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Unstoppable wildfires fueled by climate change devastate lives and landmarks in Southern California

Unstoppable wildfires fueled by climate change devastate lives and landmarks in Southern California

Posted by | Jan 11, 2025

The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The Kenneth Fire started in the San Fernando Valley on January 9, just 2 miles from a school serving as a shelter for evacuees from another fire. It moved into neighboring Ventura County but a large and aggressive response by firefighters stopped the flames from spreading. About 400 firefighters remained on the scene overnight to guard...

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The enduring legacy of slavery can be seen in the wealthy descendants of slaveholders in Congress

The enduring legacy of slavery can be seen in the wealthy descendants of slaveholders in Congress

Posted by | Dec 15, 2024

By Neil K R Sehgal, PhD Student in Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; and Ashwini Sehgal, Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue, with sharp political divides. Some argue that slavery still contributes to modern economic inequalities. Others believe its effects have largely faded. One way to measure the legacy of slavery is to determine whether the disproportionate riches of slaveholders have been passed down to their present-day descendants. Connecting the wealth of a slaveholder in the 1860s to today’s economic conditions is...

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Dick Cavalco: A life shaped by service but also silence for 65 years about the Korean War

Dick Cavalco: A life shaped by service but also silence for 65 years about the Korean War

Posted by | Oct 16, 2024

EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the occupation of Korea at the end of World War II, to Korean War veterans in Milwaukee, veterans from Milwaukee who served in later years at the DMZ, adopted South Korean children who grew up in Milwaukee, different waves of the South Korean diaspora who moved to Milwaukee to raise their families, and even a defector from North Korea, their...

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If Trump Wins: Why Republicans talk about Making America Great while planning to burn it all down

If Trump Wins: Why Republicans talk about Making America Great while planning to burn it all down

Posted by | Jul 22, 2024

Following both speeches by Vance and Trump at the RNC, the future trajectory of America if they are elected is pretty clear. First, it is important to acknowledge that this is no longer your (or my) father’s GOP. Vance is the pre-packaged, well-massaged “product” of a group of Silicon Valley billionaires who are enamored of the writings of Ayn Rand and David Koch’s Libertarian movement. Trump has made it clear he’s happy to go along with the Galt’s Gulch crowd, particularly if it makes him more money. These men are revolutionaries with little regard for political history or norms....

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GOP delegates cheer the nomination of a convicted felon for president with JD Vance as running mate

GOP delegates cheer the nomination of a convicted felon for president with JD Vance as running mate

Posted by | Jul 16, 2024

Cheering GOP delegates formally nominated Donald Trump for president, despite being a convicted felon, as the Republican National Convention kickoff on July 15, less than two days after his brush with gun violence at a political rally. Their vote made it official that Trump, who has long been the presumptive nominee, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive election. The winner in 2016, he lost to current President Joe Biden in 2020. In November, he will again face Biden. Hours after the vote, Trump chose Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, picking a onetime critic...

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The endless trail of exploitation that began with Reagan’s false promise and led to the chaos of Trump

The endless trail of exploitation that began with Reagan’s false promise and led to the chaos of Trump

Posted by | Jul 12, 2024

Donald Trump tells us we are experiencing “American carnage” and the solution is to round up and put into concentration camps 11 million immigrants; imprison prosecutors, judges, Democrats, and reporters he says criticized him; and replace the FBI and our court systems with his own armed cadre that is loyal to him. The Proud Boys are stepping up again, and he is embracing them. Seventy million Americans, and commentators across the massive rightwing media ecosystem, agree with him. How did we get here? The 1970s were a pivotal decade, and not just because it saw the end of the...

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