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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Shorter Work Week Would Mitigate Employment Woes

Daniel Merritt February 14, 2013
If we believe that everyone has a right to work and a right to education we need to create a job marketplace that gives people the chance to apply their degrees to a job that fits their skills. We need to channel the values of past labor leaders and fight for a basic right to work, sustainable living wages and a shorter work week and work day so more people can enjoy a fulfilling job that makes use of their skills and education.
Killing Them Softly Kills Audience Interest

‘Killing Them Softly’ Kills Audience Interest

Nathan Fisher December 6, 2012
Nathan Fisher finds that even an all-star cast can't save "Killing Them Softly," an uneven, slow-paced crime drama starring Brad Pitt.

Whitman community concerned about Koch-funded lecture

Emily Lin-Jones November 17, 2011
Conservative-allied Charles Koch Foundation recently funded a lecture series, creating mixed opinions from the Whitman community on accepting political funding.
Credit: Douglas

Is conservatism capitalist?

Alex Potter November 15, 2009
Capitalism represents a key element of Conservative ideals, but Conservatives' rhetoric on Capitalism contradicts itself, should be cut from political platform.

Calling all Whitties: Buy, then vote, American

Alex Potter October 22, 2009

Maybe I'm just naive. Maybe it's the idealist in me. Maybe the American worker still looms too large in my youthful imagination. But whatever it is . . . I had to know. Do I own a single piece of clothing...

Let’s talk class: are you what your parents gave you?

Gary Wang October 22, 2009

There are a lot of things you and I don't deserve: our height, our race and our class. Obviously, we didn't choose how tall we are or the combination of pigments in our skin. Less obviously, most of us...

‘Investor Protection Act’ improves protection

Bryant Fong October 15, 2009

In the course of recent events, Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Penn) introduced to the Senate last week the Investor Protection Act that takes measures to protect private investors. Scandals such as Madoff...

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