Raze or repair? Future remains uncertain for Milwaukee’s iconic Mitchell Park Domes
The future of Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes is still in limbo, but a new policy now says “all options” are on the table for the domes, including the possibility of demolishing the beloved landmark. The Milwaukee County Committee on Parks and...
Failed Stewardship: Final Congressional report on COVID-19 exposes Trump’s reckless pandemic response
A congressional panel on December 9 published its final report on the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the Trump administration’s “failed stewardship” and detailing how a “persistent pattern of political interference undermined the...
Christian Nationalism: The very people who ignore the teachings of Jesus also claim America’s faith ideology
Far-right Republican lawmakers who have recently invoked Christian nationalist messages appear to be representing a growing portion of their voter base, according to a new poll released Wednesday showing that a sizable majority of Republicans believe the U.S. should...
Thousands of veterans have flooded VA with health claims since President Biden signed Toxic exposure law
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and benefits under the landmark toxic exposure law Congress passed earlier...
Wisconsin regulators approve utility rate hikes as customers face increasing costs from inflation
Wisconsin utility regulators approved rate hikes for electric and natural gas customers served by two of the state’s largest utilities on December 1, but they reduced profits utilities can collect amid outcry from financially-strapped ratepayers. The Wisconsin Public...
Support grows for oversight of how electric utilities plan to charge consumers for upgrades to power grid
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and distribution wire projects by electric utilities across the country. In 2020, investor-owned electric utilities...
Dog whistles go full siren as “arbitrary and capricious” immigration restrictions set to expire
By Ernesto Castañeda, Associate Professor of Sociology, American University A key component of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies is currently set to expire on December 21, 2022. Officially called Title 42 of the U.S. Code, the little-known law was...
Why proposed development for new downtown soccer stadium should include pay guarantee for service jobs
A proposed development that would bring a new soccer stadium to downtown Milwaukee should include guarantees of good wages and a path to union representation for workers in the stadium district in return for public subsidies, a new report recommends. The report,...
The problem of work: Why the business model of capitalism is alienating American workers today
By Alec Stubbs, Postdoctoral Fellow of Philosophy, UMass Boston First it was the “Great Resignation.” Then it was “nobody wants to work anymore.” Now it is “quiet quitting.” Yet it seems like no one wants to talk about what I see as the root cause of America’s...
Fighting for the future: How Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine are staking their claim on democracy
By David Roger Marples, Distinguished University Professor of Russian and East European History, University of Alberta; and Katsiaryna Lozka, PhD Fellow in Political Science, Ghent University Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recently visited...
Anthropocene Engine: How the growing population of 8 billion humans transforms the planet
By Manfred Laubichler, Global Futures Professor and President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology, Arizona State University At first glance, the connections between the world’s growing population and climate change seem obvious. The more people...
Report details rise of domestic violence in Wisconsin with women of color disproportionately harmed
Since the start of the pandemic, deaths by domestic violence in Wisconsin have surged to record levels. According to a new report from End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, domestic violence claimed 80 lives last year, including victims and perpetrators. That is up from 72 in...
