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Irpin and Zelenskyy: Documenting the brutality of Putin’s full-scale invasion in images for two years
by Editor | Feb 24, 2024
Two years ago today, the free world awoke to the horrific news about Russia’s full-scale...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
by Jocelyn Slocum | Mar 3, 2023
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Wisconsin faith leaders say genuine dialogue is needed on Israel and Gaza for a ceasefire and end to violence
by Correspondent | Jan 22, 2024
Interfaith leaders in Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis each released statements about...
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Luke Waldo: How the weight of poverty and systemic failures are overloading families
by Luke Waldo | Feb 26, 2024
“The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own...
Reggie Jackson: My childhood miseducation and the institutional control of Negro thinking
by Reggie Jackson | Dec 1, 2023
“The thought of the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters...
Pardeep Kaleka: The “might makes right” mindset is acculturated into the racial hurt we consume
by Pardeep Kaleka | Feb 1, 2023
Sometimes it feels like the hate that we give back to ourselves cuts the deepest. This American...
One life saved: Why speaking openly about suicide prevention is vital for growing community support
by Kenneth Cole | Sep 27, 2023
As suicide prevention month draws to a close, we must remember that the door is always open for...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
by Dominic Inouye | Dec 26, 2020
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
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The Milwaukee Flyers: Up in the air but still soaring
by Dominic Inouye | Oct 27, 2020
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A false normal: Looking back on Milwaukee in 2023 and a social shift to the Uncanny Valley
by Lee Matz | Jan 1, 2024
With the end of any year comes a time for reflection. That was never more true for me in 2023. It...
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So Long Ukraine, and Thanks for All the Hotdogs*
by Lee Matz | Aug 23, 2023
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Religious without religion: How spiritual but not “churchy” chaplains tend to the needs of patients
by TheConversation | Mar 17, 2024
By Amy Lawton, Research Manager, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, Brandeis University In times of loss,...
Seven Mountain Mandate: Christian nationalism returns to the same theocracy used to justify slavery
by Heather Cox Richardson | Feb 28, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court on February 16 decided that cells awaiting implantation for in vitro...
Promoting a Culture War: How Putin used Trump to seize almost total control over the Republican Party
by Thom Hartmann | Mar 1, 2024
There is little doubt that Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in achieving near-total...
The Pandemic We Wasted: How we could have transcended our self-erected barriers of politics
by John Pavlovitz | Dec 17, 2023
What do you remember about the first days of the pandemic? I remember going to three grocery...
The disturbing truth behind why America’s wealthy are so eager to fund Trump’s anti-democratic agenda
by Robert Reich | Jan 5, 2024
As an ever-greater portion of the nation’s total wealth goes to the top, it is hardly surprising...
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Military Hospitals provide vital care for Ukrainian soldiers in need of hope and healing
by Lee Matz
It was deeply moving to visit military hospitals across Ukraine. The experience offered a glimpse into the lives of wounded soldiers and their spirit. Upon entering each room was the sight of shattered bodies, left with the indelible marks of war. Their scars bore witness to terrible battles that could not be imagined.