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ICE’s Fake Warrant: Why Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest is a political stunt for Trump’s autocratic agenda
The FBI’s questionable arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan represents a...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Microsoft’s purchase of 240 acres in Kenosha is expected to launch a new era of tech-driven growth
The state of Wisconsin and city of Kenosha announced on January 27 that Microsoft had purchased...
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The false prophet of populism: How Trump’s cult of power shields his authoritarian rule
Donald Trump’s second term as president exposes a stark reality for the United States. He has used...
No welfare for farmers: If we reap what we sow then rural voters should not expect taxpayer bailouts
Farmers across America have become a political paradox. They have rallied for free markets,...
Milwaukee’s exaggerated and selective news coverage clouds public understanding of Judge Dugan’s arrest
The news media environment of Milwaukee again revealed flaws in journalistic integrity with its...
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How the right-wing’s political name game turned what a place is called into an ideological fight
By Seth T. Kannarr, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Tennessee; Derek H. Alderman,...
Lee’s surrender: Defeat without consequences allowed Confederate ideology to embed itself into U.S. law
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General...
Arrest of a Milwaukee judge marks escalation in Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on judiciary
It didn’t happen in some shadowy back alley or under the cover of night. It happened in broad...
The Pandemic We Wasted: How we could have transcended our self-erected barriers of politics
What do you remember about the first days of the pandemic? I remember going to three grocery...
Being heartbroken and scared: Why a determined but peaceful resistance to Trump must start now
I will not try to hide it. I am heartbroken. Heartbroken and scared, to tell you the truth. I am...
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Thousands rally in Milwaukee as part of nationwide “Hands Off!” demonstrations against Trump and Musk
Crowds of people angry about the way Donald Trump and South African oligarch Elon Musk are running the country rallied in Milwaukee and scores of American cities on April 5 in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s brutal first weeks in office.
