Discouraging mischief: Congress aims to close off exploits of Electoral Count with bipartisan solutions
By Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Iowa Presidential elections are complicated. All 50 states and the District of Columbia hold simultaneous elections in November. The states and the district certify those results. But that is not the end of it. When...
Two Santas strategy: Why Republicans use Saint Nicholas then Scrooge to shift economic messages
“The only thing wrong with the U.S. economy is the failure of the Republican Party to play Santa Claus.” — Jude Wanniski, March 6, 1976 The recent headline from Politico says it all: White House’s hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast. It...
The Christmas phenomenon: From pagan tradition to a commercialized American holiday
By Thomas Adam, Associate Professor of International and Global Studies, University of Arkansas Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about the commercialization of the holiday and the growing lack of...
President Zelenskyy thanks America for making Ukraine stronger to defend against Russia’s tyranny
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on December 21 that “against all odds” Ukraine still stands, as he paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off...
Ukrainian-Americans responds to Russia’s invasion with book of poetry that shares both grief and hope
Milwaukee’s Boswell Book Company hosted an evening with Olena Jennings, editor of “Ukrainian-American Poets Respond” on December 14. She talked about the anthology of poetic responses to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Russia continued to indiscriminately target the civilian population with missile attacks.
Lola Vaganova: Poems written in Ukrainian bomb shelter offer a powerful witness of war to Milwaukee
During a poetry reading by Olena Jennings and Krystia Nora, from their book “Ukrainian-American Poets Respond,” there was a Q&A session with the audience at the Boswell Book Company on December 14. Instead of presenting a question, however, one young...
Diane Baima: A holiday season filled with thoughts of Milwaukee but with the trauma of war in Ukraine
People often ask me how we are doing, how is the situation in Ukraine, what it is like to live through an invasion. Usually, I am so busy that I do not have time to process how I am doing. The internet works sporadically, so I can only follow the news sometimes. When...
Raze or repair? Future remains uncertain for Milwaukee’s iconic Mitchell Park Domes
The future of Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes is still in limbo, but a new policy now says “all options” are on the table for the domes, including the possibility of demolishing the beloved landmark. The Milwaukee County Committee on Parks and...
Komatsu partners with Habitat ReStore to salvage reusable items from historic National Avenue Campus
Komatsu has been transitioning core Milwaukee operations from its longtime base on National Avenue in West Milwaukee to its new campus on Greenfield Avenue in the Harbor District. Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore partnered to help put reusable items the company no...
Failed Stewardship: Final Congressional report on COVID-19 exposes Trump’s reckless pandemic response
A congressional panel on December 9 published its final report on the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the Trump administration’s “failed stewardship” and detailing how a “persistent pattern of political interference undermined the...
The price of a free press: Deaths of journalists killed on the job increased 30% in 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and rising violence by criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a 30% spike in the number of journalists killed doing their work in 2022 over the previous year, according to a new report released on December 9. The...
Hoan Bridge illuminating as a menorah to “Shine a Light” on antisemitism this Hanukkah season
In response to the sharp rise in antisemitism in the United States, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation has joined forces with the national Shine a Light initiative to raise awareness about modern antisemitism. The Federation will shine a light on antisemitism during...
