Most Black Americans remain left behind by economic progress 54 years after Dr. King’s assassination
By Sharon Austin, Professor of Political Science, University of Florida On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers. Back then, over a half century ago, the wholesale racial...
A Domestic Threat: The FBI ignored White Nationalists while spying continuously on Muslim Americans
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson excused one of the leaders of the extremist Oath Keepers organization implicated in the January 6th insurrection by describing him as “a devout Christian.” It is safe to surmise that he would not have offered a similar...
Hate Speech: New study finds that propaganda for White Supremacy hit historically high levels in 2021
The propagation of White Supremacist propaganda in the United States remained at historically high levels in 2021 despite a small recent dip, a new study from the Anti-Defamation League has revealed. ADL’s research found that although 2021 data indicated a 5% drop in...
A Kremlin Coup: What fantasies about replacing Putin forget is another madman always waits in reserve
Vladimir Putin’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine aimed at toppling the Kyiv government, based on the preposterous claim that it is run by “neo-Nazis,” has produced Europe’s worst war in a generation, and it has taken a terrible toll on civilians. The Russian armed...
Battleground State: How Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race could shape the future of American democracy
Wisconsin’s governor, Tony Evers, is not exactly known as a hotheaded partisan warrior. The soft spoken Democrat enjoys polka, the card game Euchre, and a daily McDonald’s Egg McMuffin. But it struck a nerve recentlt when he heard Robin Vos, the powerful speaker of...
A false political unity: Why the mythical vision of bipartisanship is an actual threat to progress
After the initial flush of optimism from the passage of the landmark infrastructure bill, the Biden Presidency is starting the year on a political down note. Both the “Build Back Better” and voting reform acts have stalled seemingly indefinitely. Just as...
Cultural geographers see plantation museums as resource to confront America’s slave-owning past
By Amy Potter, Associate Professor of Geography, Georgia Southern University; and Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee State legislatures across the United States are cracking down on discussions of race and racism in the classroom....
From Tulsa Massacre to Ukraine Invasion: Why erasing history books does not stop the timeless acts of hate
Looking at the events unfolding in Ukraine, it is not hard to compare them to what occurred during Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland, which in 1939 marked the start of World War II, especially when you see how two dictators, like Hitler and Putin, followed the same...
The New Truman Doctrine: How President Biden inspires support for Ukraine without sparking a wider war
By Denise M. Bostdorff, Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, The College of Wooster President Joe Biden faces an aggressive Russia waging war to expand its borders. He has rallied Americans to support Ukraine as it resists a devastating Russian attack. But...
Wisconsin child care providers struggle in COVID’s aftermath even as families move on from pandemic
While many Americans are ready to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, for some people like Corrine Hendrickson, that is not an option. Hendrickson is the owner and operator of Corrines Little Explorers, a child care center in New Glarus and a former board member of...
Last Days in Irpin: Vulnerable residents given help to reach safety after a month of misery
Breaking News: Milwaukee’s sister city of Irpin was just declared liberated from Russian forces on March 28. According to Irpin’s Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn, civilians were not yet allowed to return to the city, which is located just northwest of Kyiv....
Owning bits of the Metaverse: Why riding a blockchain between virtual worlds will require a crypto wallet
By Rabindra Ratan, Associate Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University; and Dar Meshi, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University For people who comprehend what the metaverse is, they think it will be a bunch...
