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What Are the Panama Papers, and Why so Few American Names?

April 11, 2016September 15, 2017 Ledger Staff 725 Views by Julianna Siemssen, Data Leak, Panama Papers, Su?ddeutsche Zeitung

About one year ago, an anonymous source contacted the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and provided them with 2.6 terabytes of

The Wolf in Blue Clothing

April 4, 2016September 15, 2017 Ledger Staff 772 Views anti-vaxxers, Autism Spectrum, by Julianna Siemssen, child abuse

April is Autism Awareness Month, and April 2nd was Autism Awareness Day, where, according to the charity Autism Speaks, you

Militarization and Excessive Discipline in Schools

March 28, 2016September 18, 2017 Ledger Staff 741 Views by Julianna Siemssen, militarization, public schools, War on Children

Punishment is by definition unpleasant, but many would agree that it is necessary in order to prevent people from doing

Don’t Be Fooled by Pause in Methanol Plant Plans

February 29, 2016September 18, 2017 Ledger Staff 871 Views by Julianna Siemssen, Ecology, methanol plant, Port of Tacoma

The company Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) has been planning to build the world’s largest methanol plant in Tacoma. The project

Scapegoating Sexists

February 22, 2016September 19, 2017 Ledger Staff 757 Views by Julianna Siemssen, Daryush Valizadeh, Donald Trump, misogyny, Pickupartists, Rapists, Violence against Women

Daryush “Roosh V” Valizadeh drew worldwide attention due to claims that he would host secret “pro-rape rallies” (how do you

It’s Okay to Like “Like”

February 8, 2016August 22, 2018 Ledger Staff 740 Views by Julianna Siemssen, Ellen Petry Leanse, Grammar, sexism

Well, like, um, you know… They’re those little words that people slip into conversations during a pause, or when they’re

Locking Students Up For Missed Assignments

January 25, 2016August 22, 2018 Ledger Staff 938 Views Becca Bill, Bill Landsdowne, by Julianna Siemssen, House Bill 2513, Juvinile offenders, School to Prison Pipeline

In 1993, 13-year-old runaway Becca Hedman was murdered. A man had offered her money for sex, but, unsatisfied with the

Abolish the Caucus

January 19, 2016August 23, 2018 Ledger Staff 730 Views 2016 election, by Julianna Siemssen, Caucus race, class, Electoral College, Privliage

In two weeks, Iowa voters will attend a caucus. They will each vote for their favorite nominee, and the

The Trouble with Inspiration Porn

January 11, 2016August 23, 2018 Ledger Staff 1044 Views ableism, by Julianna Siemssen, disability, Inspiration Porn, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Stella Young

Imagine if the world thought you were so unlovable that when someone was nice to you, it made the national

Restrictions on Food Stamps are Cruel and Pointless

January 4, 2016August 23, 2018 Ledger Staff 1039 Views by Julianna Siemssen, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Classist violence, Kaaryn Gustafson, Poverty, TANF

Moochers. Freeloaders. Lazy parasites who won’t get a job because they just want free stuff. Despite being bolstered by outrageous