The need to protect history: Even with overwhelming proof social media promotes Holocaust denial
By Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pace University One in four American millennials believe the Holocaust was exaggerated or entirely made up, according to a recent national survey that sought to find out what young adults know about the genocide...
From ideology to democracy: Lessons from Germany for America to heal after the Trump era
By Sylvia Taschka, Senior Lecturer of History, Wayne State University Comparisons between the United States under Trump and Germany during the Hitler era are once again being made following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Even in the eyes of German...
Data shows that police are three times more likely to use force against peaceful leftwing protesters
Police in the United States are three times more likely to use force against leftwing protesters than rightwing protesters, according to new data from a non-profit that monitors political violence around the world. In the past 10 months, US law enforcement agencies...
Tracking the Insurrectionists: How technology is being used to identify and locate domestic terrorists
By Don Hummer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State; and James Byrne, Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell After rioters flooded the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, there was an immediate call for those...
Ten things that average citizens can do to stand against the anti-democracy movement in America
The Trump mob that trashed the Capitol on Jan. 6 made it absolutely clear that there is a dangerous far right anti-democracy movement in America that must be stopped. This is an authoritarian movement, even a fascist movement, that uses racism and anti-Semitism and...
Trump’s insurrection follows a long history of Christian nationalist violence
By Samuel Perry, Associate professor, Baylor University Christian imagery loomed large on January 6 as the “Stop the Steal” rally morphed into a violent mob siege. A group of Trump supporters prayed around a large wooden cross, and others carried “Jesus saves” signs...
Multiple projects with a total output of 2.2 Gigawatts are speeding Wisconsin’s transition to solar energy
Wisconsin is seeing a rapid conversion to solar energy as a growing number of utilities set goals to go carbon neutral by 2050. The investment comes despite challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. New solar installations nationwide are expected to increase 43...
Wisconsin developer creates mobile app that teaches people how to recycle and track their composting
A Wisconsin-made smartphone app that helps people recycle better and track their composting is expanding its reach. Michelle Goetsch launched Betterbin in May 2018. The Wausau-based company’s app allows people in participating communities to scan barcodes on...
Inaugural Address: President Joe Biden gives hope to millions of Americans who stutter
By Rodney Gabel, Professor and Founding Director, Binghamton University, State University of New York President Joe Biden called for American unity after four years of political divisiveness and the “raging fire” it provoked. He promised to be a president for all...
Ending this Uncivil War: Unity is impossible without accountability
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office shortly before noon Eastern time on January 20, and in his low-key manner ended an era in which the evil in the U.S. government could not be underestimated, and started a new one that promises to be better. It is...
The election makes the president: Ritual efficacy and the public pageantry wrapped in inaugurations
By Dimitris Xygalatas, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut As one president’s term ends and another begins, there is a ceremony. Its importance is one of symbolism rather than substance. The Constitution is clear:...
Andrea Palm to join Biden Administration: Wisconsin’s top DHS official nominated as deputy secretary of HHS
Andrea Palm is leaving her position leading the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to join the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Palm has been nominated to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Wisconsin Governor Tony...
