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Renters Are Facing More Predatory Junk Fees
Around the country, landlords are gouging renters by tacking on unnecessary fees with little fear of repercussion. Read more
Mar 3, 2023
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Want to Fix the Teacher Shortage? Just Pay Them More, Already
Bernie Sanders’s ‘Pay Teachers Act’ would increase teacher base pay to $60,000 a year, a much-needed boost to strengthen the profession. Read more
Feb 27, 2023
The Latest
White Guy Grievance
From Dilbert’s Scott Adams to Tucker Carlson and the Fox News crew, it seems that complaining about the woes of being a white guy is all the rage these days. Read more
Mar 3, 2023
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The Other Americans: The Real Reasons the United States Sees Chinese ‘Tentacles’ in Latin America
The region’s relationship with China—and in some cases Taiwan—is more pragmatic than ideological. Read more
Mar 2, 2023
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Film Review: ‘Ithaka’ Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange
Produced by the WikiLeaks founder’s half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world’s most famous political prisoners. Read more
Mar 1, 2023
Wisconsin Examiner
Enslaved Workers are Making Your Breakfast
As coverage of child labor in the United States enrages the public, Wisconsin confronts its own labor trafficking crises. Read more
Feb 28, 2023
Remembering Dave Wagner
Dave Wagner, a leader of the 1977 Madison, Wisconsin, newspaper strike and a leader in the cooperatively-produced daily progressive newspaper Madison Press Connection, died on February 21 at the age of seventy-eight. Read more
Feb 24, 2023
