Low-income countries struggle to obtain COVID-19 vaccine as stockpiles of American doses go unused
A new analysis showed a mere 1% of individuals in low-income countries have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. It follows a report published on July 20 that revealed U.S. states are sitting on millions of unused doses of the life-saving inoculations that...
Vaccines and Immunity: New SARS-CoV-2 variants are raising questions about the need for booster shots
By William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia The increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants is raising questions about how well protected those who have already had their COVID-19 shots are against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus....
Wisconsin families with unvaccinated kids are still navigating the risks of COVID-19 exposure
The Albert family in Mequon is exactly half-vaccinated. Parents John and Kathlyn, a doctor and an instructor of nursing at Marquette, got their shots early in the year. Their 13-year-old son Landon got his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine right when it was approved...
Capitol Injustice: Why statehood for Washington DC would be step toward racial equity
While lawmakers convened for an historic hearing on establishing statehood for Washington DC, a study by the Gender Equity Policy Institute demonstrated how giving full federal representation to the district’s roughly 700,000 residents is a matter of racial and...
Homeopathic remedies for the Infodemic: Ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader
By H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more....
Local media coverage of NBA finals reflects lack of Black journalists in Milwaukee sports broadcasting
It has been 50 years since the Milwaukee Bucks have won an NBA championship, making this arguably the biggest sports moment in the history of the city of Milwaukee. As the city celebrated the win, TV stations in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin shared in the excitement...
Mandela Barnes aims replace Trump ally Ron Johnson and become first Black U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes officially joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat on July 20, vying to become the first African American from Wisconsin to serve in the Senate. The office is currently held by Republican Senator and Trump ally Ron...
A legacy of redlining and racial covenants still keep families of color from owning homes in Wisconsin
To Greg Lewis, the home was beautiful. Cozy and inviting, it was a two-bedroom house in Milwaukee with a finished basement, two and a half car garage, an attached apartment and a yard. He had his eyes set on it for 42 days, only to learn that the appraisal, or...
Preliminary approval clears next hurdle for proposed statue of Vel Phillips on State Capitol grounds
The Wisconsin Capitol grounds are one step closer to featuring a statue of longtime Wisconsin civil rights advocate Vel Phillips after a subcommittee voted on a preliminary proposal on July 13. Phillips was a political trailblazer throughout her life, achieving many...
An Autocratic Agenda: Distorted “crime wave” narrative follows old playbook of fearmongering
There has been a wave of media coverage this summer about an increase in homicides across the United States, with attention often focused on the same political question: will Americans still want to defund or even reform the police if “violent crime” is on the rise?...
A Ripple Effect: How the social trauma from police killings spirals across Black communities
By Denise A. Herd, Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley It has now past one year since George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer set off the largest protests in U.S. history and a national reckoning with racism. Beyond the...
Hostile to our Democracy: Why the authoritarian attacks on Voting Rights are racially motivated
The Republican Party’s assault on constitutional democracy continues unabated. Over 20 restrictive voting laws have already been enacted this year (the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights Roundup is an indispensable resource for monitoring ongoing...
