The Great Resignation Myth: Report finds consistent signs of increased power for workers in Wisconsin
Unemployment is down, wages are up and Wisconsin workers are more willing to talk union this Labor Day. That is the summary of the newest State of Working Wisconsin report from COWS, a University of Wisconsin research center that looks at the state of the economy...
Corporate Blowback: Self-organized labor movement to protect workers’ rights behind push for unions
By John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University Labor Day 2022 came smack in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions. The summer has seen a steady stream of...
Salt of the Earth: Classic Hollywood films have long dramatized America’s rich labor history
By Peter Dreier, E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College Unions are more popular now than at any time since 1965, and the U.S. is in the midst of a new upsurge of union organizing. Is a Hollywood drama about angry Starbucks baristas or...
A torturous birth: How “House of the Dragon” reduces the role of women to little more than just a womb
By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury The premiere episode of “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon: The Heirs of the Dragon,” establishes its central themes of gender and power...
The myth of monsters: Why dragons have historically represented in many cultures the power of nature
By Emily Zarka, Instructor in English , Arizona State University The premiere of HBO’s prequel to “Game of Thrones,” “House of the Dragon” is likely to bring more attention to the ferocious dragon. Two-legged or four, fire-breathing or shape-shifting, scaled or...
Prayers amid trauma: Survivors respond to funeral as Archdiocese of Milwaukee honors Rembert Weakland
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee held a funeral Mass on August 30 for former archbishop of Milwaukee Rembert Weakland, who died on August 22 at age 95. The service stands as a difficult day for many sexual abuse survivors and their loved ones, and the celebration of...
Mike Larson: Personal reflections on remaining Catholic in spite of the ongoing sex abuse crisis
When the news of the McCarrick scandal hit the headlines in November 2020, the blow to my family and our faith was devastating. Normally, I am an unabashed enthusiast full of love for the Catholic Church, sharing my faith even with secular friends, but these...
When words hurt instead of heal: What never to say to someone who has survived abuse by Catholic clergy
As the daughter of a clergy abuse victim-survivor and a lay person who works for the Church, Jerri von den Bosch speaks often with fellow Catholics about her family’s experience with the abuse crisis. In June of 2021, I wrote 10 Things Never to Say to Survivors of...
Democracy is not guaranteed: President Biden sounds alarm about extremism by Trump’s “MAGA Republicans”
“With an opposition party that has largely embraced the lie that the last election was stolen and remains in thrall to a twice-impeached and defeated former president who encouraged a mob that attacked the Capitol to stop the transfer of power, Mr. Biden’s...
Political violence as the norm: Trump signals plans to pardon January 6 insurrectionists if re-elected in 2024
Ex-President Donald Trump said on September 1 that if reelected in 2024, he would “look very, very favorably” at full pardons for the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol last year. In an interview with right-wing radio host Wendy Bell, Trump...
Tax records show GOP candidate Tim Michels gave $175K to Wisconsin anti-abortion groups during pandemic
Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels donated nearly $200,000 of his own money to anti-abortion groups in Wisconsin and New York in 2020, according to tax documents. Michels and his wife made the donations through their charitable organization, the...
Election Scheming: New details highlight how Ginni Thomas lobbied to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 results
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas faced fresh calls to step down on September 1 after new reporting revealed that his wife’s involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election was broader than previously known, extending to the...
