Russian assault of Zaporizhzhia Power Plant intensifies global fears of radioactive disaster
Russian forces reportedly seized control of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant on March 3 shortly after a triggering a fire at the facility, intensifying global fears of a massive and unprecedented radioactive disaster. The fire, which Ukrainian officials said was...
A Bot Holiday: Russia pivots from COVID to Ukraine with its onslaught of disinformation across social media
When David Fisman tweets, he often receives a deluge of hate within moments of posting. Fisman, an epidemiologist and physician, has been outspoken about COVID and public health. Even when he tweets something innocuous – once, to test his theory, he wrote the banal...
A life of Self-Determination: Ways to take back some control after feeling powerless from the pandemic
By Kate Mulligan, Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto The Omicron wave seemed to come like a rising tide, slowly, then suddenly, in all directions and all at once. Inside the...
President Joe Biden visits Wisconsin after State of the Union address to promote infrastructure plans
President Joe Biden visited the crucial state of Wisconsin on March 2 to promote one of his top accomplishments, a bipartisan infrastructure measure that will distribute billions of dollars to fix roads, bridges and other public works. Biden’s trip was part of a...
A chaotic resettlement: Afghan family sent to live in separate states after months together at Fort McCoy
Living 120 miles apart, an Afghan family shares hopes and anxieties while navigating the chaotic resettlement process in Wisconsin. February 6 was the day before 27-year-old Lamha Nabizada and her 22-year-old brother Masroor would fly from Minneapolis to Dulles...
Wisconsin National Guard troops remain on standby in Poland with no orders about Ukraine mobilization
Tensions remain are high across the globe as Russia carries out an invasion of Ukraine by land, air, sea, and cyber attack. It is a conventional military action the likes of which has not been seen since World War II. When the capital of Kyiv came under fire, ordinary...
Putin’s biggest fan: Why Trump would happily oblige his Russian benefactor in a second presidency
President Vladimir Putin has put his nuclear deterrence forces into high alert on February 27, 2022. Only five days earlier, on February 22, Trump called Putin “savvy” and his flagrant violation of international law “genius.” “You gotta...
Zakhida Adylova: A mother’s diary from Kyiv shares an eyewitness account of life as Putin’s invasion unfolds
Zakhida Adylova is a 35-year-old language teacher and producer for a political talk show who lives in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. She is a Crimean Tatar, a Muslim ethnic minority that was forcibly deported from their homeland, the Crimean Peninsula, to Uzbekistan...
Restoration of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville to its former glory gains momentum after decade-long effort
Located just 2 miles north of downtown, Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood thrived for decades with vibrant small businesses and a nightlife scene that drew people from across racial lines. But, as was the case for many of the country’s minority neighborhoods, urban...
Beyond the “Magical Negro” trope and the rise of powerful roles for Black women in science fiction
Black women have long been fixtures in science fiction film and television. In the 20th century, they largely appeared in background roles as maids, cooks, sex workers, or dancers. Then, the 21st century ushered in high-profile roles like Halle Berry’s Storm, Danai...
A non-White fantasy world: Why Tolkien’s “The Rings of Power” is no less authentic with a cast of Black actors
As the new “Lord of the Rings” series gears up for its September launch on Amazon, the company finds itself navigating treacherous, if familiar, waters and has already triggered a fierce debate over race by introducing characters of color into JRR...
American Feudalism: How our nation went from “we the people” to “my feelings trump your rights”
Most Americans who are bent toward socialism do not identify themselves publicly as socialists. Nor do they employ the Marxian slogan that socialism is the wave of the future. Nonetheless, they have a way of looking at things that embraces the idea. The American...
