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The Plight of Mosab Abu Toha
Mosab Abu Toha, is a Palestinian poet, short story author, and essayist from Gaza who was recently detained by Israeli security, separated from his family, and had all his identification []
Bucky Badger in Trade Dispute
What could an economics professor from the University of Houston and the mascot of the UW-Madison sports teams have in common? Well, not a whole lot, except for the use []
Center for Black Excellence and Culture
Annik Dupaty, visual arts programming director for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture, joins the 8 OClock Buzz to talk about their upcoming 2023 Black Art Expo, but also []
Pentagon Fails Its Sixth Audit — Where’s the Money?
For the sixth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed to account for almost half of the over $800 billion allotted to the Defense Department. In fact, it took []
El-Tayyab: No Military Solution for Israel-Hamas Conflict
With a temporary cease-fire delicately in place in Gaza, Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at Friends Committee on National Legislation, says its more important than ever
Nunn: Reform the Insurrection Act to Prevent Abuse
Joseph Nunn, Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks about his recent article Trump Wants to Use the Military Against His Domestic Enemies. Congress Must Act. with concerns about []
Art Lit Lab Features Works by Taj Mutumbi and Elizabeth Sheeler
WORT 89.9FM Madison Art Lit Lab Features Works By Taj Mutumbi And Eliizabeth Sheeler Bridge Work is a collaborative showcase of midwestern artists, uniting the strengths of art organizations []
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Seeks Youth Cartoonists and Columnists...
WORT 89.9FM Madison Wisconsin Newspaper Association Seeks Youth Cartoonists And Colunmnists Political cartooning and editorial opinion columns have been some of the most visible and hallowed forms o
Underfunded Conservation Programs Fall Short
WORT 89.9FM Madison Underfunded Conservation Programs Fall Short The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that agriculture contributes nearly 11% of the United States total greenhouse gas emiss
Working Conditions Protested at Maximus Federal Medicare Call Center
Front-line worker at Maximus, a Federal Medicare Call Center contractor, Christina Jimenez says that the staff at the Hattiesburg Mississippi location are not as happy as their website, full of []