Jul 21, 2010

By Jessica Newman

Earlier this month, the Washington Post produced a “groundbreaking,” “exclusive” series called Top Secret America, exposing the U.S.’s outsourcing of national security and sensitive intelligence operations. Soon after, the major networks picked up the news and praised the Post and its two-year investigation for bringing such harrowing information to light.
An example of good journalism? Maybe, [...]

Jul 14, 2010

By Kelley Coggins Anton

Hey all. We’re pretty excited.
The Fine Print is hosting A Night of Sensuous Sounds, A Benefit Show on Friday, July 23 at 9pm.
Spend a night with us under the summer stars to the seductive sounds of wonderfully talented and generous local musical talents: rapper 2 Piece, Kiiks (http://www.myspace.com/kiiksmusic), James Austin of Eight Ghosts and [...]

May 21, 2010

By Jessica Newman

Summer is here, and the heat is moving in. For many, this means a time to shed the winter coat and start fresh with a new, shorter, less hairy look. But before you head down to your usual barber, stop and think about what your hair could be doing down in the Gulf to help [...]

May 20, 2010

By Jessica Newman

By now we all probably know the benefits of eating local, and if we can, organic. And ideally we’d all be growing our own food in the safest, most credible way. But that’s just not the reality of it. And what are we supposed to do when we’re craving a nice, juicy peach, which doesn’t [...]

Apr 12, 2010

By Travis Pillow

On Friday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (the state’s flagship university and home of the Big 10’s Badgers) announced it would end its licensing contract with Nike, making it the first university to cut its contract with the company over the improper closing of two factories in Honduras.
The Worker Rights Consortium (which I’ve previously written about [...]