{"id":297123,"date":"2017-03-01T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-march-1-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:40:05","slug":"in-otherwords-march-1-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-march-1-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"In OtherWords: March 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last night, Donald Trump gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Many pundits have praised the speech for showcasing a more “moderate” approach than we’re accustomed to from the president.<\/p>\n

But this week in OtherWords, I argue that it was anything but. Instead, the speech seemed carefully crafted to generate hostility toward immigrants and Muslims, while covering for the far-right terrorists who’ve carried out attacks in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Trump also reiterated his commitment to repealing the Affordable Care Act. In OtherWords, Olivia Alperstein shares a personal story about what she \u2014<\/span>\u00a0and the millions of other Americans with pre-existing conditions \u2014<\/span>\u00a0stand to lose if the law is revoked.<\/p>\n

Also this week, my colleague John Feffer tells the story of how his recent novel\u00a0Splinterlands\u00a0<\/em>(which is excellent, by the way) accidentally predicted the rise of Trump and politicians like him. Sam Pizzigati explains how taxpayers are subsidizing wealthy universities that serve the 1 percent. And Jim Hightower says Paul Ryan has no business lecturing anyone about morality (or Social Security).<\/p>\n

Finally, cartoonist Khalil Bendib imagines chill winds blowing across the land.<\/p>\n

\"climate-change\"<\/p>\n

Khalil Bendib\/ OtherWords.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. There Was Nothin<\/a>g Moderate About Trump\u2019s Speech<\/a> \/ Peter Certo
    \nThe president\u2019s obsession with Muslims and immigrants gives cover to a simmering white nationalist movement at home.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. It\u2019s Only My Health<\/a> \/ Olivia Alperstein
    \nI’m one of the millions who could lose access to health care if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. My Novel (Accidentally) Predicted Trump<\/a> \/ John Feffer
    \nBy the time my dystopian future novel went to print, much of that future had become the present.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. The Best Education Our Money Can Buy<\/a> \/ Sam Pizzigati
    \nTaxpayers are subsidizing the private universities that service America\u2019s rich.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Nobody Needs a Lecture on Morality from Paul Ryan<\/a> \/ Jim Hightower
    \nThe Republican House speaker is out to steal away Americans’ hard-earned retirement benefits.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. A Climate of Fear<\/a> \/ Khalil Bendib<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    This piece was reprinted from Other Words<\/a> by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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