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The Rape of Irpin: Survivors of the Russian siege share disturbing accounts of escaping the inhuman cruelty

The Rape of Irpin: Survivors of the Russian siege share disturbing accounts of escaping the inhuman cruelty

Posted by | Mar 27, 2022

The Instagram page War. Stories from Ukraine has been collecting stories of Ukrainian people who detail how they live during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. Milwaukee’s sister city Irpin faced the brunt of Russia’s fierce invasion, because its location was a key corridor to the Capital City of Kyiv. Of the many personal stories being documented in the crowdsourced social media project, each reflects an individual condition of heartbreak from the war. Four residents from Irpin share their loss, struggle to survive, efforts to care for pets, and attempts to escape from the invading Russian forces. Their eyewitness accounts details...

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A month of war: Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine has left death, destruction, and no clear endgame

A month of war: Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine has left death, destruction, and no clear endgame

Posted by | Mar 26, 2022

Russia’s month-long war on Ukraine has killed thousands of people, displaced millions of refugees and devastated cities, but its armed forces remain largely frustrated by fierce Ukrainian resistance, with no end in sight to the conflict. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – the biggest offensive in Europe since World War II – and implied the possibility of nuclear escalation if the West intervened. After Russian armed forces were unable to seize control of Ukraine with a lightning offensive in the first week of the war, they shifted strategy to the bombardment...

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Irpin under siege: Alderman Rainey asks public to help Milwaukee’s sister city as it faces humanitarian crisis

Irpin under siege: Alderman Rainey asks public to help Milwaukee’s sister city as it faces humanitarian crisis

Posted by | Mar 22, 2022

Milwaukee’s sister city in Ukraine has been under siege for weeks by invading Russian forces, and agencies have been enlisted to facilitate aid to those affected by the crisis. As chair of Milwaukee’s Sister Cities Committee, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey said that the people of Irpin needed support from the local public. Several agencies were accepting donations to help the most vulnerable in Ukraine, including children. “In times of humanitarian crisis like this, acts of compassion and generosity can make a huge difference. In recent years, we have been able to establish a closer relationship with our sister city...

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Self-Inflicted Wounds: The damage we allow at home by applauding Tucker Carlson’s glorification of Putin

Self-Inflicted Wounds: The damage we allow at home by applauding Tucker Carlson’s glorification of Putin

Posted by | Mar 21, 2022

Russia continued its offensive against Ukraine on March 14, striking hard at civilians in Kyiv and Mariupol. The Russian army is gaining ground, but it appears to be sustaining massive losses of personnel and equipment which, in turn, is making leaders focus on grinding Ukraine into submission through sheer brutality. “The Congress remains unwavering in our commitment to supporting Ukraine as they face [Russian president Vladimir] Putin’s cruel and diabolical aggression, and to passing legislation to cripple and isolate the Russian economy as well as deliver humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine.” – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...

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Governor Evers blasts Congressional leaders over proposed $225M cut of state’s COVID recovery funds

Governor Evers blasts Congressional leaders over proposed $225M cut of state’s COVID recovery funds

Posted by | Mar 20, 2022

In a letter on March 9 to Democratic and Republican congressional leadership, Governor Tony Evers slammed a plan that would cut the state of Wisconsin’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation by an estimated roughly quarter of a billion dollars, according to information received by the Evers Administration. In the midst of the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan Act being enacted, Congress released an omnibus budget bill that includes a provision that is expected to reduce several states’ shares of federal COVID relief aid under the American Rescue Plan Act. Last year, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced...

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Our Dystopian Normal: Why American narcissism over COVID is still needlessly killing people

Our Dystopian Normal: Why American narcissism over COVID is still needlessly killing people

Posted by | Mar 20, 2022

The United States has all but declared the COVID-19 pandemic over and done with. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advised 230 million Americans, 70 percent of the population, to no longer wear masks in most cases, including indoors. Cities, counties, and states across the U.S. have lifted their mask mandates. Restaurants, shopping malls, movie theaters, and grocery stores have dropped mask and physical distancing requirements. Even school districts have gone mask-optional since the end of February. This is despite more than 55,000 Americans contracting the disease and nearly 2,000 dying from it and the complications it causes...

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