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The mill might make steel, but the people don’t: The path from John Henry to Wilbur Ross

By Michael Broida The trade war has begun: China announced up to $50 billion of tariffs on U.S. products yesterday [...]

Anne Trubek2018-04-24T07:21:47-04:00April 5, 2018|
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Toledo’s #MeToo Moment: A popular school board member with a well-known history as a sexual predator finally gets taken down

By Joey Horan Patrick Hickey, a prominent educator in Northwest Ohio, was arraigned yesterday in Adrian, Michigan, on three counts [...]

Anne Trubek2018-04-09T11:46:18-04:00March 22, 2018|
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With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control

By Mina Bloom and Ariel Cheung Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo   Lesley Gonzalez grew up in Chicago’s historically Latino neighborhood [...]

Anne Trubek2019-12-06T15:40:17-05:00March 8, 2018|
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A letter from the front lines of the WV Teacher Strike

By Jessica Salfia In 1990 I was nine years old, and my mom, a single parent, was a day-to-day substitute [...]

Anne Trubek2018-03-20T06:47:28-04:00March 5, 2018|
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In Southwest Ohio, the opioid crisis has driven a record number of children into state custody

By Rose Broderick Data visualizations by Kevin Huber “March 22, 2017. Right then, everything changed.” Shelley’s raspy voice falters, her [...]

Rose Broderick2025-05-19T15:10:31-04:00February 19, 2018|
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In Chicago, black entrepreneurs seeking venture capital face excessive scrutiny and discrimination

By Steve Friess Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]

Anne Trubek2018-03-26T08:51:50-04:00February 6, 2018|
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In Appalachia, Coding Bootcamps That Aim To Retrain Coal Miners Increasingly Show Themselves To Be ‘New Collar’ Grifters

By Elizabeth Catte A recent class action lawsuit filed in West Virginia against a retraining program that promised unemployed coal [...]

William Rickman2018-02-06T07:55:13-05:00January 11, 2018|
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Facing a Mental Health Care System Gutted by Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Residents Plagued by Gun Violence Are Opting To Fund Their Own Clinics

By Jonathan Foiles Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for The Chicago Reporter When I met Anthony more than two years ago, [...]

Jonathan Foiles2018-10-09T15:15:14-04:00January 9, 2018|
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, thousands of Puerto Ricans have sought refuge in Chicago. Here’s what one woman had to navigate to get her family settled.

By Martha Bayne Photography by Michelle Kanaar Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]

Anne Trubek2018-03-08T07:18:21-05:00December 26, 2017|
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