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  First week of staying at home: A window of images around Milwaukee for everyone stuck behind walls
  
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April

Reggie Jackson: The next challenge of the COVID-19 fight in Milwaukee

April 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Already a community infected by racial hate, Anti-Asian sentiment hits Milwaukee along with COVID-19

April 3, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Building community bridges to improve health equity in the COVID-19 era and beyond

April 3, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
GoFundMe campaign raises funds to buy meals for frontline hospital workers from local restaurants

April 3, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
A crisis within a crisis: COVID-19 disproportionally impacts Milwaukee’s black neighborhoods

April 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
Public health concerns push Milwaukee’s 2020 Democratic National Convention to August

April 3, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Articles, COVID-19 |
Reggie Jackson: Critical lessons we need to learn about COVID-19 from China and Italy

April 2, 2020 | Columns, COVID-19, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Sorry, some of you have to die: A Conservative Christian plan to save the economy

April 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Editorial, John Pavlovitz |
A wake-up call for humanity: The coronavirus pandemic exposes long ignored failures of our society

April 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Fear of demographic change has increased White Nationalist hate groups 55% in Trump era

April 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
State Propaganda: Chinese media outlets hit with stricter rules while Fox churns out disinformation

April 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
First week of staying at home: A window of images around Milwaukee for everyone stuck behind walls

April 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Photos |
A Social Recession: The profound physical and psychological effects from long-term isolation

April 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Syndicated |
An ego dripping in blood: Trump’s lies are killing Americans

April 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Obligations to each other: The pursuit of happiness is tied to the collective good

April 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Coronavirus and the Rule of Law: Courts struggle to preserve justice amid catastrophic conditions

April 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |

March

Milwaukee’s Holy Week observances canceled as public celebrations convert to at home video streaming

March 31, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Faith is not a Place: Church is a living body of people who gather in empathy, mercy, love, and justice

March 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Editorial, John Pavlovitz |
St. Francis Seminary to provide shelter for residents with housing instability during COVID-19 crisis

March 31, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Millions of low-wage workers remain vulnerable to coronavirus due to lack of paid sick leave

March 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Health Care in Distress: Long wait times for emergency rooms keeps people sick and drives up costs

March 31, 2020 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Hope: A hometown meme series designed to inspire optimism during the coronavirus crisis

March 30, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Extra, Photos |
Dear America: I know how scared you are, I’m scared too

March 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Editorial, John Pavlovitz |
Heroes of Hope: How to find healing and happiness when life is surrounded by havoc

March 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A Political Plan B: DNC organizers prepare contingency options for Milwaukee’s July Convention

March 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Coronavirus pours cold water on Olympic flame as Tokyo Games get postponed to 2021

March 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Milwaukee rolls out “drive-up” option for early voting to eliminate risk of COVID-19 exposure

March 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Photos |
Hey, Milwaukee, you are not on vacation. Take the stay-at-home order seriously

March 29, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
COVID-19 social media campaign launches in Milwaukee with best practices for staying healthy

March 29, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Coalition of Milwaukee philanthropies partner to coordinate local resources in response to COVID-19

March 29, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Fleeing the Coronavirus: The dangers for individuals and everyone they encounter along the journey

March 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Milwaukee County seeks donations of Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 frontline workers

March 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Curated |
Medical gear from postponed charitable clinic distributed to first responders statewide

March 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Curated |
The Great Apprehension: How to help kids relax as the pandemic upends everyday life

March 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
The Myth of Youth: How children can be infected with coronavirus and transmit it to others

March 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Jonathan Brostoff: On COVID-19 and Wisconsin’s future “After the Storm”

March 28, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Reggie Jackson: The impact of racism is the “Other Coronavirus Crisis” for People of Color

March 27, 2020 | Columns, COVID-19, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
They Called Us Enemy: Graphic novels teach youth about racism and social justice

March 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
The Evolution of Slavery and a 120 year effort to finally make lynching a federal crime

March 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
How to have a healthy conversation about the coronavirus with someone who is misinformed

March 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Mass transit in a time of need: MCTS to suspend fare collection for bus rides from March 28

March 27, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
The “Global War of Error” makes failure the new standard of success

March 26, 2020 | Articles |
Fighting the Coronavirus: Why the U.S. military should deploy as a humanitarian aid force

March 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Vietnam taught us that policies based on lies will ultimately fail in an open society

March 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Beyond Mount Suribachi: Forgotten 16mm footage of Marines on Iwo Jima amid the larger battle

March 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
The Inconvenience of COVID-19: Understanding the shared national sacrifice for a greater good

March 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Kevin Abing: Milwaukee mobilized every resource possible in 1918 to combat the Spanish Flu epidemic

March 25, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Greatest Pandemic in History: Common misconceptions about the global influenza of 1918

March 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Month-long “Safer at Home” order urges Wisconsin residents to make sacrifices and work together

March 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Curated |
We Need Each Other: Downtown Milwaukee buildings illuminate the darkness with beacons of hope

March 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Photos |
Masks and the Microbe Menace: A misperception that safety measures shield risky activities from danger

March 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Not a Lockdown: Milwaukee implements “Stay @ Home” directive in order to save lives

March 24, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Safer At Home: Wisconsin orders statewide closure of non-essential businesses to contain COVID-19

March 24, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Frontline nurses treating coronavirus victims condemn Trump’s racist rhetoric and cruelty

March 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Postponement of PrideFest and Summerfest due to COVID-19 underlines disruption of 2020 festival season

March 24, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Stop Touching Your Face: Changes to habitual behaviors can minimize the spread of COVID-19

March 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the absolute moral corruption of our society

March 23, 2020 | Columns, COVID-19, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
How internal racism and external disinformation campaigns turn us against each other

March 23, 2020 | Articles |
Cold War Manipulation: Why socialism was branded as un-American to promote the virtues of capitalism

March 23, 2020 | Syndicated |
Health Official condemns Senator Ron Johnson’s false equivalency between traffic accidents and COVID-19

March 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Algorithms Love Outrage: How social media sustains the self-righteous activism of “Cancel Culture”

March 23, 2020 | Syndicated |
Fond memories from four decades of family, friends, and fish fries at Fritz’s Pub

March 22, 2020 | Articles |
The disappointment that comes when a pandemic cancels the freedom to party

March 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Vulnerable Populations: Infection rates and mortality from COVID-19 expected to hit the homeless hard

March 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A Sick System: Insurance providers are exacerbating rural health care disparities

March 22, 2020 | Syndicated |
Excellence in Journalism: Milwaukee Independent recognized as Finalist for 13 awards

March 21, 2020 | Articles, Awards |
Wisconsin professor uncovers evidence showing Russia’s 2020 election interference is more brazen

March 21, 2020 | Syndicated |
Connecting without the human touch: How to cope with the side effects of social distancing

March 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Flattening the Curve: How to slow fear from spreading faster than COVID-19

March 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Who Counts and When: On African-American suffrage, census, and the incremental steps for Civil Rights

March 20, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Sorry, We’re Closed: The signs and sights of solitude as Milwaukee digs in to fight COVID-19

March 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Photos |
Being Positive during a Pandemic: 5 tips for getting through the coronavirus as a better person

March 20, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
COVID-19 Mutual Aid: Confronting coronavirus conditions with community instead of consternation

March 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
One of Wisconsin’s first two COVID-19 Deaths confirmed in Ozaukee County

March 20, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Price of our Pandemic: The bill for MAGA has come due and it is time to pay up

March 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Editorial, Featured, John Pavlovitz |
The same people who believed COVID-19 was a hoax should now buy the homeopathic cure forsythia

March 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
When plagues followed bad leadership: Greek tragedy of Oedipus Tyrannos is a lesson for Trump on COVID-19

March 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Wisconsin residents reminded to take precautions against COVID-19 scams and price gouging

March 19, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
MCTS encourages riders to limit non-essential bus travel to help prevent spread of COVID-19

March 18, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
The supply and demand of COVID-19: Predicted infection rates would overwhelm Milwaukee hospitals

March 18, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Wisconsin passengers under coronavirus quarantine aboard Grand Princess cruise ship return home safely

March 18, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Milwaukee election officials promote alternatives to in-person voting as April Primary nears

March 18, 2020 | Syndicated |
A look at past St. Patrick’s Day Parades in Milwaukee after COVID-19 concerns cancel 2020 event

March 17, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Fight for Air Climb: Hundreds run to top of U.S. Bank Center to raise funds for lung health

March 17, 2020 | Photos |
Governor Tony Evers signs statewide order prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10 People

March 17, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Milwaukee Municipalities issue emergency orders closing bars and restaurants to protect public health

March 17, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Teaching amid Coronavirus: What to expect from educational institutions as classes move online

March 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Wisconsin mandates closing all K-12 Schools until early April to prevent spreading of COVID-19

March 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Closure of school cafeterias due to coronavirus puts poorest children at risk of missing nutritious meals

March 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Rube Goldberg contest challenges Wisconsin students to “Turn Off A Light” with a complex machine

March 15, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Stop hoarding the Charmin: Why people are panic buying toilet paper when there is an abundant supply

March 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
The social burden of Consumerism: Shopping carts are not overflowing with compassion

March 15, 2020 | COVID-19, John Pavlovitz |
Social Distancing: Think of it as “Elbow Room” for your health in the age of contagious pathogens

March 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
City’s Health Department urges Milwaukee residents to avoid non-essential travel

March 14, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office outlines COVID-19 protocols for protecting individuals in custody

March 14, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Coronavirus Hits Home: Milwaukee confirms first case of COVID-19 within the city

March 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Curated |
Impact of COVID-19 sinks in for Milwaukee Bucks fans after NBA suspends remainder of season

March 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Jane’s Walk MKE: Revisioning Milwaukee in 20/20

March 13, 2020 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Nykoli Koslow to become first transgender Artist in Residence for historic Pfister Hotel

March 13, 2020 | Articles |
Governor Tony Evers declares public health emergency for Wisconsin in response to COVID-19

March 13, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Mistrust of Government: Why so many Americans refuse to answer or participate in the census

March 13, 2020 | Syndicated |
Legacy of César E. Chávez remembered with artistic and cultural celebration at 2nd annual birthday event

March 12, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
A cauldron for infectious disease: Spread of COVID-19 inevitable in overcrowded ICE detention centers

March 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
UW-Milwaukee suspends in-person classes after spring break until April due to coronavirus concerns

March 12, 2020 | Articles |
Barriers that target working people and minority voters are a modern poll tax paid in time

March 12, 2020 | Syndicated |
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Zenith

March 11, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
4th Annual Veterans Light Up the Arts celebrates the incredible healing power of creativity

March 11, 2020 | Photos |
How Ansel Adams used his creativity to harness the communicative power of photography

March 11, 2020 | Syndicated |
Susan Meiselas: Four decades of photography featured in “Through a Woman’s Lens” exhibit

March 11, 2020 | Articles |
Please Count Me: Greater Milwaukee residents reminded to participate in the 2020 Census

March 10, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee Convention Center’s expansion takes step forward with release of design renderings

March 10, 2020 | Syndicated |
State awards $4.9M grant to support agricultural transload facility at Port Milwaukee

March 10, 2020 | Articles |
Hops and Stops: Milwaukee Streetcar rolls out inaugural pub crawl downtown

March 10, 2020 | Articles |
Updated yoga program at Milwaukee Art Museum aims to broadens the experience

March 10, 2020 | Articles |
Memorial to Baba Punjab Singh brings community together with message of hope and resilience

March 9, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Milwaukee County leaders introduce ordinance to advance racial equity and improve public health

March 9, 2020 | Articles |
The decline of “America’s Dairyland” is fundamentally changing Wisconsin’s rural landscape

March 9, 2020 | Syndicated |
Paul Knapp promoted to Major General when sworn in as commander of Wisconsin National Guard

March 8, 2020 | Articles |
7,000 panels on 8 acres by General Mitchell Airport to be largest solar energy project in city history

March 8, 2020 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin to challenge unconstitutional diversion of taxpayer dollars for building Trump’s Border Wall

March 8, 2020 | Curated |
Reggie Jackson: The responsibility of understanding what White Supremacy really is

March 7, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Baba Punjab Singh: Survivor of 2012 Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting dies from gunshot complications

March 7, 2020 | Curated |
Study finds using county jails for ICE detention of immigrants perpetuates criminal perceptions

March 7, 2020 | Syndicated |
Data audit shows continued rise of Anti-Semitic incidences in Wisconsin

March 7, 2020 | Featured, Syndicated |
From SARS to Avian Influenza: A witness to history reflects on the first epidemics of the 21st-century

March 6, 2020 | Columns, COVID-19, Editorial, Featured |
Public health officials face challenges in distinguishing COVID-19 from seasonal influenza

March 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Plain old soap and water: Why hand-washing is still the best way to prevent illness

March 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Coronavirus Update: Milwaukee outlines preparations and precautions for dealing with COVID-19

March 5, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
CDC gives permission to Wisconsin labs for local testing of the coronavirus

March 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
From Ganges Delta to Wuhan: The stigma of naming diseases after their place of origin

March 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Local community mourns Molson Coors shooting victims at “Milwaukee Strong: A Vigil to Unite and Heal”

March 4, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
On the Frontline of Tragedies: When tears run dry after being shed too many times before

March 4, 2020 | Columns, Editorial |
Mass shooting at Milwaukee brewery does nothing to change Wisconsin politics over gun safety

March 4, 2020 | Curated |
America in Crisis: How “We the People” saved Democracy from oligarchs in 1850, 1890, and 1920

March 3, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
The Corrupt Bargain: A divided nation has yet to heal from the wounds of “stolen elections”

March 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin Appeals Court blocks voter purge but Judge Dan Kelly can overturn if re-elected

March 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
Customer Difficulties: Why the most hated companies are also the most profitable

March 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
Black is Beautiful: Milwaukee hosts 4th Annual Black History Program at City Hall

March 2, 2020 | Audio, Featured |
Intentional about Diversity: Medical researches in Milwaukee strive to build an inclusive environment

March 2, 2020 | Curated |
Auto deaths for African Americans in Wisconsin have doubled within a half decade

March 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
A League of Their Own: A look back at the sporting world on the 100th anniversary of black baseball

March 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
Love Stories: When superheroes fell from fashion and romance comic books briefly dominated the industry

March 1, 2020 | Syndicated |
American Dirt: Book publishing fiasco triggers backlash over lack of authentic voices

March 1, 2020 | Syndicated |
Stereotypes and Punishment: How racism plunged the largest community of romance writers into turmoil

March 1, 2020 | Syndicated |
Censorship and Book Banning: Proposed law aims to fine and imprison librarians

March 1, 2020 | Syndicated |

February

Christianity and lynch mobs: Black pastors resisted Jim Crow while white pastors incited racial violence

February 29, 2020 | Syndicated |
Afrofuturism: Creative genre gives black people confidence to survive in an anti-Black society

February 29, 2020 | Syndicated |
Jim Crow’s Brutality: The police beating of a World War II Army veteran that opened America’s eyes

February 29, 2020 | Syndicated |
Slave Songs: How “spirituals” spoke about the black experience in America prior to 1863

February 29, 2020 | Syndicated |
Joaquin Altoro hosts conversation with past WHEDA leaders for ACRE alumni on emerging opportunities

February 28, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Schools can do more to protect young children from the negative health consequences of racism

February 28, 2020 | Syndicated |
Lack of Shelter: Homeless youth in Wisconsin continue to experience barriers for getting help

February 28, 2020 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin takes action to address the health risks of youth vaping

February 28, 2020 | Articles |
Rampage at Milwaukee’s Molson Coors campus becomes one of worst mass shootings in Wisconsin history

February 27, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
No One is Safe: Traumatic injuries escalate nationwide in ongoing health care crisis

February 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
Mental health treatment is important but not the lone cure to end violence

February 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
The Blind Spots of Privilege: While decent white people were sleeping the bigots stole America

February 27, 2020 | Editorial, John Pavlovitz |
Women’s Suffrage: When lesbians led the rights movement demanding equality for all

February 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Power of the Pronoun: Our language reflects the shifting attitudes about gender identities

February 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
God in a Box: The Gay Rights dispute has finally pulled the United Methodist Church apart

February 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Inside a doctor’s fight to manage opioid use for residents in rural Wisconsin

February 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Female leaders share how they earned a “seat at the table” in Milwaukee’s public relations industry

February 25, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Women inPower: Pilot program launches in Milwaukee to provide mentorship and professional development

February 25, 2020 | Articles |
Wisconsin’s Public Libraries are adapting services to meet the demands of new technologies

February 25, 2020 | Syndicated |
Policies of Catholic run hospitals put reproductive access off-limits for many Wisconsin women

February 25, 2020 | Syndicated |
Major General Paul Kennedy visits Milwaukee veterans and military families to shape Bloomberg policies

February 24, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee native leads training program for information warfare as Naval Intelligence Officer

February 24, 2020 | Articles |
Climate Mediators: A military perspective could bridge the gap between believers and doubters

February 24, 2020 | Syndicated |
Prayers will not save the day: Stop waiting for Saviors and Superheroes and become a participant

February 23, 2020 | John Pavlovitz |
Greed is Blinding: The psychological mechanics behind why people believe a con artist

February 23, 2020 | Syndicated |
Anti-Mask Laws and the KKK: Privacy and protests in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance

February 23, 2020 | Syndicated |
Thanks a Million: Milwaukee’s streetcar celebrates its 1,000,000th rider

February 22, 2020 | Articles |
The Hop unveils CityPost digital kiosks to provide real-time route info and civic amenities

February 22, 2020 | Articles |
Millennials follow-up “Ok, Boomer” with merit badges that poke fun at the pressures of “Adulting”

February 22, 2020 | Articles |
Historic Third Ward to host expansion of Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2020 outdoor art exhibition

February 22, 2020 | Articles |
Reggie Jackson: Applying lessons from the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Elections in Wisconsin to 2020

February 21, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Prison Census: Change in how inmates are counted could rebalance state political power

February 21, 2020 | Syndicated |
A Bitter Count: Remembering when Congress threw out the 1920 Census results over political fighting

February 21, 2020 | Syndicated |
Fear and Racism: Coronavirus is the latest disease to fuel mistrust of “the other”

February 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Working Sick: Office workspaces remain unprepared to contain a coronavirus outbreak

February 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
From Munich to Milwaukee: Coronavirus casts a long shadow over the global economy’s health

February 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Building a Fat City: How the sprawl of urban planning contributes to the obesity epidemic

February 20, 2020 | Syndicated |
Port Milwaukee plans $31M facility on Jones Island as new agricultural export hub

February 19, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
#WeRepMilwaukee: Milwaukee Repertory Theater launches redesigned brand and new strategic plan

February 19, 2020 | Articles |
Wisconsin manufacturers take another economic hit as federal funding is diverted to pay for Border Wall

February 19, 2020 | Articles |
Milwaukee County tests innovative app to expand accessibility for blind and low vision MCTS Riders

February 18, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Wisconsin Elections Commission launches pilot test of new voting technology during Spring Primary

February 18, 2020 | Curated |
Marquette University selects site of new building for business and innovation leadership programs

February 18, 2020 | Curated |
The Math of a Milwaukee Billboard: Just 3% of U.S. Military spending could end global starvation

February 17, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
The Cost of Conceit: $2 trillion has been spent on an unwinnable Iraq War to soothe a bruised national ego

February 17, 2020 | Syndicated |
The Pentagon’s Art of the Deal: Wars without victories and weapons without end

February 17, 2020 | Syndicated |
2019-nCoV in Wisconsin: Local public health officials prepare for potential cases of new respiratory virus

February 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Quarantine: Keeping contagions at bay with an ancient tradition to control the spread of illness

February 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Starving the CDC: Funding cuts have made communities more vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks

February 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
AMKE 2020: A nostalgic look at Milwaukee’s annual celebration of Japanese pop culture

February 15, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Comics and Culture: Illustrating social attitudes and battlefield memories from the Vietnam War

February 15, 2020 | Syndicated |
2020 Scholastic Art Awards feature creativity of Wisconsin students at Annual Art Museum Exhibit

February 15, 2020 | Curated |
Frederick Douglass Day: The February 14th holiday that Hallmark makes no greeting cards to celebrate

February 14, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Bronzeville Neighborhood’s Innovation Space for African American entrepreneurs gets $300K donation

February 14, 2020 | Curated |
Decaying Records: Building a digital archive to preserve the history of enslaved people

February 14, 2020 | Syndicated |
Great Lakes Legacy Act: DNR and EPA agree to cleanup contaminated sediment in Milwaukee Estuary

February 13, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Freshwater in Peril: An all-out assault on basic safeguards that protect local resources

February 13, 2020 | Syndicated |
Park East Corridor: The freeway teardown that helped put Milwaukee on the national stage this summer

February 13, 2020 | Syndicated |
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Saguaro

February 12, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Aaron Perry: Self-awareness is a political permission slip to “say something”

February 12, 2020 | Articles |
Sacred Spaces and the changing nature of where communities experience worship

February 12, 2020 | Syndicated |
State of the City: Mayor Tom Barrett presents a review and roadmap for Milwaukee in 2020

February 11, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Democraticfest: DNC 2020 Host Committee to hold Delegate Welcome Party at Henry Maier Festival Park

February 11, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Articles |
Minority-owned JCP Construction named as general contractor for 2020 DNC in Milwaukee

February 11, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Curated |
Milwaukee Continuum of Care completes annual single night count of homeless population in county

February 10, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Lawmakers remain at odds over funding programs to help Wisconsin’s vulnerable homeless population

February 10, 2020 | Syndicated |
When Charity Fails: Only structural change will fix inequity

February 10, 2020 | Syndicated |
Hmong-Lao refugees who fled the Vietnam War decades ago now face deportation with their families

February 9, 2020 | Articles |
Proposed Hmong-Lao Veterans Day is step forward in recognition but federal benefits still missing

February 9, 2020 | Syndicated |
Conversations about Combat: Our misunderstanding of who suffers from PTSD and why

February 9, 2020 | Syndicated |
State lawmakers reintroduce effort for providing access to high-quality public education

February 8, 2020 | Articles |
Education’s Lost Decade: Wisconsin has failed to restore adequate funding for public schools

February 8, 2020 | Syndicated |
African Americans take on more debt than white students when seeking graduate degrees

February 8, 2020 | Syndicated |
Q&A with Michael Bloomberg: On Milwaukee’s role in the national political landscape

February 7, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz visits Milwaukee to engage Latino voters for Michael Bloomberg campaign

February 7, 2020 | Articles |
C-Suite Inequality: Hispanic executives are still missing from the workplace

February 7, 2020 | Syndicated |
Kenneth Cole: The chickens have come home to roost in a capricious America

February 6, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Kenneth Cole |
Popular Sovereignty and Party Polarization: A lesson from the Kansas-Nebraska Act on political fortunes

February 6, 2020 | Articles |
A willfully subservient cult of Senators exposes the moral failure of American Exceptionalism

February 6, 2020 | Syndicated |
Profiting from Hate: How a career built on racism gets rewarded with a Medal of Freedom

February 6, 2020 | Syndicated |
Long overdue exhibit finally honors Milwaukee’s African American Veterans at War Memorial

February 5, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
From Elijah to Jamal: A brief history of black names

February 5, 2020 | Syndicated |
The mental health of black youth: A one-size-fits-all approach does not identify suicide risk

February 5, 2020 | Syndicated |
John McGivern brings his show “Around the Corner” to Story Hill’s Calvary Cemetery for Season 9

February 4, 2020 | Featured, Video |
Neighbors separated by a Time Zone: What permanent Daylight Savings in Illinois means to Wisconsin

February 4, 2020 | Syndicated |
Educating Polarized Voters: The need to teach hope instead of feeding political despair

February 4, 2020 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: Hopelessness is the Enemy of Justice

February 3, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
From Baraboo to West Virginia: Rufus King students respond to hate with MLK’s message of love

February 3, 2020 | Articles |
America’s Self-Inflicted Wound: The War on Drugs has been a 100 year War on our Neighbors

February 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
News Media must remedy its foundation of discrimination if journalism is to serve the community

February 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
Forming the Narrative: A lack of diversity plagues newsrooms with an implicit bias in reporting

February 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
Online Manipulation: Informed digital citizens are the best defense against Deepfakes

February 2, 2020 | Syndicated |
DNC 2020 launches volunteer enrollment portal in partnership with public library to expand access

February 1, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Photos |
Unconventional Milwaukee: City’s 174th birthday celebrates upcoming spotlight on national stage

February 1, 2020 | Articles |
When Facts Don’t Fit: The Rotten State of American politics shows denial doesn’t stem from ignorance

February 1, 2020 | Syndicated |

January

The Kids are (All) Right: Let Me Count the Ways

January 31, 2020 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Wisconsin awarded $10M grant to strengthen early childhood care and education

January 31, 2020 | Articles |
Population Shift: Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many states

January 31, 2020 | Syndicated |
When Hell Freezes Over: New documentary celebrates the life of Father James Groppi

January 30, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Wisconsin’s low-paid workers get left behind again as minimum wages increase in 22 other states

January 30, 2020 | Syndicated |
A Beef with the Wienermobile: Puns follow traffic stop after Waukesha deputy grills novelty vehicle driver

January 30, 2020 | Syndicated |
NEWaukee’s Beacon: Historic Schlitz Tivoli building to be redeveloped as entrepreneurship hub

January 29, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee Brewers ballpark to be re-named American Family Field starting in 2021

January 29, 2020 | Articles |
Senator Baldwin says it’s “gut check time” for U.S. Senators to fulfill their oath to Constitution

January 29, 2020 | Syndicated |
Wuhan Coronavirus started far from Milwaukee but global links have brought the infectious risk home

January 28, 2020 | Articles, COVID-19 |
The Color Line: Asian Americans face racial complexities over identity

January 28, 2020 | Syndicated |
Travel and Creativity: Mitchell Airport partners with Milwaukee Art Museum

January 28, 2020 | Articles |
“Seated Warrior” sculpture by artist Sanford Biggers makes new home at America’s Black Holocaust Museum

January 27, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Crimeless Revocation: ACLU shines a spotlight on Wisconsin’s broken criminal justice system

January 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
Social Innovation: Philanthropy is something that everyone can do to improve the world

January 27, 2020 | Syndicated |
A backlash to Vote Shaming: Why some people are unable to participate in the election process

January 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Spreading Distrust and Uncertainty: Lies by government officials can violate the Constitution

January 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Legislation would forbid Presidential rallies in Wisconsin from campaigns with unpaid local bills

January 26, 2020 | Syndicated |
Impeachment 1974 vs. 2020: Abandoning constitutional heritage and Watergate precedents

January 25, 2020 | Syndicated |
Democracy For Sale: Ten years after Citizens United declared “money is speech”

January 25, 2020 | Syndicated |
State of the State Speech: Nonpartisan redistricting and help for Wisconsin’s struggling dairy farmers

January 25, 2020 | Syndicated |
Kenneth Cole: Finding Hope in Our Divided State of America

January 24, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Kenneth Cole |
Exhibit featuring diary of Rywka Lipszyc found in the rubble of Auschwitz starts U.S. tour in Milwaukee

January 24, 2020 | Articles |
Past Atrocities in Pictures: The ethics of showing images from the Holocaust

January 24, 2020 | Syndicated |
Let the Sunshine In: 2019 was most successful year for City’s residential home solar program

January 23, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Port of Milwaukee sees continued tourism growth from passengers on Great Lakes cruises

January 23, 2020 | Articles |
High water levels across Great Lakes prompts warning of safety hazards around Lake Michigan structures

January 23, 2020 | Articles |
Register of Deeds initiates cost savings plan to store real estate records for Milwaukee County

January 22, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Hard-Wired to Worry: How our brains sabotage the happy moments

January 22, 2020 | Syndicated |
Motivation is not Indefinite: Why most New Year’s resolutions quickly end in failure

January 22, 2020 | Syndicated |
A Day On, Not A Day Off: Community voices offer encouragement on MLK holiday to improve Milwaukee

January 21, 2020 | Audio, Featured |
Breaking the “Privileged Wall of Silence” for Justice: An Apology to Dr. King from a White Moderate

January 21, 2020 | John Pavlovitz |
A Union Man: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. saw organized labor as a cure for pervasive discrimination

January 21, 2020 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: MLK’s “Dream” was not about being colorblind but seeing the same value in every color

January 20, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
How the gospel and a heritage of black ministry influenced MLK’s language for social justice

January 20, 2020 | Syndicated |
The 15th Amendment’s 150th: A conflated perception of black history since Reconstruction

January 20, 2020 | Syndicated |
When America went Dry: Forgotten political and social lessons on the 100th anniversary of Prohibition

January 19, 2020 | Syndicated |
Altered Image: National Archives photo manipulated history to fit a politically correct narrative

January 19, 2020 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee’s Absentee Landlord: Foxconn has not delivered on its promised “Innovation Centers”

January 19, 2020 | Syndicated |
Second Annual Milwaukee Museum Week kicks off with trove of cultural artifacts and experiences

January 18, 2020 | Articles |
DNC releases tentative security footprint that includes Westside of Downtown Milwaukee

January 18, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
Governor Tony Evers sets social priorities for state Legislators by assigning them “homework”

January 18, 2020 | Syndicated |
Sheldon Lubar: Climbing mountains for adventure and as a metaphor of life’s journey

January 17, 2020 | Featured, Profiles |
Pruitt-Igoe: The failed public housing project and symbol of a dysfunctional urban abyss

January 17, 2020 | Syndicated |
The constitutional right to an equal education is long overdue

January 17, 2020 | Syndicated |
South-facing facade of Downtown’s 2nd Street Skywalk to become newest canvas for public mural

January 16, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
First concert from new Milwaukee Symphony Center to be broadcast live on Milwaukee PBS

January 16, 2020 | Articles |
Milwaukee Tool to expand Wisconsin footprint with investment in Menomonee Falls campus

January 16, 2020 | Curated |
Trump in Milwaukee: A visual context for being an outcast among your own kind

January 15, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Voting is how we safeguard our institutions and ensure a more perfect union

January 15, 2020 | Syndicated |
State GOP blocks other Republican candidates from appearing on primary ballot “to protect their King”

January 15, 2020 | Syndicated |
George Carlin on War: How bombing brown people became a growth industry

January 14, 2020 | Syndicated |
War Games: What it means to threaten a diverse cultural and architectural heritage

January 14, 2020 | Syndicated |
How America squandered the cold war victory and transformed its mythical status into pulp fiction

January 14, 2020 | Syndicated |
Goldmann’s original lunch counter featured in new exhibit “Revealed: Milwaukee’s Unseen Treasures”

January 13, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Filmmaker John Ridley immerses new Showtime musical drama series in present-day Milwaukee

January 13, 2020 | Articles |
Politician faces backlash over resolution to recognize whites for Wisconsin’s Black History Month

January 13, 2020 | Syndicated |
Port Milwaukee prohibits public access to Jones Island due to flooding and severe weather conditions

January 12, 2020 | Articles |
Heavy rains flush Wisconsin’s untreated sewage into vital freshwater resources

January 12, 2020 | Syndicated |
DNR report highlights Wisconsin’s fight for clean drinking water throughout the state

January 12, 2020 | Articles |
Indifference to Puerto Rican suffering after natural disasters exposes the inhumanity of America’s soul

January 11, 2020 | Articles |
Lawmakers push to make English the official language of Wisconsin in latest anti-immigrant effort

January 11, 2020 | Curated |
Wisconsin expects levels of refugee resettlements to continue decline in 2020 over limit restrictions

January 11, 2020 | Syndicated |
Who Counts and When: On Citizenship, the Census, and the Enduring Specter of Korematsu

January 10, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
The Quiet Hero: How Japan’s Schindler Chiune Sugihara saved 6,000 Jews

January 10, 2020 | Syndicated |
Visions of 2030: What our country will look like a decade from now

January 10, 2020 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee hosts winter walkthrough for national media to showcase city and preview DNC

January 9, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Featured, Photos |
First-of-its-kind portal launched by Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee offers searchable venue database

January 9, 2020 | 2020 DNC, Curated |
Lies and Broken Promises: Trump’s 2017 tax cuts have failed Americans and fueled corporate greed

January 9, 2020 | Syndicated |
Rise and Thrive: Brianna Joy Seipel creates landscapes of witness at the crossroads of art and allyship

January 8, 2020 | Featured, Profiles |
Milwaukee Museum Week returns for second year with a wide collection of local cultural interests

January 8, 2020 | Curated |
Counseling centers struggle to meet the student mental health crisis on college campuses

January 8, 2020 | Syndicated |
Faith Identity: What the “traditionalist denomination” split means for a Methodist Church in Milwaukee

January 7, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Seeing scarcity in a world of abundance: When American Christians stopped caring about others

January 7, 2020 | John Pavlovitz |
The Root of Violence: How White Supremacy stokes resentment between minority communities

January 7, 2020 | Syndicated |
Coalition of organizations in Milwaukee forms to support victims of hate-motivated incidents

January 6, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Campaign aims message at men to take a stand against sex trade and human trafficking in Milwaukee

January 6, 2020 | Curated |
Code-Switching: A performance expression that helps many blacks survive in mainstream white culture

January 6, 2020 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee families worry another generation will be swept into an endless war over presidential politics

January 5, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
How an air strike was used to distract from impeachment and solve a foreign policy failure

January 5, 2020 | Syndicated |
Dividends of an assassination: Stocks surge for weapons makers after drone strike on Iranian General

January 5, 2020 | Syndicated |
A Schism of Faith: Methodist Church plans split into opposition and LGBTQ-inclusion branches

January 4, 2020 | Syndicated |
Nonprofits leaders remain disproportionately white and are less likely to address racial inequality

January 4, 2020 | Syndicated |
Study shows that black people in Milwaukee more likely to prosper if they move to a less segregated city

January 4, 2020 | Syndicated |
Proposed legislation would provide affordable housing for volunteer firefighters and first responders

January 3, 2020 | Articles, Featured |
Broken Trust: Afghanistan Papers exposes the habit of lying to justify war has not changed since Vietnam

January 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
Bloodshed for Profit: War budget shows a nation addicted to violence and an appetite for militarism

January 3, 2020 | Syndicated |
The Big Plunge 2020: Hundreds pack Bradford Beach for frosty New Year’s Day dip in Lake Michigan

January 2, 2020 | Featured, Photos |
Bronze “Pensive” sculpture based on NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois to be installed at BMO Harris Tower

January 2, 2020 | Articles |
Cardinal Stritch receives $2.5M gift to help support students and academic programs

January 2, 2020 | Curated |
Reggie Jackson: My Hopes and Fears Heading Into 2020

January 1, 2020 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
The contradictions of 2010 to 2020: An era that began with Obama and ended with Trump

January 1, 2020 | Syndicated |
Our nation’s self-serving myths fell apart in the decade since 2010

January 1, 2020 | Syndicated |

December

Year In Review 2019: City Hall continues to serve as “The People’s House”

December 31, 2019 | Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: More mass shootings that failed to make politicians care

December 31, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Progress made on LGBTQ issues but true justice remains elusive

December 31, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Where art and entertainment fill the gaps of speaking truth to power

December 30, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Political pitstops on the road to 2020’s big elections

December 30, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Cityscape evolves with demolitions, renovations, and additions

December 30, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Latino community shows its economic might and social influence

December 29, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: The Asian American experience in Milwaukee steps into focus

December 29, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: A celebration of Black History not contained to 28 days in February

December 29, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Milwaukee influencers who strive to make the city better for all

December 28, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Hometown heroes and their stories of sacrifice for a grateful nation

December 28, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: The positive impact of transit systems on Milwaukee’s Renaissance

December 28, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: DNC brings national spotlight to the Brew City

December 27, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: LULAC’s national convention celebrates Latino roots in Milwaukee

December 27, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: A new Governor discontinues vilification of Wisconsin’s economic engine

December 27, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Perspective and Understanding in Words by Reggie Jackson

December 26, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Analysis and Inspiration in Words by Kenneth Cole

December 26, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2019: Insight and Observations in Words by Dominic Inouye

December 26, 2019 | Articles, Year In Review |
Music, technology, and Christmas cheer combine at Cathedral Square Park to help end homelessness

December 25, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Video promo shows how MCTS helps Lex Allen unlock an inner creativity while getting around town

December 25, 2019 | Articles |
New sounds of Milwaukee honored at 88.9 Radio’s 12th Annual Music Awards

December 25, 2019 | Articles |
Reggie Jackson: The long and ongoing battle by Blacks to attain and exercise voting rights

December 24, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
City responds to Milwaukee residents targeted in “dirty tricks” campaign to purge registered voters

December 24, 2019 | Articles |
Trump campaign discloses voter suppression as part of its “intimidation tactics” to win in Wisconsin

December 24, 2019 | Syndicated |
Michael Bloomberg visits Milwaukee to open campaign office as 2020 Democratic candidate for president

December 23, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
MCTS “elves” surprise riders with holiday cheer at bus stops around Milwaukee

December 23, 2019 | Articles |
Persecution and Redemption: The evolution of Hanukkah and its symbolism about Jewish survival

December 23, 2019 | Syndicated |
All MCTS Bus Routes will again be free on New Year’s Eve through Miller Lite safe ride program

December 22, 2019 | Curated |
Free Public Transit for All: A wake-up call for Milwaukee to follow visionary plan from Missouri

December 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
Next big leap for The Hop? China’s trackless commuter train begins public run on virtual rails

December 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
Windows On Milwaukee: Reflection on Writing in 2019

December 21, 2019 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Wisconsin reaffirms its commitment to continue welcoming refugees into local communities

December 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Foxconn Trouble: An overview of what is at stake now in a disputed deal gone wrong from the start

December 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Anti-immigration bill revived during holiday season to racially target and financially punish Milwaukee

December 20, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Community leaders reject SB 151 as State Senators promote it to embolden hatred against immigrants

December 20, 2019 | Photos |
Opposition testimony of legislation banning “Sanctuary Cities” presented to State Committee

December 20, 2019 | Audio |
Local veterans welcome much needed holiday drive donations during special holiday luncheon

December 19, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Wood National Cemetery honors fallen heroes with annual Wreaths Across America ceremony

December 19, 2019 | Photos |
Exceptionalism and the Empathy Gap: The lasting impact of an endless war culture on a finite planet

December 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
Nobody Is Above The Law: Impeachment rally mobilizes at Senator Ron Johnson’s office before historic vote

December 18, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
A Maneuver to Legislate Hatred: Judaism is Not a Nationality and America is Not a Religion

December 18, 2019 | John Pavlovitz |
Analysis details extensive economic suffering for Wisconsin taxpayers from Trump tariffs

December 18, 2019 | Syndicated |
Mexican Consulate hosts first “Las Posadas” holiday event to celebrate community ties in Milwaukee

December 17, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
FPC Committee votes for MPD policy change requiring judicial warrant for ICE cooperation

December 17, 2019 | Photos |
Milwaukee voices plan to send a message to Congress during nationwide “Impeach & Remove” rally

December 17, 2019 | Syndicated |
Together, Transforming Milwaukee

December 16, 2019 | Sponsors |
Students across Milwaukee area walkout of class to demand safer schools and mental health resources

December 16, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
How educational institutions can prevent sexual abuses of youth and hold perpetrators accountable

December 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
Advocates plan to register more voters after latest attempt to suppress Wisconsin elections

December 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
Appraising the value of freedom, personal liberty, and human dignity on Bill of Rights Day

December 15, 2019 | Articles |
Wisconsin determines Foxconn ineligible for tax subsidies over failing to meet contract obligations

December 15, 2019 | Syndicated |
Foxconn’s economic fallacy highlighted as Amazon expands even after not getting billions in public cash

December 15, 2019 | Syndicated |
This is NPR: Public Radio still speaks with many voices and dialects after half century

December 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
One method to limit the spread of misinformation is to rate the quality of news sources

December 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
Crowdsourcing the Truth: Facts under siege and journalism in dire need of rebuilding public trust

December 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
Being opposed to hatred is not hateful behavior because love is still the greatest weapon

December 13, 2019 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
Installment loans by Payday lenders evade laws and perpetuate predatory assault on consumers

December 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
Moral licensing: How philanthropy encourages bad behavior under the guise of making the world better

December 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: 100 years of Milwaukee’s Goodwill began in the basement of Summerfield

December 12, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Red Kettles: How Salvation Army bell ringers became a Christmas tradition

December 12, 2019 | Syndicated |
Express Yourself Milwaukee to end 19 years of youth services with daylong Farewell Celebration

December 12, 2019 | Articles |
Adjutant General resigns in wake of inquiry into sexual misconduct by Wisconsin National Guard

December 11, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Wisconsin National Guard’s “Red Arrow” brigade begins multinational deployment for Ukraine mission

December 11, 2019 | Curated |
The Afghanistan Papers: New investigation reveals public deception campaign by U.S. Officials

December 11, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee students risk arrest during climate protest against banks funding fossil fuel industry

December 10, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Wisconsin comes to terms with repercussions of armed security after cluster of school shootings

December 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
Study finds that teens continue to acquire handguns despite legal barriers to prevent access

December 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: Too many black families are not able to celebrate having good jobs for the holidays

December 9, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
American Family to expand downtown with 400 jobs after renovation of former Mandel building

December 9, 2019 | Curated |
Mount Mary plans $45M intergenerational housing on campus for seniors and single mothers

December 9, 2019 | Curated |
Digital Dystopia: Inventor of the Internet unveils global plan to reshape the web for good

December 8, 2019 | Syndicated |
Report outlines threats to human rights created by Big Tech’s “Architecture of Surveillance”

December 8, 2019 | Syndicated |
Processing Pain: Why we avoid adversity even if it fuels our own personal growth

December 8, 2019 | Syndicated |
“Guardian Angel” battalion returns home to Wisconsin after one year deployment in Afghanistan

December 7, 2019 | Articles |
A Metro Merry-Go-Round: New study analyzes the negative impact and true economic cost of commuting

December 7, 2019 | Syndicated |
Defining Our Rights: Amendments added to Constitution after Civil War transformed the nation

December 7, 2019 | Syndicated |
John S. Murlaschitz: Personal letters share Milwaukee soldier’s experience as a Korean War POW

December 6, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
The Invisible War: Much still unknown after a century of studying combat trauma

December 6, 2019 | Syndicated |
African-American soldiers fought for democracy overseas and freedom at home

December 6, 2019 | Syndicated |
God and Education: How Mister Rogers used his faith to shape Children’s Television

December 5, 2019 | Syndicated |
Widespread trauma affects mental and physical health of children into adulthood and across generations

December 5, 2019 | Syndicated |
“Why would they lie to me about Santa?” How youth discriminate between what is real and what is not

December 5, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee partners with day warming centers and raises temperature threshold to serve homeless

December 4, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
How local libraries ended up on the front lines of the urban homelessness crisis

December 4, 2019 | Syndicated |
Eliminating food deserts is vital but access alone will not help low-income families eat healthier

December 4, 2019 | Syndicated |
Waukesha South student shot in classroom after pointing handgun at School Resource Officer

December 3, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Next phase of renovation for Victory Over Violence Park expected in time for 2020 DNC

December 3, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Articles |
New database reveals staggering scale of gun violence in schools and lack of safety laws

December 3, 2019 | Syndicated |
“OK Boomer” is not the N-word of ageism outside of the “Snowflake” vernacular

December 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
Incarceration of innocent black people has cost taxpayers $4 billion over past two decades

December 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
The institutional culture of firefighters offers a solution for law enforcement reform

December 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
MCTS celebrates anniversary of bus segregation resistance by Rosa Parks with open seat tribute

December 1, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee Parks Foundation gets initial funding to promote healthy spaces and ensure racial equity

December 1, 2019 | Articles |
With the season of cheer also comes the gloomy myth perpetuated by news media about holiday-suicides

December 1, 2019 | Syndicated |

November

Common Council creates organizations to address policies for Veterans and workforce retention

November 30, 2019 | Articles |
Research shows why underprivileged Americans embody patriotism far more than wealthy citizens

November 30, 2019 | Syndicated |
A Global Bully: America abandoned diplomacy and now depends on the military for quick solutions

November 30, 2019 | Syndicated |
The social structure of America is like an unfaithful lover who we cannot accept has always cheated

November 29, 2019 | Editorial, Featured |
False memories are the unhealthy byproduct of the self-perpetuating emotional addition to “fake news”

November 29, 2019 | Syndicated |
Local news outlets need more public support to fill the trust gap created by mainstream media

November 29, 2019 | Syndicated |
Steve Michaels: Family history and the unexpected discovery of a genealogy link to the Mayflower

November 28, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
The history of Thanksgiving reflects the great American paradox of our cultural pluralism

November 28, 2019 | Syndicated |
The “Manifest Destiny” narrative routinely ignores voices of indigenous peoples in the Thanksgiving story

November 28, 2019 | Syndicated |
Spirit of Thanksgiving: Sheriff Earnell Lucas and MCSO Deputies deliver holiday dinners to local families

November 27, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Milwaukee leaders say security at DNC next summer will be tight but not an obstacle for residents

November 27, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
Internet trolls put pressure on social media sites to prepare for Census interference

November 27, 2019 | Syndicated |
MillerCoors bringing hundreds of jobs to Milwaukee as result of consolidation and incentive package

November 26, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
New law finally sets the long overdue termination date for Miller Park tax

November 26, 2019 | Articles |
Gamer Ryan Clancy withstands cyberattack to raise funds for sick kids by earning Pinball World Record

November 26, 2019 | Syndicated |
500,000 lights, a 35’ Christmas tree, and fireworks kicks off Milwaukee’s 2019 “Hoppy” Holiday season

November 25, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Anxiety Buffer: Why we love the sensory pageantry of holiday rituals and traditions

November 25, 2019 | Syndicated |
Walnut Way moves forward with development of next phase for Innovations and Wellness Commons

November 25, 2019 | Articles |
Sexual abuse survivors face trauma in silence as claims grow against Catholic clergy in Wisconsin

November 24, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Brain Drain: Proposed task force would focus on attracting and retaining Millennial talent

November 24, 2019 | Syndicated |
America has shown the value of children by refusing to ratify UN’s youth rights treaty for two decades

November 24, 2019 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin joins coalition lawsuit against EPA’s effort to revoke clear air standards

November 23, 2019 | Articles |
A “perfect failure” allowed a few white activists to stop a $60M project in a black neighborhood

November 23, 2019 | Articles |
Three states push for closing oil pipeline running through Great Lakes to protect freshwater resources

November 23, 2019 | Syndicated |
Kenneth Cole: The new kind of talk parents struggle to have with their kids

November 22, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Kenneth Cole |
Legislators make time to debate “Holiday Tree” name but none for gun safety to save children

November 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
Makers of firearms under pressure to help reduce gun violence after Sandy Hook lawsuit moves forward

November 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
Businesses in Menomonee River Valley pledge support for Milwaukee County’s Housing First program

November 21, 2019 | Featured |
Lawmakers advocate easing legal burdens and social discriminations for Wisconsin’s marijuana offenders

November 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee County approves 2020 budget with priority on investments for communities in need

November 21, 2019 | Curated |
WWII heroes get special tribute during Milwaukee’s 56th Annual Veterans Day of Honor Parade

November 20, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Executive Order will make Wisconsin agencies set anti-discrimination policies for the workplace

November 20, 2019 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin again ranks as having the top two worst cities for African Americans

November 20, 2019 | Articles |
John Ridley: On graphic novels and connecting art with social justice in Milwaukee

November 19, 2019 | Featured, Profiles |
Nō Studios features collection of photos and articles from Milwaukee Independent at Social Justice Summit

November 19, 2019 | Articles |
Social media platforms allow community damage by evading responsibility to filter out lies

November 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
Dasha Kelly Hamilton shares vision for a shared journey at inaugural reading as MPL’s Poet Laureate

November 18, 2019 | Featured, Video |
Jeff Cannady: A pioneer of live streaming on social media who disrupted the broadcast industry

November 18, 2019 | Articles |
Author Joey Grihalva chronicles a century of Milwaukee Jazz culture and renaissance in new book

November 18, 2019 | Articles |
MCTS mobile app now ranked highest for transit tracking and E-Ticketing in the nation

November 17, 2019 | Articles |
UWM’s Research Vessel Maggi Sue will be the most advanced research ship on the Great Lakes

November 17, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee seeks state funding and help to curtail city’s spate reckless driving

November 17, 2019 | Syndicated |
European masterworks from the Phillips Collection share a modern vision for art with Milwaukee

November 16, 2019 | Photos |
Milwaukee Film saw record number of cinema fans attend 2019 festival

November 16, 2019 | Articles |
Light the Hoan: $1.2M donation could enable project completion by 2020 Democratic National Convention

November 16, 2019 | Articles |
Students in Latino leadership program spend day with city leaders learning about careers in public service

November 15, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Laura Gutiérrez to take over as Executive Director of United Community Center next year

November 15, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee youth rally to defend DACA as Supreme Court decides fate of family immigration program

November 15, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: A surge of racism in Milwaukee suburban schools is a crisis we cannot ignore

November 14, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Breakfast in the Classroom: How schools can address the serious problem of childhood hunger

November 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
Promise Program: MATC continues removing barriers for adult education with free tuition

November 14, 2019 | Curated |
Development moves forward with Gary G. Wetzel Center as a tiny home initiative for Milwaukee veterans

November 13, 2019 | Audio, Featured |
Ensuring Economic Equity: Host committee plans historic summits prior to 2020 National Convention

November 13, 2019 | Articles |
Comcast seeks to end dispute with a Black business by rolling back historic civil-rights laws

November 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
80% Coalition: The tug-of-war between truth and lies over meaningful gun reform in Wisconsin

November 12, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Legislators dismiss Governor’s special session in display of contempt for 80% of state voters

November 12, 2019 | Photos |
A Political Food Fight: How the news media profits by feeding the partisan divide

November 12, 2019 | Syndicated |
David E. Peters: Milwaukee historical records preserve memory of Airmobile pilot’s tour in Vietnam

November 11, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony honors hometown heroes in Oak Creek

November 11, 2019 | Photos |
Island Knights: Milwaukee native puts tech skills to work supporting rescue operations in the Pacific

November 11, 2019 | Curated |
Milwaukee resident reflects on spiritual service during Veterans Day as a chaplain in the Navy Reserve

November 10, 2019 | Curated |
Code of Faith: How the military chaplaincy has embraced growing religious diversity

November 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
Veterans who fought in America’s wars have long been among advocates for peace

November 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee reflects America’s failed proxy war to fight racism and inspire social justice

November 9, 2019 | Articles |
City budget amendment proposes pilot program to support families with basic income stipend

November 9, 2019 | Articles |
Reimagining public safety by spending more for people and less on police budget will actually decrease crime

November 9, 2019 | Articles |
Veterans Day Parade fights to prevent apathy so Milwaukee’s retired soldiers are not forgotten

November 8, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
I Am Not Invisible: Exhibit helps raise awareness about the dedication of women veterans in Wisconsin

November 8, 2019 | Articles |
Mildred Fish-Harnack: The Nazi Resistance hero from Milwaukee who was executed on Hitler’s orders

November 8, 2019 | Syndicated |
Dominic Inouye: Milwaukee community pours love into Coffee Makes You Black

November 7, 2019 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Historic block of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel campus sold for adaptive redeveloped

November 7, 2019 | Curated |
Cheesehead Couture: From geographic slur to hometown pride and global fashion accessory

November 7, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: A lesson on lynching and the insensitivity of powerful men who misuse the word

November 6, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Too many White Americans fail to understand a real lynching and its history of racial terror

November 6, 2019 | Syndicated |
A Modern Lynching: Behind the painful film “Always in Season” with director Jacqueline Olive

November 6, 2019 | Syndicated |
The Hop celebrates is first year of streetcar service in Milwaukee with strong ridership numbers

November 5, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Mayor Tom Barrett blames acid attack against Latino resident on Trump’s Anti-Immigrant rhetoric

November 5, 2019 | Articles |
Making a “statement” by not voting only silences your own voice and abdicates that power to others

November 5, 2019 | Columns, John Pavlovitz |
State and local leaders announce beginning of open enrollment for the 2020 health insurance market

November 4, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Sixteenth Street expands access to critical services with new health care center on south side

November 4, 2019 | Curated |
Milwaukee celebrates and honors the service of veterans during 4th Annual Veterans Week

November 4, 2019 | Curated |
Heinous acid attack against Milwaukee man being investigated as racially motivated hate crime

November 3, 2019 | Articles |
Social justice advocate and pillar of the community Mildred L. Harpole has died

November 3, 2019 | Articles |
Bankrupt Faith: New research shows accelerated decline of Christianity in America

November 3, 2019 | Syndicated |
Día de Muertos: A modern Mexican celebration with roots in the worship of an Aztec goddess

November 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
Viral Zombies: Influenza pandemic of 1919 fueled H.P. Lovecraft’s depiction of the living dead

November 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
Witch trials did not target the powerful, they were all about persecuting the powerless

November 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
Together We Count: Elected officials kick off 2020 Census Committee to protect state’s future

November 1, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Millions in funding expected to be lost after 2020 Census due to undercounted Wisconsin residents

November 1, 2019 | Syndicated |
Politics have poisoned the 2020 Census with fear so hard-to-count groups can go undercounted

November 1, 2019 | Syndicated |

October

Generations of the local Polish community memorialized at Saint Adalbert’s in the Garden District

October 31, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Even Halloween in Milwaukee highlights the deep racial and economic divides

October 31, 2019 | Syndicated |
Poisoned Candy: A time when Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday

October 31, 2019 | Syndicated |
The hit broadway play Hamilton opens in Milwaukee with a message for modern revolutionaries

October 30, 2019 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Social Media Bumper Stickers: Hashtags warriors are not the activists needed to save us

October 30, 2019 | Columns, John Pavlovitz |
From Majority Power to Minority Rights: The influence of religious politics on the Supreme Court

October 30, 2019 | Syndicated |
Matthew Morin: Encouraging youth to find their voice begins with asking questions of elected officials

October 29, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Dark Money: How campaign funds from undisclosed sources has poisoned the democratic process

October 29, 2019 | Syndicated |
Mitchell International Airport prepares logistical plans to support guests for next year’s DNC

October 29, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
Wisconsinites visit state legislators on WAVE’s Day of Action to demand gun violence prevention laws

October 28, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
How lacking gun access helps avoid becoming a statistic when faced with the darkness of suicide

October 28, 2019 | Articles |
Direct connection between gun violence and exposure to lead uncovered in new study

October 28, 2019 | Articles |
Mayor Tom Barrett suggests President Trump select Milwaukee to host 2020 G-7 Summit

October 27, 2019 | Syndicated |
How America’s computer industry got a vital jumpstart from processing the U.S. Census

October 27, 2019 | Syndicated |
A Shot in the Arm: How the seasonal influenza vaccine prevents the spread of contagious viral infections

October 27, 2019 | Syndicated |
In order for things to be okay we need to wake up and actively make them that way

October 26, 2019 | Columns, John Pavlovitz |
The big lie of Foxconn makes it a political issue

October 26, 2019 | Syndicated |
Empty and Unfinished: Foxconn innovation centers in Wisconsin remain hollow shells

October 26, 2019 | Syndicated |
Richard Taylor: Crafting metal as monuments to history and creativity

October 25, 2019 | Featured, Profiles |
Manuscripts and art from Marquette’s J.R.R. Tolkien collection on loan for national exhibit in France

October 25, 2019 | Articles |
Landfall Press: New exhibition celebrates five decades of contemporary printmaking

October 25, 2019 | Articles |
Conservative group seeks to make a quarter-million Wisconsin residents ineligible to vote

October 24, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee’s Host Committee focused on inclusion and diversity surrounding hundreds of DNC events

October 24, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
Airbnb ranks Milwaukee as Top Global Destination in 2020 due to city hosting DNC

October 24, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
I Want My MTV: 11th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival opens with nostalgic look at the music video network

October 23, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Gaminiscing: Video games are connecting generations by teaches history from personal experiences

October 23, 2019 | Syndicated |
Cultures since Antiquity have blamed games for causing their social woes

October 23, 2019 | Syndicated |
Governor Tony Evers signs executive order for special legislative session on gun control

October 22, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Protecting students at school has become a growth industry that struggles to fulfill its purpose

October 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin launches task force to study threat of climate crisis on state’s population and economy

October 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
City leaders commemorate the 75th anniversary of Milwaukee’s Equal Rights Commission

October 21, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Governor Tony Evers signs bipartisan legislation to ensure health coverage for families of fallen heroes

October 21, 2019 | Articles |
Legislation seeks to make Hmong veterans from the Vietnam War eligible for state benefits

October 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Creative artist Dasha Kelly Hamilton selected as Poet Laureate for Milwaukee Public Library

October 20, 2019 | Articles |
Beloved founder of Milwaukee Irish Fest passes after long battle with cancer

October 20, 2019 | Curated |
Supporters hope bipartisan traffic camera legislation will help save lives in Milwaukee

October 20, 2019 | Syndicated |
MCTS bus driver honored during Fire Prevention Week for saving residents from a burning apartment

October 19, 2019 | Articles |
Tommy’s Train: Planning for Wisconsin’s failed high-speed rail project stretched over two decades

October 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee elevates its standing as a port city with cruise ships visits doubling in 2019

October 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
Pardeep Kaleka: When a diverse community gathers in fellowship on the spiritual toll of gun violence

October 18, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Pardeep Kaleka |
Sherrill Knezel: The synergy of small actions that bring people together for a greater good

October 18, 2019 | Articles |
“On the Block” discussions focus on economic development in underserved communities

October 18, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee area schools have the constitutional obligation to protect students from discrimination

October 17, 2019 | Featured, Syndicated |
Preliminary census data for Wisconsin shows state’s poverty level lowest since before Great Recession

October 17, 2019 | Syndicated |
Chris Abele stuns Milwaukee’s political landscape with decision to not seek reelection as County Executive

October 17, 2019 | Curated |
From hobby to thriving business: Johanna Ortiz brings Puerto Rican treats to Milwaukee’s Southside

October 16, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Import taxes on range of Wisconsin agricultural products to end under US-Japan Trade Deal

October 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
Metro Milwaukee businesses face higher costs from Chinese imports affected by trade war tariffs

October 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
Exiled: Milwaukee community screens Mike Seely’s film on the human cost of deporting combat veterans

October 15, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
State awards four Milwaukee nonprofits with $320K in grants for helping veteran entrepreneurship

October 15, 2019 | Articles |
Senator Tammy Baldwin introduces bipartisan legislation for veterans to become airline pilots

October 15, 2019 | Articles |
Reggie Jackson: Why I Don’t Celebrate Columbus Day

October 14, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Governor Tony Evers designates second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day across Wisconsin

October 14, 2019 | Articles |
The history of Columbus Day and why municipalities are adopting Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead

October 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reform for redistricting process gains support from two-thirds of Wisconsin counties

October 13, 2019 | Articles |
Election Commission takes steps to strengthen security of Wisconsin’s voting process

October 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
Local small business owners strategize on how to benefit from DNC and not get left behind

October 13, 2019 | 2020 DNC, Syndicated |
Milwaukee seeks nominations from residents for City Hall’s 106th annual Christmas tree

October 12, 2019 | Curated |
The issue of climate change is more about health and prosperity than saving the environment

October 12, 2019 | Syndicated |
Hundreds of Native American heritage sites under threat from rising water levels

October 12, 2019 | Syndicated |
HWCC recognizes transition in leadership and excellence of Hmong businesses at annual awards

October 11, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
IRS admits targeting the poor because they are easier and cheaper to audit

October 11, 2019 | Syndicated |
Cine Sin Fronteras to feature powerful films of immigration, identity, and African roots

October 11, 2019 | Curated |
Big Cannabis: Billions up for grabs as states move to legalize marijuana

October 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
Medicine Monopolies: The case for a Public Pharma System that puts our health over corporate profits

October 10, 2019 | Syndicated |
DISH Network offers to pay one (un)lucky fan $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King movies by Halloween

October 10, 2019 | Articles |
Activists rally for second week demanding Fire and Police Commission action on SOP130 policy

October 9, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Milwaukee County terminates $2.5M in contracts with vendor due to its practices at southern border

October 9, 2019 | Syndicated |
The cultural impact of “Americanization” on Milwaukee’s original Jewish immigrant population

October 9, 2019 | Syndicated |
Homeless occupants of tent city under Marquette Interchange given eviction notice by WisDOT

October 8, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee County’s 2020 budget to include new investments in homeless prevention services

October 8, 2019 | Articles |
Tasty treats help Alan Goodman win Near West Side’s 2019 Rev-Up MKE small business competition

October 8, 2019 | Articles |
Rockwell Automation helps Cass Street School open STEM Center to give students firsthand experiences

October 7, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
New PSA message shares “Back-to-School Essentials” for students to survive classroom shootings

October 7, 2019 | Articles |
School curriculums for today’s economy consider technical education with vocational training

October 7, 2019 | Syndicated |
Council President Ashanti Hamilton: On the challenges and opportunities of the 2020 city budget

October 6, 2019 | Articles |
Construction of Lakefront Line extension for Milwaukee’s Streetcar delayed over Couture tower

October 6, 2019 | Curated |
Developer envisions 50-story tower at 815 East Clybourn as promotion to sell Lakefront property

October 6, 2019 | Curated |
Advocates say State’s incarceration fee policy of “pay-to-stay” criminalizes the poor

October 5, 2019 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee County explores electronic monitoring as a secure alternative to detention facilities

October 5, 2019 | Curated |
UMOS TechHire program trains the formerly incarcerated for careers in skilled trades

October 5, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: My family’s story of being enslaved and our forced migration

October 4, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
On Liberty and Tyranny: A racist political system designed to keep black candidates from winning

October 4, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reparations remain the best cure to eliminate massive wealth gap between black and white Americans

October 4, 2019 | Syndicated |
HUD awards Milwaukee $5.6M grant for protecting children and families from home lead hazards

October 3, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Small Wisconsin hospitals look for ways to survive statewide rural health crisis

October 3, 2019 | Syndicated |
Next health care catastrophe seen coming in mass closings of rural hospitals nationwide

October 3, 2019 | Syndicated |
John Ridley’s Nō Studios to host Social Justice Summit with space to blend art and empathy

October 2, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Wisconsin’s first Read, Play, and Learn space opens at Riverworks Coin Laundry to enhance youth literacy

October 2, 2019 | Curated |
How Milwaukee corporations can learn from Gandhi to put social responsibility alongside profits

October 2, 2019 | Syndicated |
Unmarked graves of two Milwaukee Civil War veterans get headstones during 2019 Doors Open

October 1, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
American Armed Forces see record high surge of suicides among active duty troops

October 1, 2019 | Syndicated |
Consumer manipulation and the paradox of all advertising in the information age

October 1, 2019 | Syndicated |

September

Crowd protests Milwaukee Police documented on video helping ICE arrest local husband

September 30, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
ACLU of Wisconsin warns MPD that cooperation with ICE erodes the health of its community relationships

September 30, 2019 | Curated |
Democracy vs. Oligarchy: The real American divide is not Left vs. Right

September 30, 2019 | Syndicated |
Whitney Salgado: Creative inspirations from the magical storytelling of film

September 29, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee Film announces centerpiece collection of motion pictures for 2019 festival

September 29, 2019 | Curated |
Black Lens program to celebrate Milwaukee connections in Hollywood at 2019 MKE Film Festival

September 29, 2019 | Curated |
Mayor Tom Barrett presents Common Council members with proposed 2020 executive budget

September 28, 2019 | Articles |
Liberate MKE: Campaign encourages Milwaukee leaders to draft budget reflecting community priorities

September 28, 2019 | Curated |
José Vásquez: Packers honor Milwaukee educator with Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award

September 28, 2019 | Curated |
Dominic Inouye: On the art of community at Walnut Way’s Harvest Day

September 27, 2019 | Columns, Dominic Inouye, Featured |
Lex Allen shares journey of self-discovery with a love letter to Milwaukee in “Let Go” music video

September 27, 2019 | Articles |
County redirects $4.1M from budget to restore cut MCTS routes but special event lines to end in 2020

September 27, 2019 | Articles |
Changing of the Guard: Dan Buttery becomes 4th leader of War Memorial Center

September 26, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Gary Grunau: Civic champion and transformative Milwaukee real estate developer dies of cancer

September 26, 2019 | Articles |
Sam Belton to open new jazz coffeehouse in Harambee building renovated by Bader Philanthropies

September 26, 2019 | Articles |
Environmental restoration of Kletzsch Park key to economic development for Milwaukee River basin

September 25, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Youth-led climate activism appears to be influencing public opinion

September 25, 2019 | Syndicated |
Make Room! Make Room! The impact of overpopulation on our environment

September 25, 2019 | Syndicated |
No Planet B: Students skip school in Milwaukee to join Global #ClimateStrike

September 24, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Future Coalition: Milwaukee youth activist Katie Eder leads national climate movement

September 24, 2019 | Articles |
Greta Thunberg: The little girl who woke up a generation

September 24, 2019 | Columns, John Pavlovitz |
Every Hero Deserves a Home: Redevelopment begins on the Milwaukee VA’s historic Old Main

September 23, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Construction of new Cristo Rey Jesuit High School moves forward thanks to community investments

September 23, 2019 | Curated |
Choice Overload: Deciding how to Decide

September 23, 2019 | Syndicated |
Massive supply of counterfeit vaping cartridges seized during arrest of Kenosha brothers

September 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
In the rush to protect children from vaping the greater danger of gun violence is being ignored

September 22, 2019 | Syndicated |
The MAGA Bible: A political translation of God’s Word for a corrupted faith

September 22, 2019 | Columns, John Pavlovitz |
David Crowley: Tobacco 21 campaign seeks to raise legal age to keep vaping “candy” out of schools

September 21, 2019 | Curated |
E-cigarettes lure kids into vaping with sweet flavors and misleading claims

September 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Vapors of Death: The failed promise of alternative nicotine products

September 21, 2019 | Syndicated |
Beth Weirick: On processing grief and being an advocate for Milwaukee’s redemption

September 20, 2019 | Featured, Profiles |
All-Star Milwaukee Brewers invest in The Avenue to make positive impact off the field

September 20, 2019 | Articles |
Salmon Runs: City skyline adds metropolitan backdrop to spawning season along Milwaukee rivers

September 20, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: On the Horror of America’s History of Racial Violence

September 19, 2019 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
HUD proposal would gut purpose of Fair Housing Act and further destabilize local neighborhoods

September 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
Reactions from critics to 1619 project shows continued efforts to distort the history of slavery

September 19, 2019 | Syndicated |
MSOE opens Diercks Hall with “Rosie” supercomputer named for female programmers of WWII

September 18, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
A Knowledge Economy: How Artificial intelligence can enhance journalism

September 18, 2019 | Syndicated |
Scientific search team nearing meteorite splashdown site at depths of Lake Michigan

September 18, 2019 | Syndicated |
Constitution Day: Remembering the responsibilities and opportunities of being a U.S. citizen

September 17, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Aging communities and fewer births are altering school enrollment in districts around Wisconsin

September 17, 2019 | Syndicated |
Building trust as a solution to breaking the infinite loop of an echo chamber

September 17, 2019 | Syndicated |
Talgo seeks to rapidly grow workforce as it expands train refurbishing work at Century City facility

September 16, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Investment in rail infrastructure is a key part of making public transportation cleaner

September 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
New series of renderings show whirlwind reversal of purpose for latest Foxconn buildings

September 16, 2019 | Syndicated |
New WelcomeToMKE.com website features the storytellers of Milwaukee PBS

September 15, 2019 | Articles |
Go Pack Go: Proposed legislation to require Wisconsin TV stations to provide statewide viewing access

September 15, 2019 | Curated |
Gaetano Cecere’s Abraham Lincoln statue has remained a cherished Lakefront memorial for decades

September 15, 2019 | Syndicated |
Cavalier Johnson: Milwaukee residents are losing faith in state’s commitment to local concerns

September 14, 2019 | Articles |
Portia Cobb: On being racially profiled in Milwaukee over a burrito and the social media reaction

September 14, 2019 | Syndicated |
Business leaders join with elected officials to propose investment plan for Milwaukee communities

September 14, 2019 | Curated |
Emanuel “E-Man” Monge: Super hero teen battling cancer gets special recognition at City Hall

September 13, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
Eligibility proposal from USDA would disqualify 60,000 Wisconsin recipients from SNAP benefits

September 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin’s TANF financial assistance program is failing to help enough people climb out of poverty

September 13, 2019 | Syndicated |
Never Forget: Milwaukee pays tribute to victims of 9/11 during 18th anniversary memorial ceremony

September 12, 2019 | Featured, Photos |
Health and Community Engagement: Mayor Tom Barrett hosts last Walk 100 event of sixth season

September 12, 2019 | Photos |
Trump’s border wall plan to siphon millions in funding from Wisconsin-based military projects

September 12, 2019 | Curated |
Crowds brave inclement weather on first day of ticket sales for Broadway’s Hamilton at Marcus Center

September 11, 2019 | Articles, Featured |
May yer Thao becomes first Asian American to serve in Executive Office with appointment to WHEDA

September 11, 2019 | Articles |
Governor emphasizes partnership with Japanese-owned businesses in Wisconsin during trade mission

September 11, 2019 | Articles |
Milwaukee House of Correction receives bulk computer donation for inmate job training

September 10, 2019 | Articles, Feature