Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying all 3 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “color of money”.
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A national debt: Should government compensate for slavery and racism?
October 12th, 2021 | 16 mins 34 secs
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Evanston, Illinois is compensating victims of housing discrimination. Big questions remain about whether and how reparations should be handled.
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Raising Wisconsin’s minimum wage would significantly cut poverty. So why is it still $7.25?
August 31st, 2021 | 16 mins 32 secs
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Thousands of residents in Wisconsin — many of them people of color — would see a higher standard of living if politicians raised the long-stalled minimum wage.
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Wisconsin cities look to basic income to close racial, other wealth gaps
August 31st, 2021 | 25 mins 59 secs
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Following the lead of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, cities in Wisconsin and elsewhere are providing residents a basic income. Will the trend grow?