Unite urges 1% wealth tax on the super-rich to fund public sector pay rises and NHS recruitment
Unite, the UK’s second-largest trade union, is set to challenge the new Labour government by calling for an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets...
Real World Economics: The give and take of city tax plans
Edward Lotterman It’s budget time in the Twin Cities. Mayors of both St. Paul and Minneapolis have released their plans for the coming year. Both...
Tears and embraces as murderous 30-year family feud comes to an end in the Philippines
A Filipino man has been describing the outpouring of emotion as two families on the island of Mindanao settled a 30-year-long feud that escalated from...
Sunday Bulletin Board: A box in the closet reveals a world gone, but not forgotten
Then & Now GRANDMA PAT, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin, now of St. Paul”: “I recently opened a box from my closet labeled ‘WWII Washington,...
Galvao, Klutsey: Teaching civil discourse — a classroom blueprint for America
First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But...
Literary calendar for Aug. 25
FREEMAN NG: Introduces “Bridge Across the Sky,” his historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family...