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“Their Priority is Not Our Well Being”: Grad Students on t...
All this week, students have been camped out on Library Mall to protest Israel’s war on Palestine. They join students nation-wide who are putting pressure theirs colleges and the US […]
A Modern Nuclear Threat with W.J. Hennigan
“We got out of the business of building new nuclear weapons and we haven’t done that in a generation, but all of that is coming back. This work is already […]
May Day: The FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced a ban to noncompete agreements. Under the rule, most existing noncompetes would not be enforceable. The ban was almost immediately challenged by U.S.
Most of us Can’t Afford a $500 Emergency: Do Guaranteed Income P...
Today we spend the hour talking about wealth and income disparities with folks who are working on a solution. That solution? Putting cash in the hands of people who need []
Top Chef in Madison: “We Look Really Beautiful”
Cap Times food editor and arts reporter Lindsay Christians, was on set as a diner and a dishwasher during the filming of season 21 of Top Chef . Now that []
Jacob Kushner on Germany’s National Socialist Underground
Today, journalist Jacob Kushner joins host Esty Dinur to talk about his forth coming book, Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany []
Bob La Follette’s 1924 Bid for President with Historian Richard ...
A hundred years ago, Wisconsins U.S. Senator, Robert M. La Follette made his mark on national politics by running as an independent third party candidate for the White House. He []
What Philip Berrigan Taught Us About Peace and Nonviolence
Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Catholic priest, is remembered as courageous example of nonviolent resistance. Beginning in 1968, Berrigan organized against war, systemic racism, material
Amplifying Black Voices in Madison: Individual Classroom Experiences
A 2019 study found that Wisconsin is has one of the worst racial disparities for Black children in the US. How does that pan out for students living in Madison? []
For the Love of Poetry
April is National Poetry Month and as we approach the end of the month, we turn to the poets in our community. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by former Wisconsin []