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Governor Evers vows to preserve reproductive rights in Wisconsin after abortion service announcement
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
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...
Hefty deficit problem looms for Milwaukee as Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveils 2024 budget proposal
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson shared his 2024 city budget with the Milwaukee Common Council on...
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- Pardeep Kaleka
- Dominic Inouye
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From Montana to Wisconsin: Mountain Biking finds a home in Milwaukee after 100 years
“Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.” These words by noted environmentalist and poet, Gary...
Pardeep Kaleka: The “might makes right” mindset is acculturated into the racial hurt we consume
Sometimes it feels like the hate that we give back to ourselves cuts the deepest. This American...
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,...
So Long Ukraine, and Thanks for All the Hotdogs*
As I reflect on my second assignment to Ukraine from June to July, and the corresponding news...
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House Republicans push for Social Security “Death Panel” in latest attack on Middle-Class Americans
Progressives on September 19 sounded alarm over a proposal tucked into a new House GOP budget...
Republican’s math problem: Why a minority faction uses White Supremacist terror to keep its power
In the early afternoon of August 26, a heavily armed, 21-year-old White Supremacist in a tactical...
Why a lack of affordable child care is pushing the American Dream farther from reach for most families
American families with children, and the American Dream they are trying to live, are about to face...
An indictment of Trump’s supporters: When “law and order” Americans tolerate crimes against America
He has been indicted again, this time for trying to override the voices and votes of the American...
Why Trump’s re-election campaign is the fourth phase of his attempted coup against the United States
Trump’s attempted coup against the United States continues. We are now in phase three. Phase one...
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Military Hospitals provide vital care for Ukrainian soldiers in need of hope and healing
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.
