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The fear of 1619: Why distorting historical truth is needed to support oppressive political agendas

The fear of 1619: Why distorting historical truth is needed to support oppressive political agendas

Posted by | May 25, 2021 |

On April 30, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and 36 Republicans sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accusing him of trying to advance a “politicized and divisive agenda” in the teaching of American history. This is a full embrace of the latest Republican attempt to turn teaching history into a culture war. On April 19, the Department of Education called for public comments on two priorities for the American History and Civics Education programs. Those programs work to improve the “quality of American history, civics, and government education by educating students about the history and principles...

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A return to racial order: How the GOP is ensuring the Next Racist Generation embraces their ideology

A return to racial order: How the GOP is ensuring the Next Racist Generation embraces their ideology

Posted by | May 25, 2021

Imagine if hard-core crazies like Marjorie Taylor Greene ran most of the school boards all across America. They could raise up an entire new generation of civics-clueless right-wing racist kids, and probably keep much of it well below the nation’s radar screen. That is the GOP’s current plan, and they are gaining real traction in getting there. They have found their new 2021 “bigoted wedge issue,” crushing teachers and schools that want to teach the horrors of genocide and racism — and it is stirring up their base just like gay marriage or “radical Islam” did a decade or...

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Kelsey Montague to bring acclaimed #WhatLiftsYou interactive street art to Downtown Milwaukee

Kelsey Montague to bring acclaimed #WhatLiftsYou interactive street art to Downtown Milwaukee

Posted by | May 24, 2021 |

Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 and the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) announced on May 13 the commissioning of internationally-acclaimed street artist Kelsey Montague for a one-of-a-kind mural on the north wall of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Known for her iconic installations around the globe, the mural will be her first in Wisconsin. Montague’s #WhatLiftsYou project has resonated with millions by offering pedestrians interactive photo ops, which have been made popular by social media influencers in recent years. “I’m delighted to be chosen for this project and bring my work to Milwaukee,” said Kelsey Montague. “When contemplating a subject matter, I...

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Family farms face an harsh future as young farmers struggle with health insurance and child care

Family farms face an harsh future as young farmers struggle with health insurance and child care

Posted by | May 23, 2021 |

By Shoshanah Inwood, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University; Andrea Rissing, President’s Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University; and Florence Becot, Associate Research Scientist in Rural Sociology, Adjunct Faculty – National Farm Medicine Center, The Ohio State University Kat Becker feeds hundreds of people with the vegetables she grows on her Wisconsin farm, and she wants to expand. But her ability to grow her business collides with her need for affordable health insurance and child care. She has had to make difficult choices over the years: keep her...

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Vote by Wisconsin GOP shows their utter contempt for unemployed workers impacted by the pandemic

Vote by Wisconsin GOP shows their utter contempt for unemployed workers impacted by the pandemic

Posted by | May 22, 2021 |

Unemployed Wisconsinites will now have one more barrier to overcome if they hope to collect Unemployment Insurance, owing to the ill-advised votes of Republican members of the Joint Committee on the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). It is yet another example of Republicans abusing the rule-making process to make policy detrimental to their own constituents, and reveals what many who have been paying close attention have long known – Wisconsin Republicans want to make it as hard as possible for unemployed Wisconsinites to receive benefits. We should be doing more to build up our neighbors who are struggling the...

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Another biblical irony: Evangelicals invented the “cancel culture” they claim to hate

Another biblical irony: Evangelicals invented the “cancel culture” they claim to hate

Posted by | May 21, 2021

Every day I see Christians lamenting the “Cancel Culture,” yet claiming whenever they face accountability for their words or their conduct or for the policies or politicians they support, that they are being systematically silenced. This is irony of biblical proportions. The Evangelical Church in America doesn’t hate cancel culture, it invented it. Ask LGBTQ human beings, who have been continually bullied into silence by pastors and youth leaders: who are berated and marginalized and excluded from spiritual community if they speak their truest truth or desire to marry the person they love or want to serve in ministry....

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