Alyssa Oursler

Jan 13, 2025 | rsn.org | Alyssa Oursler |Jack McGrath

Four years ago today, Donald Trump baselessly put Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. As president, Joe Biden went along with the lie. On this day four years ago, a week after the MAGA brigades stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump’s outgoing administration put Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list. The move irked former and current US officials — there is a broad consensus in the intelligence community that Cuba does not sponsor terrorism.

Jan 12, 2025 | jacobin.com | Alyssa Oursler

On this day four years ago, a week after the MAGA brigades stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump’s outgoing administration put Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list. The move irked former and current US officials — there is a broad consensus in the intelligence community that Cuba does not sponsor terrorism. But Joe Biden, who was part of the Obama administration’s legacy-making rapprochement with the island, was expected to promptly reverse it.

Sep 3, 2024 | contingencies.org | Alyssa Oursler

By Alyssa OurslerIn the 1950s, Equitable Life—the oldest mutual company inthe world and the first to label an employee an actuary—planted seeds that,decades later, sowed its collapse: the introduction of Guaranteed Annuity Rate(GAR) policies. Despite the guarantee promised by the policy’s name and nature,Equitable found itself unable to pay its GAR policies by the mid-90s.

Aug 21, 2024 | thenation.com | Win Big |Joan Walsh |Alyssa Oursler |Robert Borosage

Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives.

Aug 7, 2024 | thenation.com | D.D. Guttenplan |Chris Lehmann |Alyssa Oursler |John Nichols

Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives.