Wisconsin’s legislature unwilling to act as record-setting death toll overwhelms COVID-19 medical units
Health care workers scrambled to treat patients on a day when 92 Wisconsin lives were reported lost. Outside of the hospital, politicians postured. The exterior of University Hospital in Madison on November 17 looked remarkably ordinary. A line of cars queued outside...
No Sick Leave: Why health care aides in nursing homes are forced to work after exposure to COVID-19
By Shefali Milczarek-Desai, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrant Workers’ Rights Clinic, UA James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona; and Tara Sklar, Professor of Health Law and Director, Health Law & Policy...
Morality and COVID-19: Why some individuals continue to ignore rules about wearing face masks
By Eugene Y. Chan, Associate Professor, Purdue University Governments around the world have recommended or mandated various behaviors to slow the spread of COVID-19. These include staying at home, wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Yet individuals...
Nate Hamilton: On becoming the kind of leader his parents taught him to be
By PrincessSafiya Byers and Bridget Fogarty • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Almost seven years ago, Nate Hamilton was working as a roofer, trying to create a good life for his two kids. Then the death of his brother changed the direction of his life, launching...
Ruby Bridges: The school that once symbolized desegregation now reflects a public education battle
By Connie L. Schaffer, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha; Martha Graham Viator, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education, Rowan University; and Meg White, Associate Professor of Education, Stockton University On November 14, 1960,...
Wisconsin faith leaders say that “loving your neighbor” means complying with COVID-19 safeguards
Some religious leaders have called measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus — including limits on crowd gatherings and mask requirements — an assault on their religious liberty. The Rev. Sonja Ingebritsen, a Madison pastor, strongly disagrees. “When Jesus is...
Death Threats over a football Game: Green Bay Packers fans bring shame to beloved sport over a fumbled play
Aaron Rodgers has condemned online death threats against one of his wide receivers, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, after the Green Bay Packers’ 34-31 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on November 22. Valdes-Scantling fumbled the ball in overtime against the Colts, which led...
Attorney General Josh Kaul sues Wisconsin Legislature over unconstitutional lame duck constraints
Attorney General Josh Kaul and Governor Tony Evers are suing the Legislature for making it more difficult for them to do their jobs. The case is tied to the actions the Republican-controlled Legislature took during its 2018 lame duck session during which it got the...
County recount concludes: Trump blew $3 million dollars to give Biden 132 more votes in Milwaukee
Milwaukee County completed its presidential recount on November 27 with President-elect Joe Biden widening his margin of victory. A few hundred votes were added to the county’s election results during the recount. Biden picked up 257 votes and President Donald...
False pandemic data on social media complicates Wisconsin’s effort to halt spread of COVID-19
When the coronavirus started spreading around Wisconsin in the spring of 2020, Dr. Chad Tamez hosted Facebook Live sessions to help patients understand the mysterious new pathogen. But the family physician in West Bend stopped the online tutorials after a few weeks as...
Buying a Dream: How the economy became overly dependent on consumerism prior to COVID-19
By Halina Szejnwald Brown, Professor Emerita, Clark University The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air travel, leisure activities as well as the use of automobiles. As a...
Not Under Control: In less than 30 Days Wisconsin has experienced 1,000 deaths from COVID-19
More than 1,000 Wisconsin residents have died in less than 30 days. The state has averaged 53 deaths from the virus in the prior to the week of November 22, as the total number of coronavirus cases statewide has doubled in the last month. As of October 30, COVID-19...
