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The Sounds of Fear: Why terrified politicians are trying to silence American voters
These Republicans are telling you something right now, America. If you listen carefully, you can hear them. With every panicked and quivering move they are clearly testifying. They are confirming how frightened they are right now. There is no other logical conclusion...
Federal court approves Wisconsin GOP’s election restrictions in latest voter suppression effort
A panel of three federal judges on June 29 upheld a slate of Republican-authored restrictions for early voting and absentee ballots in Wisconsin, a decision rights groups warned could suppress votes and heighten the risk of spreading COVID-19 in upcoming elections....
Plague and Punishment: When religion sided with science as a lesson for enduring COVID-19
By Phillip I. Lieberman, Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University Faced with a range of serious patient reactions to the COVID-19 disease, doctors and nurses have sometimes struggled to find viable treatment options. But when we examine faith-based responses to the...
Motivated Reasoning and COVID-19: What science says about science denial
By Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University Americans increasingly exist in highly polarized, informationally insulated ideological communities occupying their own information universes. Within segments of the political blogosphere, global...
Common Council passes resolution requiring its approval before Police can buy military-grade gear
During the Milwaukee Common Council meeting on July 7, a resolution was adopted by all members that directs the Milwaukee Police Department to seek approval by the Common Council before any type of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade, and militaristic...
A “Forever War” at Home: Why a militarized police force sees American citizens as enemy combatants
Uniformed U.S. soldiers occupied the center of the city, where an armored personnel carrier was stationed at a major intersection. Was it Kabul or Atlanta? A U.S. military helicopter hovered over crowds of unarmed civilians, its down-drafts whipping debris and broken...
Interactive map documents extensive incidents of police violence against Black Lives Matter Protesters
Amnesty International recently launched an interactive map highlighting incidents of police violence that included Milwaukee and Wisconsin as part of a new campaign calling for systemic changes in policing. Police forces across the United States committed widespread...
White Silence: Why most parents fail to talk about racism with their children
By David Chae, Human Sciences Associate Professor & Director, Society, Health, and Racial Equity Lab, Auburn University; Leoandra Onnie Rogers, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University; and Tiffany Yip, Professor of Psychology, Fordham...
Vigil for Vanessa Guillen: Latino community calls for further investigation into soldier killed on Army base
A candlelight vigil was held July 6 at Kosciuszko Park on Milwaukee’s south side to remember U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was subjected to sexual harassment, then murdered and dismembered. Several hundred people gathered at the memorial event to...
Swastika Bumper Stickers: Why Americans reject Nazi symbols but display Confederate ones with pride
Last month, amid America’s confrontation with its racist legacy – which has seen monuments to Jefferson Davis toppled, the Mississippi state flag lowered, Gone With the Wind pulled from HBO’s streaming service, and music groups such as Lady Antebellum and the Dixie...
Retiring Mississippi’s state flag is not erasing history, it is ending a celebration of traitors as heroes
After decades of dispute and dialogue, Mississippi legislators finally voted to replace their state’s flag, which included what is known as the battle flag of northern Virginia. This was the flag flown by those defending white supremacy, and for some, it still is. The...
Podcast: Voices in Union – Episode 070920
Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton – is a weekly podcast that focuses on the African American Diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects local concerns to national trends on social justice, and educates the general population on the...
