A life entwined with slavery: Why Alexander Hamilton is being used to make the case for reparations
By Nicole S. Maskiell, Assistant Professor of History Peter and Bonnie McCausland Fellow of History, University of South Carolina Alexander Hamilton has received a resurgence of interest in recent years on the back of the smash Broadway musical bearing his name. But...
Wisconsin will keep its Congressional seats after U.S. Census Bureau reports state population up 4%
Wisconsin’s population remained mostly steady over the past 10 years, so it will not lose any seats in Congress during the upcoming redistricting process, the U.S. Census Bureau announced on April 26. The state’s population increased about 4 percent between 2010...
Population Realignment: Census results will impact upcoming elections with a shift of political power
By Dudley L. Poston Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University New data from the 2020 U.S. census released April 26, 2021, indicates that starting in 2023, after the next congressional elections, seven states will have fewer seats in Congress than they do...
Gender Dysphoria: How social support and affirming medical care can improve lives of transgender youth
By Mandy Coles, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and co-director of the Child and Adolescent Trans/Gender Center for Health, Boston University When Charlie, a 10-year-old boy, came in for his first visit, he did not look at me or my colleague. Angry and...
A May Day 2021 Message from Milwaukee: It is time for leaders to deliver on promised immigration reforms
By Christine Neumann-Ortiz • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service May Day, observed on May 1, is recognized around the world as a day to honor the dignity and struggles of working people. The tradition has its roots in 1886, when the day was chosen to commemorate the...
Multigenerational homes in Wisconsin face a higher risk of infection and death from COVID-19
For many years, Cassilyn Brown’s home in Madison has housed three generations, including her husband, three children and father-in-law. Since COVID-19 hit, her concerns about her family have grown as their multigenerational household works to stay safe from the...
Investing in Families: Why America has lacked a paid maternity leave that benefits workers and employers
By Chris Knoester, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Petts, Professor of Sociology, Ball State University; and Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst The United States is the...
The Power of Maps: How Black cartographers helped visualize geographic strongholds of racism in America
By Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee; and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Associate Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black...
Going out into the world: Anxiety over a post-pandemic life will reflect our individual experiences
By Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University It is the moment we thought we were all waiting for… or is it? We were cautiously optimistic about the end of the pandemic in view of increasing vaccine availability and decreasing case...
Former Bucks Player Sterling Brown agrees to $750K settlement over 2018 tasing by Milwaukee Police
A Milwaukee Common Council committee has approved a settlement with former Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown, who sued the city over a 2018 incident with police. Per the settlement, Brown will receive $750,000 and an apology from the city and the Milwaukee Police...
Sized to ship: How the standardization of cargo containers launched a global trade revolution
By Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst Perhaps you’re snacking on a banana, sipping some coffee, or sitting in front of your computer and taking a break from work to read this article. Most...
How we see the world: Netflix’s library of foreign content imports global cultures to a home audience
By Paolo Sigismondi, Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism As a kid growing up in Italy, I remember watching the American TV series “Happy Days,” which chronicled the 1950s-era Midwestern adventures of the Fonz,...
