{"id":7048775,"date":"2026-08-27T04:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/in-otherwords-august-26-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T04:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:02:44","slug":"in-otherwords-august-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7048775","title":{"rendered":"In OtherWords: August 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>This week in OtherWords, <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/is-it-socialism-or-just-common-sense\/\"><strong>Chuck Collins sizes up the frantic warnings about &#8220;socialism&#8221; or &#8220;communism&#8221; coming from some pundits and politicians<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s perfectly true, Chuck writes, that a new wave of self-described democratic socialists are running in states across the country &#8212; and some are even winning. But while critics usher in a new Red Scare, Chuck argues that voters are looking past these labels and trying to find solutions to their real-life problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Across the planet there are countless flavors of capitalism and socialism, unique mashups of free markets and government policies,&#8221; he points out. &#8220;Communist&#8221; China is minting billionaires almost daily while &#8220;socialist&#8221; countries in Northern Europe boast healthy market economies and high rates of entrepreneurship alongside their generous welfare states. &#8220;If Fox News existed in the 1950s, they would\u2019ve labeled Republican President Dwight Eisenhower a socialist for taxing the wealthy and making broad public investments,&#8221; Chuck quips.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you call it, what we&#8217;ve got in the United States isn&#8217;t working for countless Americans, who see the fabled &#8220;American Dream&#8221; slipping away and want to find a way to reclaim it. So &#8220;when someone brandishes the word \u201csocialism&#8217; like it\u2019s a stink bomb,&#8221; Chuck urges, &#8220;take a courageous look at the actual ideas \u2014 higher taxes on the rich? Medicare for All? A raise for working people? \u2014 being proposed. There might be more common sense than you thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, as kids head back to school, Kennith RaShaun Woods II <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/kids-need-accountability-and-support-not-handcuffs\/\"><strong>encourages more school districts to adopt restorative justice approaches<\/strong><\/a> as an alternative to harsh policing in their classrooms. Sofia Leyba warns us against <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/were-getting-dangerously-used-to-ice-abuse\/\"><strong>getting too used to ICE&#8217;s abuses<\/strong><\/a>. And Jim Hightower <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-moral-poverty-of-the-rich-and-powerful\/\"><strong>says poverty is sin of systems, not individuals<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New This Week&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/is-it-socialism-or-just-common-sense\/\">Is It Socialism Or Just Common Sense?<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Chuck Collins<br \/>\n<\/strong>Inequality has destroyed the American Dream. It\u2019s no wonder many Americans want something different.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/kids-need-accountability-and-support-not-handcuffs\/\">Kids Need Accountability and Support, Not Handcuffs<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Kennith RaShaun Woods II<br \/>\n<\/strong>As students head back to school, more districts should consider disciplinary policies built around restorative justice, not retribution.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/were-getting-dangerously-used-to-ice-abuse\/\">We\u2019re Getting Dangerously Used to ICE Abuse<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Sofia Leyba<br \/>\n<\/strong>No matter where you were born or how you feel about immigration, no government should have the power to kill or jail people with so little accountability.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-moral-poverty-of-the-rich-and-powerful\/\">The Moral Poverty of the Rich and Powerful<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Jim Hightower<br \/>\n<\/strong>Poverty in the United States isn\u2019t a sin of the individual. It\u2019s the sin of a system.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In Case You Missed It&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/ais-natural-gas-addiction-could-be-deadly-for-communities\/\">AI\u2019s Natural Gas Addiction Could Be Deadly for Communities<\/a> | Todd Larsen<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tech companies should be bringing their own renewable energy to power data centers, not burning fossil fuels or driving up costs for consumers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/stop-letting-credit-card-companies-squeeze-small-businesses\/\">Stop Letting Credit Card Companies Squeeze Small Businesses<\/a> |<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Carter Dougherty<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lobby groups are spending big to stop bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering the exorbitant \u201cswipe fees\u201d charged by the credit card industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/the-fight-against-flock-cameras-is-just-the-beginning\/\">The Fight Against Flock Cameras Is Just the Beginning<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Farrah Hassen<br \/>\n<\/strong>As more communities wake up to the danger of mass surveillance, the solution isn\u2019t trading one brand of camera for another. It\u2019s regulating the whole industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/when-disabled-people-are-priced-out-we-lose-more-than-a-home\/\">When Disabled People Are Priced Out, We Lose More Than a Home<\/a> | <\/strong><strong>Janiah Miller<br \/>\n<\/strong>Disabled people like me rely on our neighbors to make day-to-day life possible. The high cost of housing threatens these relationships<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/workers-rights-are-plummeting-under-trump-and-the-world-is-taking-notice\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\/in-otherwords-august-26-2026\/\">In OtherWords: August 26, 2026<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/otherwords.org\">OtherWords<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week in OtherWords, Chuck Collins sizes up the frantic warnings about &#8220;socialism&#8221; or &#8220;communism&#8221; coming from some pundits and politicians. 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