{"id":350506,"date":"2025-12-19T01:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/in-otherwords-december-17-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:31:36","slug":"in-otherwords-december-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=350506","title":{"rendered":"In OtherWords: December 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This week marks 10 years since nations signed the Paris Climate Accords. The landmark global agreement called on signatories to reduce their carbon emissions \u2014 and for wealthier polluters to help poorer countries less responsible for warming to adjust and transition their own economies.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, writes Alliyah Lusuegro this week, our leaders are instead cutting renewable energy programs, doing nothing to help poorer countries, and plowing $1 trillion into the Pentagon \u2014 the most carbon-intensive institution on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-clock-is-ticking-invest-in-the-planet-not-the-pentagon\/\"><strong>Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the choice is clear<\/strong><\/a>: We can continue down a path of fossil fuels and endless wars, or we can invest in climate solutions that actually keep people safe,\u201d Alliyah argues. \u201cThe clock is ticking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it might take a while to get the U.S. government back on track. In the mean time, Brian Rodgers suggests one little lifestyle fix that could have a huge impact if more consumers get on board: sustainable toilet paper. The Trump administration may not save our forests, he says, but consumers can \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/save-our-forests-one-roll-at-a-time\/\"><strong>one roll at a time<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d Also this week, Jordan Liz explains <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/pop-stars-keep-denouncing-ice\/\"><strong>why ICE keeps picking weird internet fights with pop stars<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 and why pop stars shouldn\u2019t back down.<\/p>\n<p>This will be our last newsletter of new op-eds of 2025. If we have new content between now and our first January newsletter, we\u2019ll post it on the site \u2014 otherwise we\u2019ll try to get a best-of package in the pipeline. And look out for our annual editor survey in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays from all of us at OtherWords and IPS, and best wishes for the new year. We\u2019ll see you then.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New This Week\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-clock-is-ticking-invest-in-the-planet-not-the-pentagon\/\">The Clock Is Ticking: Invest in the Planet, Not the Pentagon<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Alliyah Lusuegro<\/strong><br \/>At the 10 year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, U.S. climate commitments are being swallowed up by military spending<a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/save-our-forests-one-roll-at-a-time\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/save-our-forests-one-roll-at-a-time\/\">Save Our Forests, One Roll at a Time<\/a> |<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Brian Rodgers<br \/><\/strong>Want an easy New Year\u2019s resolution? Replace some of your conventional toilet paper with rolls made from recycled paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/pop-stars-keep-denouncing-ice\/\">Pop Stars: Keep Denouncing ICE!<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Jordan Liz<br \/><\/strong>The Trump administration is picking fights with celebrities opposed to ICE on purpose. It\u2019s still better to speak out.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In Case You Missed It\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-public-pays-the-price-for-big-techs-data-centers\/\">The Public Pays the Price for Big Tech\u2019s Data Centers<\/a> | Michi Trota<\/strong><br \/>The relentless push for data centers is raising our power bills and polluting our communities. It doesn\u2019t have to be this way.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/how-to-have-a-plastic-free-holiday-season\/\">How To Have a Plastic-Free Holiday Season<\/a> | Sonali Kolhatkar<\/strong><br \/>Our world is awash in plastic and Americans are sick of it. Fortunately, you can have a plastic-free \u2014 or plastic-light \u2014 holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/birthright-citizenship-is-in-the-constitution-plain-as-day\/\">Birthright Citizenship Is in the Constitution Plain As Day<\/a> | Mitchell Zimmerman<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s intolerable that the Supreme Court should consider reopening an issue it took a Civil War to resolve.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/congress-cut-medicaid-it-could-devastate-rural-hospital-staffing\/\">Congress Cut Medicaid. It Could Devastate Rural Hospital Staffing.<\/a> | Michael Chameides<\/strong><br \/>Federal cuts to health care means health centers will have less funding \u2014 and less staffing \u2014 while trying to serve more uninsured patients<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/ice-prisons-are-growing-deadlier\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/ice-prisons-are-growing-deadlier\/\">ICE Prisons Are Growing Deadlier<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Farrah Hassen<br \/><\/strong>Deaths in ICE facilities have reached their highest point in decades as the agency continues to abuse detainees and resist oversight. s<\/p>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-button pf-button-content pf-alignleft\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/printfriendly-button.png?w=588&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 112px;height: 24px;\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks 10 years since nations signed the Paris Climate Accords. 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