things they normally keep to themselves.<\/em><\/li>\n- Walling Them Out, or Walling Us In?<\/a> \/ Jim Hightower
\nShall we wall off Canada, too?<\/em><\/li>\n- The Final Round<\/a> \/ Khalil Bendib<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- The Future of Civil Rights is Up To the Supreme Court<\/a> \/ Mary Frances Berry