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Rally in Milwaukee calls for an end to violence against Palestinians in Gaza as full-scale war looms
Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Milwaukee on May 12 in response to the latest...
Cavalier Johnson: A Day in Photos during the Pandemic with the Common Council President
Doing good for others so that good things would happen in return has been a guiding philosophy in the life of Cavalier Johnson.
At the End of the World, Turn Left: A coming of age novel about immigrants searching for their identity in Riverwest
Milwaukee is the home to many generations of immigrant families. Over decades, these families have...
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Pardeep Kaleka: What the heartbreaking COVID-19 crisis in India can teach us all here in Milwaukee
It is almost impossible to put into words the level of catastrophe that the recent COVID-19...
A message to White men who fear talking about race and racism
Let me begin by saying this to you. I’m told that you are afraid to talk about race and racism....
Pardeep Kaleka: The need to build a systematic strategy that prevents mass shootings
A few years ago, when I asked my wife if she would like to take the kids to see a movie, she...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
Reopening Schools in Wisconsin: The dilemma of returning to normal during abnormal times
This is an opinion piece. No more and no less. Just an opinion shared in an online publication,...
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CDC announces that masks are no longer required indoors or outside for fully vaccinated people
Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to wear a mask in most situations, indoors...
How We Bounce Back: Wisconsin will see real impact on real lives with Medicaid expansion
Wisconsin’s budget committee recently voted – yet again – to turn down the opportunity to expand...
Republicans blast the same “Woke Corporate America” that has provided them financing to stay in office
On April 19, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who is the chair of the National Republican Senatorial...
What Might Have Been: The inexplicable path that kept me from ending up as another angry White man
I am a person of profound privilege. As a white, cisgender-heterosexual Christian man raised in...
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Pardeep Kaleka: On being a proud Pioneer and following the spirit of leadership at Carroll University
The 8th of May was a beautiful sunny Saturday morning on the main lawn of Carroll University, when President Dr. Cindy Gnadinger welcomed the newest class of graduates to the spring 2021 ceremony. Dr. Gnadinger is the first women President at Wisconsin’s oldest four-year collegiate institution.
