Year In Review
an annual summary of news features published since 2016
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![Year In Review 2023: Milwaukee still helping sister city heal one year after Irpin’s occupation](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/13_062723_IrpinVisit_2643_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: Milwaukee still helping sister city heal one year after Irpin’s occupation
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...
![Year In Review 2023: Being embedded in the trauma of Ukrainians fighting to save their country](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/14_070323_KyivHospitalHeroes_2529_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: Being embedded in the trauma of Ukrainians fighting to save their country
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...
![Year In Review 2023: The pipeline of vital humanitarian aid from Milwaukee to Ukraine](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/15_062523_LvivHospitals_2210_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: The pipeline of vital humanitarian aid from Milwaukee to Ukraine
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...
![Year In Review 2023: Photos of Milwaukee’s resilience and solidarity across communities](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/10_091123_911WarMemorial22nd_0977_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: Photos of Milwaukee’s resilience and solidarity across communities
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...
![Year In Review 2023: Documenting the vast devastation in Türkiye with the Red Crescent](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11_031523_HatayLocations_4901_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: Documenting the vast devastation in Türkiye with the Red Crescent
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...
![Year In Review 2023: The cost of surviving under the dust and rubble of Türkiye’s earthquake](http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11x_031523_HatayLocations_4901_BLU-1080x675.jpg)
Year In Review 2023: The cost of surviving under the dust and rubble of Türkiye’s earthquake
2023 began with the fading threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Wisconsin, the danger to democracy accelerated because of a gerrymandered monopoly by a corrupt political party in Madison. That authoritarian peril was echoed abroad in Milwaukee’s sister city...