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Irpin begins to dismantle and rebuild residential complex destroyed at start of Russia’s invasion
Oleksandr Markushin, Mayor of Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin, announced on September 29...
Marcelia Nicholson: A Day in Photos with the Chairwoman of the County Board of Supervisors
Considering herself to be an educator at heart, Marcelia Nicholson made the tough decision to...
Of ships and stones: A review of the political spectrum separating “Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon”
My relationship with childhood stories of fantasy has evolved over my lifetime, as the genre has...
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- Pardeep Kaleka
- Dominic Inouye
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Reggie Jackson: The Brett Favre welfare fraud case reminds me that Mississippi has not changed much
“If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how...
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin teams up with 128th Air Refueling Wing to fulfill a special aviation dream
The 128th Air Refueling Wing held its first joint pilot-for-a-day and honorary commander ceremony...
Pardeep Kaleka: The connections of our Sacred Faiths are calling us to embrace mutuality
There are no shortage of discussions that highlight how we are more disconnected now than ever...
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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The Matthew Effect: How even middle class families face growing inequality after natural disasters
By Anna Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rice University; and Max Besbris, Assistant...
Fear of equality: Why Conservatives are frantic to restrict Black Americans from access to education
On August 21, 1831, enslaved American Nat Turner led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black...
The War on Education: How dismantling public schools further divides Americans into a caste system
A new report finds that DeSantis’ Florida will, this 2022-2023 school year, move $1.3 billion in...
Divided by purity politics: Why squabbling among progressives is pushing democracy into the Abyss
This should be easy. We have just endured the most corrupt, inept, and relentlessly predatory...
Poverty shaming: Why the ultra-wealthy perpetuate the rags-to-riches myth of being “self-made”
Why do we glorify “self-made” billionaires? Being “self-made” is a seductive idea. It suggests...
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President Joe Biden celebrates labor victories in Milwaukee and rebukes violent MAGA Republicans
In a visit to Milwaukee on September 5, President Joe Biden spoke about the importance of labor unions and called out “extreme MAGA Republicans.” Biden was the first president to visit Milwaukee’s Laborfest since former President Barack Obama spoke at the parade and rally in 2014.
