A Cold Civil War: The division between a multiracial democracy and an anti-democratic minority
In the United States, the right-wing voter suppression efforts reached a level not seen since the era of segregation, when white supremacists in the South had passed laws to deny Black Americans the right to vote and threatened everyone who dared to resist with...
The fading promise of remote-work: Employees feel the sting of the bungled transitions back to the office
By Kimberly Merriman, Professor of Management, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell; David Greenway, Doctoral Candidate in Leadership/Organization Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Tamara Montag-Smit, Assistant Professor of...
No returning to the old normal: A Post-Pandemic Milwaukee can choose a new path to a better future
By Frank Schneiger • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service As the pandemic shows signs of winding down, it’s worth thinking about the near future, which, naturally, will be here very soon. And, soon after that, it will be the new past. Here’s hoping that, in our...
Republican Governors cut off jobless benefits early to starve people back to an unprepared workplace
Millions of jobless workers in Republican-led states across the U.S. are growing increasingly worried that they soon will not be able to afford rent, medicine, and other basic necessities as GOP governors rush to cut off pandemic-related unemployment benefits, a...
2022 Midterms: The January 6 attack was a warning that America’s future is at risk from Trumpublicans
The Capitol attack was a warning: the United States democracy is at risk. To fix the system before the midterms, two steps have to be enacted before the 2022 midterms. Academics rarely agree about the big issues, and generally hesitate to enter the political fray by...
Wisconsin 2022: Governor Tony Evers announces his intention to run for re-election
Governor Tony Evers will seek a second term in office in 2022. The governor announced his reelection bid on June 5 during a speech at the state Democratic Party convention. Evers, who narrowly defeated former Republican Governor Scott Walker in 2018, told attendees at...
Environmental Contamination: Wisconsin residents struggle with harmful impact of “forever chemicals”
Originally produced by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit online newsroom that offers investigative and enterprise coverage of agribusiness, Big Ag, and related issues through data analysis, visualizations, in-depth reports, and interactive...
James Meredith remains a symbol of how powerful movements can include those with different ideas
By Aram Goudsouzian, Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis James Meredith was walking down Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi. It was June 6, 1966, the second day of his planned 220-mile trek from Memphis to Jackson, which he undertook...
Ending the 1033 Program: How local communities can take military weaponry out of the hands of police
In an effort to curtail police militarism, anti-war group Win Without War on April 29 released an activist guide titled Stop Militarizing Our Communities: 5 Things You Need to Know About the 1033 Program. The activist guide was authored by Tanaya Sardesai, a student...
A Deadly Divide: How COVID impacted Americans depended on the partisan stance of their state
By Julie VanDusky-Allen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University; and Olga Shvetsova, Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a partisan divide has...
Thirty-two years after Tіаnаnmеn Square: Activist left to mourn June 4 in secrecy amid crackdowns and COVID
For the first time since the 1989 Tіаnаnmеn Square massacre, there will be no formal commemoration event held in the Chinese-speaking world for the anniversary. Thirty-two years after soldiers crushed student protests in Beijing and killed anywhere from several...
Visualizing the Underground Railroad: Barry Jenkins crafts a delicate dance between beauty and suffering
By William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Barry Jenkins, the director of “The Underground Railroad,” noted that “before making this show … I would have said I’m the descendant of...
