How Ukraine is reshaping the meaning of victory in modern warfare by using strategic neutralization January 24, 2026 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Why a lasting peace in Ukraine depends on justice that holds Russia accountable for its crimes January 24, 2026 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Denmark warns that Trump may use U.S. military force against allies as global tensions intensify January 24, 2026 | Newswire |
How social media microtrends lure Gen Z into impulse purchases that drain already strained budgets January 23, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Young Americans turn to subtitles as multitasking and noisy environments reshape television habits January 23, 2026 | Newswire |
Job-seekers beware: Wave of “product boosting” scams promise good pay for completing easy online tasks January 23, 2026 | Newswire |
U.S. workers take on more side jobs to ensure survival as Trump’s policies crush wages and inflate costs January 22, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Most people do not know that Federal law allows for taking a mental health leave from work January 22, 2026 | Newswire |
Long ER stays are common for the elderly but will become far worse as the U.S. population ages January 22, 2026 | Newswire |
Employee resource groups that offer community are now confronted with legal and political resistance January 21, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Finding Autonomy: Remote job listings shrink as flood of applicants overwhelms limited openings January 21, 2026 | Newswire |
How to deal with a toxic workplace: Talk about it, document it, and be ready to leave it behind January 21, 2026 | Newswire |
Corporate America gambles on cryptocurrency as companies transform into bitcoin buying machines January 20, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Failing companies chase dubious crypto riches by reinventing themselves as digital asset treasuries January 20, 2026 | Newswire |
Why unlocking financial clarity begins with slowing down and setting intentional investing goals January 20, 2026 | Newswire |
Why most Americans misjudge which personal decisions contribute most to climate change January 19, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
How scientific evidence exposes the organized climate denial that distorts understanding in America January 19, 2026 | Syndicated |
Giant trolls made from salvaged wood appear in forests to warn humans about protecting nature January 19, 2026 | Newswire |
Hopes for a thirsty world as scientists tap “secret” fresh water reserves under the ocean January 18, 2026 | Newswire |
Why weighted vests add resistance and risk as more fitness fans strap on extra pounds for a workout January 18, 2026 | Newswire |
Poll finds a record number of Americans see moderate drinking as a health risk January 18, 2026 | Newswire |
Mental illness quietly shapes workplace performance and pushes employers to rethink expectations January 17, 2026 | Syndicated |
More U.S. children are staying home alone as after-school care grows harder to afford January 17, 2026 | Newswire |
Research finds that even students of color in kindergarten are at risk for reading difficulties January 17, 2026 | Syndicated |
How false alarms by flawed AI surveillance are triggering student arrests around the country January 16, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Enrollment decline forces districts to make painful school closures in already hard-hit neighborhoods January 16, 2026 | Newswire |
Residents push back against new battery storage sites amid rising anxiety over lithium-ion fire risks January 16, 2026 | Newswire |
Outsourced thinking: When U.S. teens rely on AI for friendship and 24/7 advice for life January 15, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Scrutiny intensifies as states investigate skyrocketing energy demands for proposed data centers January 15, 2026 | Newswire |
How “AI veganism” has emerged as a values-driven refusal to adopt generative technologies January 15, 2026 | Syndicated |
Air quality warnings are rising across the U.S. as global pollution reaches dangerous levels January 14, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Failing ecosystems: A quarter of all animals in freshwater habitats now face the threat of extinction January 14, 2026 | Newswire |
Some small American communities hit hard by climate change are building resilient water systems January 14, 2026 | Newswire |
Tokenization brings Wall Street disruption and legal uncertainty as crypto surges under Trump January 13, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
How criminals are exploiting AI tools to perpetrate innovative financial fraud against Americans January 13, 2026 | Syndicated |
Gen Z credit scores fall more sharply than any previous generation due to student loan delinquency January 13, 2026 | Newswire |
Congress considers defunding ICE and impeachment of Kristi Noem after brutal killing of Renee Good January 12, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
“We had whistles. They had guns.” Widow of Renee Good says her family moved to Minneapolis for a better life January 12, 2026 | Newswire |
Video footage from ICE officer’s perspective intensifies public outrage over why he gunned down Renee Good January 12, 2026 | Newswire |
ICE expands the use of forced entry into private homes without a judicial warrant to capture a resident January 12, 2026 | Newswire |
George Floyd and Renee Good: Why witness videos are still used to justify deadly force against Americans January 12, 2026 | Newswire |
Americans wait for Trump to intervene in ICE killing of protesters like his promise to protect Iranians January 12, 2026 | Newswire |
How Christian influencers are reshaping faith as online ministries fill the void left by church decline January 11, 2026 | Newswire |
Virtual reality tools are now a bridge for seniors who struggle with loneliness and real-life connections January 11, 2026 | Newswire |
Families are creating their own volunteer projects as nonprofits say children are too young to help January 11, 2026 | Newswire |
Cosmetic distortions: How selfie-editing tools push an illusion of perfect bodies and perfect lives January 10, 2026 | Syndicated |
Mindfulness is no cure for obesity but daily practice helps people manage stress and stay healthy January 10, 2026 | Syndicated |
How wasted food costs households a fortune in lost groceries and drives greenhouse gas pollution January 10, 2026 | Newswire |
Marijuana addiction on the rise as acceptance of the drug discourages many from seeking treatment January 10, 2026 | Newswire |
LSD found to reduce anxiety symptoms in study as researchers seek path to medical approval January 10, 2026 | Newswire |
How Trump’s ban on harm-reduction tools endangers communities in regions overwhelmed by addiction January 10, 2026 | Newswire |
Immigration crackdown ignites national outrage as FBI blocks state oversight in the death of Renee Good January 9, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Experts dispute federal claims and say ICE officer ignored long-standing rules in Minnesota shooting January 9, 2026 | Newswire |
Federal dishonesty about the slaying of Renee Good by an ICE officer seen as effort to cover up the killing January 9, 2026 | Heather Richardson |
Dark Energy: scientists say the cosmic forces pushing the universe apart may not be what it seems January 8, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Legal chaos in space: Why a lack of unified property laws could fuel territorial disputes beyond Earth January 8, 2026 | Syndicated |
Who owns the moon? The fight to protect lunar heritage in the face of commercial exploitation January 8, 2026 | Syndicated |
DHS narrative of Minneapolis killing collapses after videos show ICE agent’s point-blank shooting January 8, 2026 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Milwaukee reacts after ICE officer point-blank kills legal observer Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis January 8, 2026 | Newswire |
By Design: Why Robert Frost’s century-old poem is a critique of the forces shaping modern America January 8, 2026 | Explainers |
Space is the new battlefield: Why the 21st century has seen an expansion of weapons in orbit and beyond January 7, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
What space archaeology reveals about human culture after 25 years aboard the International Space Station January 7, 2026 | Syndicated |
How the mission to Mars will test the endurance of human biology more than any technology ever built January 7, 2026 | Syndicated |
Storm at the Capitol: New book details the brutal assault against DC police officers on January 6, 2021 January 6, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Police officers who survived January 6 attacks face further trauma after Trump pardons their attackers January 6, 2026 | Newswire |
Missing January 6 plaque exposes Republican refusal to honor DC police and effort to cover up Capitol attack January 6, 2026 | Newswire |
Never Forget: America’s modern sin of enabling the January 6 insurrection and absolving its mastermind January 6, 2026 | Heather Richardson |
Analysts warn that Trump’s plan to seize oil sectors in Venezuela faces years of political uncertainty January 5, 2026 | Newswire |
Why the U.S. policy toward Venezuela is trapped by structural constraints that cannot be solved January 5, 2026 | Explainers |
Trump renews threats against Greenland, Cuba, and Colombia after capture of Maduro in Venezuela January 5, 2026 | Newswire |
Novel flu strains emerge while uneven vaccinations raise fears of another heavy season of illness January 5, 2026 | Featured, Newswire |
Nursing homes across America are struggling with staff shortages due to immigration crackdowns January 5, 2026 | Newswire |
How AI-powered robots became trusted companions for children in hospitals and nursing homes January 5, 2026 | Newswire |
Trump abducts Maduro in military strike and declares his rule over Venezuela with potential U.S. troops January 4, 2026 | Heather Richardson |
Journalists face escalating threats in 2026 as Trump intensifies hostility toward the free press January 4, 2026 | Newswire |
How Russia could target Starlink with anti-satellite weapons and trigger catastrophic global chaos January 4, 2026 | Newswire |
South Korea pledges to halt foreign adoptions after pressure from the UN to address a history of abuse January 3, 2026 | Newswire |
Kim Jong Un’s daughter steps into the succession spotlight as North Korea signals its dynastic strategy January 3, 2026 | Explainers |
Kim Jong Un shows off a nearly complete nuclear submarine as North Korea expands naval capability January 3, 2026 | Newswire |
The mind of AI: Chronicling the evolution of ChatGPT from a tech curiosity to a catalyst in Milwaukee January 2, 2026 | Explainers, Featured |
Experts warn mental health chatbots can cause harm even as demand grows amid a shortage of therapists January 2, 2026 | Newswire |
How your filthy electronic gadgets could be making you sick if you neglect to clean them January 2, 2026 | Newswire |
Year In Review 2025: Milwaukee stands with Ukraine as democracy and compassion face global assault January 1, 2026 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: From Milwaukee to Miyagi, lessons of resilience link nuclear pasts and shared futures January 1, 2026 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Korean heritage bridges Milwaukee’s identity through memory and migration January 1, 2026 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Documenting Milwaukee’s pain, protest, and perseverance in editorial images December 31, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Films and satire expose America’s fragile democracy and fading moral compass December 31, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: How AI reshapes truth, faith, and journalism in Milwaukee’s digital frontier December 31, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Milwaukee endures economic whiplash from tariffs and failed national policies December 30, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Trump’s America tightens control as Milwaukee resists the machinery of fear and lies December 30, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Power, corruption, and defiance define Wisconsin’s political landscape under pressure December 30, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Religion in Milwaukee grapples with hypocrisy, power, and the erosion of compassion December 29, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Catholic voices challenge state power and defend faith amid authoritarian revival December 29, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Spanish-language stories connect Milwaukee’s immigrant roots to struggles for dignity December 29, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: Milwaukee faces political unrest, civic resistance, and fights for local control December 28, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: A Milwaukee judge becomes a symbol of justice by defying political intimidation December 28, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2025: America’s war on migrants echoes through Milwaukee’s streets and moral conscience December 28, 2025 | Explainers, Year In Review |
How AI can help cut global emissions even as its power demands continue to impact the environment December 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Hidden tsunami of American e-waste floods Southeast Asia in violation of international treaty bans December 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Pediatric study finds kids under age five spread more germs than any other age group during flu season December 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Why CBS chief Bari Weiss spiked the vetted “60 Minutes” segment exposing Trump’s migrant renditions to CECOT December 26, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
How a split verdict in Judge Dugan’s case fuels a distorted narrative that evades public scrutiny December 26, 2025 | Explainers |
Ex-aide says Netanyahu ordered him to help evade public responsibility for the October 7 attack December 26, 2025 | Newswire |
The hidden Christmas crisis in Milwaukee as people feel alone in a season built for togetherness December 25, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Milwaukee’s holiday traditions once featured hometown elves before consumerism hijacked Santa December 25, 2025 | Explainers |
How Conservative Christians created a cultural conflict by turning Christmas into a political cudgel December 25, 2025 | Explainers |
How Christmas evolved into a secular global holiday that has little to do with Christ even in America December 24, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A Kentucky Fried Christmas: How the 1974 marketing gamble transformed KFC into Japan’s holiday tradition December 24, 2025 | Explainers |
Why military, economic, and political tensions between China and Japan will not be resolved soon December 24, 2025 | Syndicated |
Europe confronts the bitter reality that Trump transformed the U.S. into an unreliable ally December 23, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s push to restart nuclear testing alarms nations fearful of atomic escalation by the U.S. December 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump provokes China after unveiling plans for a massive $11B package of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan December 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Why the fractured conservative movement is eating itself alive in a battle over MAGA’s future December 22, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
J.D. Vance rewrites U.S. history with a political myth as his minority tries to impose its will on the majority December 22, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Congress confronts the unresolved question of who should pay for health care as ACA subsidies expire December 22, 2025 | Syndicated |
Colleges quietly adopt AI tools to evaluate student essays and reshape how applications are reviewed December 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s capricious deportation policy is disrupting child care programs that rely on immigrant workers December 21, 2025 | Newswire |
A 208-year-old weather guide for farmers will publish its final print edition as costs eclipse tradition December 21, 2025 | Newswire |
More female teens see the value of college and consider it key to employment and life skills December 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Rural students weigh trade work and community ties as the value of college degrees declines December 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Why traditional colleges are not adapting fast enough to educate for a rapidly changing job market December 20, 2025 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan convicted of obstruction amid claims of a miscarriage of justice December 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
How Trump is moving American enterprise toward Authoritarian capitalism with Intel ownership deal December 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why baldness is becoming a statement of beauty and strength for a growing community of women December 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Surveillance capitalism: Visa pushes a scheme of convenience for AI bots to shop with your credit card December 18, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
How predatory “surveillance pricing” uses AI to track shopping habits and gouge consumers December 18, 2025 | Explainers |
Experts debate the future of humanoid robots in homes and space as mechanical skills lag behind AI December 18, 2025 | Newswire |
White House uses dodgy national security claim to shield ballroom construction from accountability December 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s immigration crackdown deepens labor shortages as critical industries struggle to fill jobs December 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Social Security will cut office access in half while reducing in-person service for millions of Americans December 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Media rush to declare Gemini the new AI leader distorts reality and hides growing risks for privacy December 16, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
New foreign worker fee could deepen rural America’s health crisis by driving away international physicians December 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump blames Rob Reiner for his own murder in staggering hypocrisy after outrage over Charlie Kirk December 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Trial begins for Judge Hannah Dugan as she contests politically motivated charges tied to immigration December 15, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Inequity by design: The hidden economic costs of the Republican campaign to undermine democracy December 15, 2025 | Syndicated |
How Napoleon’s Egypt expedition of 1798 inspired the Dixieland mythology that justified racism and slavery December 15, 2025 | Syndicated |
UN analysts warn that AI may deepen global inequality by excluding poorer nations from access to wealth December 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Census Bureau field tests will explore whether U.S. postal workers can collect household data in 2030 December 14, 2025 | Newswire |
End of the penny forces a national reckoning over who gains and who pays in a shifting cash economy December 14, 2025 | Syndicated |
A generation of young adults is living with their parents longer as rent costs rise faster than wages December 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
ACA premiums are set to surge as expiring tax credits push enrollees toward unaffordable coverage December 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were among the original snowbirds who spent their winters in Florida December 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Student-run “womb service” delivers contraception in secrecy where schools ban access to birth control December 12, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Same-day prescription deliveries grow as pharmacies race to fill demand for faster service December 12, 2025 | Newswire |
What is that rash? Doctors recommend people put some thought into asking Dr. Google for medical help December 12, 2025 | Newswire |
News outlets defy Trump’s threats after he blasts factual coverage of his declining health December 11, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
DHS plans to force visa-free travelers to submit years of social media history for U.S. entry approval December 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Federal Judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by seizing control of California Guard in Los Angeles December 11, 2025 | Newswire |
More American workers feel lost in their jobs as pandemic-era expectations reshape workplace norms December 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
The right to sit down: When spending all day on your feet at work is an occupational hazard December 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Why paying tuition and other educational benefits by companies is life-changing for some employees December 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Wisconsin farmers who backed Trump stand to gain welfare-style handouts thanks to his failed tariff war December 9, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Trump’s new doctrine abandons NATO and realigns U.S. power to advance Russian strategic goals December 9, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Trump escalates his war on the press with White House “hall of shame” that targets mainstream news outlets December 9, 2025 | Newswire |
How a grassroots Ukrainian school became a vital community anchor for a growing diaspora in America December 8, 2025 | Curated, Featured, Ukraine |
Ukraine’s sea drones force the Russian Black Sea fleet into retreat as Kyiv prepares for next stage of war December 8, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
When war ends: Why the U.S. is unlikely to invest in Ukraine’s recovery with a new Marshall Plan December 8, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Legal challenge to birthright citizenship revives Korematsu’s warning on who counts as an American December 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Pearl Harbor shows that Americans fought fascism even as Trump advances ideology they died to defeat December 7, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Trump’s refugee shutdown blocks thousands fleeing war and persecution from reaching safety in the U.S. December 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros for $72 billion will be a turning point in the future of Hollywood December 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Americans turn to neighbor-powered mutual aid to meet basic needs as support systems fail under Trump December 6, 2025 | Newswire |
TSA sets February start date to impose fines on U.S. domestic air travelers who lack a REAL ID December 6, 2025 | Newswire |
How economic turmoil from Trump’s tariffs could trigger political shifts similar to prewar Japan December 5, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Costco demands refund of Trump’s tariffs after suffering economic losses from the illegal policy December 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Investigation of Senator Mark Kelly revives tactics once used to target Americans over their loyalty December 5, 2025 | Syndicated |
Russia outlines plan to rebuild its armored forces in preparation for large-scale war with NATO December 4, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
American developer builds homes in Ukraine to give war refugees hope and stability amid national crisis December 4, 2025 | Newswire |
How a multipolar reality is forcing once “great powers” to adapt amid rising conflicts and rivals December 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
A diminished Russia risks losing control of Far East territory as China and North Korea expand influence December 3, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
How Putin isolates Russia’s internet from the rest of the world by blocking access to websites December 3, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Why parasocial bonds with influencers over brands are redefining how marketing power is built online December 3, 2025 | Syndicated |
From Bavaria to Milwaukee: A Christmas devil’s long march into local German-American traditions December 2, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
A Confederate Disneyland: Why the culture war conditions are ripe for an “America First” theme park December 2, 2025 | Editorial |
Collapse of VOA broadcasts leaves North Koreans with sharply reduced access to uncensored foreign news December 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s unlawful declaration to close Venezuelan airspace draws scrutiny over implications of war December 1, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Country hit “Walk My Walk” raises ethical concerns after listeners say AI vocals resemble Blanco Brown December 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Why teenagers view journalism with deep mistrust and could become a lost generation of news consumers December 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Backchannel deal to recognize Russia’s occupation links Ukrainian land to Trump’s corporate greed November 30, 2025 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
DC Guard attack sparks blame-filled screed by Trump even though suspect cleared vetting by his staff November 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee area hit with heavy snow as Thanksgiving weekend storm intensifies travel dangers November 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Why beloved series like “Stranger Things” falter at the finish line and leave fans questioning the journey November 29, 2025 | Explainers |
Global tourism surges with post-COVID demand as the U.S. suffers under Trump’s adversarial policies November 29, 2025 | Explainers |
Fog and winter weather open gaps in Ukraine’s defensive lines as Russians push deeper into Donetsk November 29, 2025 | Curated, Ukraine |
Undocumented students face tuition barriers as many states dismantle access and previous protections November 28, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Black enrollment plummets at elite colleges as affirmative action ban reverses decades of progress November 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Jordan Peele’s “Black Cowboy” series sheds light on how Black men were erased from American history November 28, 2025 | Newswire |
ICE’s plan to monitor social media around the clock will turn everyday speech into political surveillance November 27, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
Why authoritarians like Trump flood the public with headlines to exhaust truth and control perception November 27, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why myths from the ancient Mexica capital remain enduring symbols of modern Mexico’s identity November 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Ukraine and NATO nations adopt jamming technology as Russian drones continue hostile incursions November 26, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Basement café in Kyiv becomes a hub for recovery after Russian missile blast targets civilians in Kyiv November 26, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki rises to ozeki and nears the highest rank of Japan’s national sport November 26, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia’s shrinking empire: How Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine has made Moscow a vassal state of Beijing November 25, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Russian reliance on North Korea signals how far Putin’s power has fallen since the Ukraine invasion November 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Fujian aircraft carrier marks China’s leap toward a blue-water navy that rivals U.S. power projection November 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump demands President Zelenskyy surrender to Putin in concessions that ignore Ukraine’s sovereignty November 24, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Brutal Russian attack targeting civilians kills families in Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil November 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukraine’s long-range drones that rattle Russia are built in the shadows and launched at night November 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Growing cultural ties between Japan and Wisconsin highlighted at Milwaukee’s Holiday Folk Fair 2025 November 23, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos |
Japan’s sumo centennial reflects a sport balancing sacred tradition and pressures of modern appeal November 23, 2025 | Syndicated |
Spiritual Worlds: Exploring questions of identity, ethics, and faith through Japanese anime November 23, 2025 | Syndicated |
Blistering opinion by federal judge details violent use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown November 22, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. military personnel weigh their duty to refuse unlawful orders amid expanding authoritarian power November 22, 2025 | Syndicated |
Naturalized Americans fear loss of legal protections as Trump targets U.S. citizenship security November 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Militarization of law enforcement in U.S. cities echoes policies that broke democracies in Latin America November 21, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
A new world order is already here and forcing nations across the globe to adapt to shifting power November 21, 2025 | Syndicated |
The now and forever king: All the ways Trump could remain in power after his second term ends November 21, 2025 | Syndicated |
Ancient canoe “parking lot” identified at prehistoric lake by Wisconsin archaeologists November 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s stock market turmoil has many Americans too afraid to check their retirement savings November 20, 2025 | Explainers |
Volatile financial markets: Tips for handling family finances in a time of economic uncertainty November 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee Independent marks 10th anniversary and 12,000 articles that shaped the public conversation November 19, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
A camera with no film: I stayed to bear witness but now I ask whether anyone is still looking November 19, 2025 | Editorial |
America has drifted into a fractured age where truth is optional and no one recognizes the same world November 19, 2025 | Explainers |
Pabst Mansion volunteers blend family history and holiday tradition through years of Christmas designs November 18, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Photos |
Dusty attic treasure: Cashing in on heirlooms can yield millions for some and disappointment for others November 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Fixing nest egg shortfalls: Some late-start strategies that can sustain your dreams in retirement November 18, 2025 | Newswire |
UNHCR warns global asylum protections face collapse as nations retreat from 1951 Refugee Convention November 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s prosecutions of political enemies show how the process itself can become the punishment November 17, 2025 | Syndicated |
America’s Black burial grounds tell stories of desecration and the slow struggle for dignity November 17, 2025 | Syndicated |
Hiding in plain sight: How “Active Clubs” took White Nationalism from fringe to a dangerous frontier November 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why Republican economists overestimate GDP growth when their party occupies the White House November 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Understanding what MAGA means as a political movement that has reshaped American society November 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Big Tech faces pushback as lawmakers consider kicking energy-hungry data centers off U.S. power grids November 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Schools struggle with how to draw the line on cheating as AI tools reshape public education November 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Early research suggests AI tools may impair critical cognitive skills instead of building them November 15, 2025 | Syndicated |
Critics say IV treatments offer little benefit beyond hydration as customers splurge on latest health fad November 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why methods to stop plastics from seeping into farm fields, food, and human bodies remain elusive November 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Access to a steady supply of obesity drugs remains a challenge even while prices are dropping November 14, 2025 | Newswire |
From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions November 13, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Cost of convenience: How social media companies rake in billions of dollars from your data in free apps November 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
How AI passed the Turing Test and is changing our relationship with art, aesthetics, and authenticity November 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
Climate and Tech: How to calculate the hidden costs of generative AI on local water resources November 12, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
AI literacy: Understanding the need to educate American youth about Artificial Intelligence November 12, 2025 | Syndicated |
How massive data breaches flood illicit markets while personal information fuels cybercrime economy November 12, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why doctors in stressful health care systems are joining unions to improve working conditions November 11, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
Why saying “maybe” to friends instead of “yes” or “no” leaves them in emotional limbo November 11, 2025 | Syndicated |
Youth athletes face mounting risks from repeated head injuries that can affect mental health for years November 11, 2025 | Syndicated |
Financial therapists say layoffs often damage identity but remind people they are more than their work November 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why witnessing mistreatment at work can cause emotional harm even if you are not directly involved November 10, 2025 | Syndicated |
Employers are still offering jobs to college graduates but fewer positions come with long term guarantees November 10, 2025 | Syndicated |
Poll shows a generational divide in how Americans use AI for work, creativity, and personal connection November 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Global financial leaders warn that the AI boom may be inflating a dangerous new tech bubble November 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Loop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure November 9, 2025 | Editorial |
Libraries open their archives to train AI chatbots with books spanning centuries of human knowledge November 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Companies find some tasks are still better left to humans even as AI shakes up the call center industry November 8, 2025 | Newswire |
What to know about the risks of AI tools that collect and store data from our connected devices November 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
A reason for being: How Japanese culture and Milwaukee’s Muslim community connect through ikigai November 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Hachikō the Akita: What a Japanese dog’s loyalty can teach Milwaukee about duty and everyday compassion November 7, 2025 | Explainers |
“No Packers, No Life” film follows 7-year pilgrimage by Japanese football fans from Tokyo to Lambeau November 7, 2025 | Explainers |
Nonprofits see volunteers steadily return after the COVID-19 pandemic tanked public participation November 6, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Poll shows most Americans gave small donations to charity as nonprofits warn of a “generosity crisis” November 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Polarized beliefs: Study finds that TikTok is creating political echo chambers among its users November 6, 2025 | Syndicated |
How a chemical attack on a protester in an inflatable frog costume inspired resistance against Trump November 5, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Bilingual artificial intelligence platforms expand access to home loans for Hispanic families November 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump moves to end federal funding for Hispanic-Serving colleges amid racial targeting campaign November 5, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why the political arguments used by conservatives to twist the Second Amendment are a public fraud November 4, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Why Conservatives fake outrage against Chinese drugs but ignore Russian bullets killing Americans November 4, 2025 | Explainers |
America struggles to balance First Amendment free speech with gun rights amid political violence November 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
John Muños remembered in “Hero Street” film that links Milwaukee’s Latino veterans with Korean War November 3, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
U.S. military veterans without citizenship fear arrest as Trump revives hardline deportation orders November 3, 2025 | Newswire |
The “Latinos for Trump” movement exposes a generational divide in Hispanic America over identity November 3, 2025 | Newswire |
Research finds that obesity drugs have the potential to help some people with alcohol cravings November 2, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. health officials urge nationwide ban on opioid-like drug found in gas station supplements November 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Makers of China’s national liquor reinvent baijiu to reach young Chinese drinkers and world markets November 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Uncertainty surrounds COVID-19 vaccines for children amid conflicting federal guidance November 1, 2025 | Syndicated |
Magic mushrooms: Why the popular fad of “microdosing” is causing an uptick in ER visits November 1, 2025 | Syndicated |
Homeowners look to heat pumps for savings and warmth as federal energy incentives expire November 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Polls show U.S. adults want governmental focus put on child care costs instead of falling birth rates October 31, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Black maternal mortality rate reaches 3.5 times that of White women as racial gap in childbirth widens October 31, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. children make little improvement in math on national exams and fall further behind in reading October 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Republican policies in the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression and echo in Trump era economics October 30, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Young Americans are rejecting the idea of having children because of anxiety about global warming October 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Pentagon withdraws U.S. troops from NATO’s eastern flank as Europe confronts more Russian aggression October 30, 2025 | Newswire |
The same fear machine driving Republican loyalty to Trump could become the weapon that ends his control October 29, 2025 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Printing presses once spread witch hunts just as algorithms amplify misinformation at scale today October 29, 2025 | Syndicated |
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumes health services after Trump’s Medicaid cuts paused care October 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Wisconsin residents echo fears that health care costs will keep rising as Republicans block relief efforts October 28, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Families brace for hunger as federal nutrition aid runs out while Trump withholds emergency funds October 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Millions face hunger in the U.S. as Trump cuts off food aid and funnels $40B to Argentina’s far-right regime October 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why every small town has a haunted house and what Milwaukee’s ghost stories really say about memory October 27, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
What belief in angels, witches, crystals, and black cats reveals about culture and identity in America October 27, 2025 | Syndicated |
Scholars trace witch symbols from broomsticks and black cats back to centuries of misogynistic roots October 27, 2025 | Syndicated |
From sketch comedy to screams: How Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger successfully turned humor into horror October 26, 2025 | Explainers |
Pop Mart’s Labubu is the latest toy craze in a long line of fads that have gripped generations October 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Ancient legends of the undead reveal how societies tried to explain disease outbreaks before science October 26, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding October 25, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
40 million Americans face hunger as Speaker Johnson’s obedience to Trump leaves Congress powerless October 25, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
How Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded where Trump’s coup-inspired January 6 insurrection failed October 25, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Ukraine’s AI drones are reshaping modern warfare as precision strikes outpace traditional artillery October 24, 2025 | Curated, Featured, Ukraine |
Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler rises to elite rank in Japan years after fleeing brutal Russian invasion October 24, 2025 | Newswire |
Russia is secretly supplying China with military assistance for a potential invasion of Taiwan October 24, 2025 | Newswire |
Supreme Court moves to dismantle Voting Rights Act and erase decades of Black representation October 23, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Efforts by the tech industry to reduce AI’s pervasive bias stall as Trump pushes to end “woke AI” October 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Streaming platforms push broadcast networks into the second tier of a changing media landscape October 23, 2025 | Newswire |
How youth can manage anxiety and build resilience against the emotional toll of climate change October 22, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Tariff burdens and environmental costs result in less farmland being allocated to organic crops October 22, 2025 | Newswire |
James Cameron reflects on making the “Avatar” series over two decades and the future of motion pictures October 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Construction crews demolish part of White House without approval to build Trump’s royal ballroom October 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Migrants in detention forgo legal claims and choose self-removal to escape trauma of prolonged custody October 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump wages undeclared war in Venezuela using U.S. military forces to kill without legal authority October 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Wisconsin first to introduce resolution condemning Russia’s cruel abduction of Ukrainian children October 20, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
Traveling VR exhibit “War Up Close” depicts invasion of Ukraine through 360° photos by Mykola Omelchenko October 20, 2025 | Articles, Ukraine |
Haunted by captivity: Ukrainian POWs begin rebuilding their lives after months of Russian trauma October 20, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Milwaukee crowds join millions across the U.S. in “No Kings” protest against Trump’s assault on democracy October 19, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
JD Vance ignores public backlash in refusing to condemn racist group chat by Young Republicans October 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” still speaks to a nation founded on its rejection of kings October 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
How Apostle Paul’s letters warn believers that freedom without love becomes a weapon against faith October 18, 2025 | Explainers |
Superman’s mythology draws from Moses, Christ, and modern religious ideals of salvation and justice October 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Centennial of Our Lady of Copacabana coronation highlights enduring devotion across borders October 18, 2025 | Newswire |
How Muslim Americans navigate faith, culture, and technology in search of love and marriage October 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Zohran Mamdani’s historic political rise sparks surge of Islamophobia vitriol from Trump and far-right October 17, 2025 | Newswire |
UNHCR reports nearly one million Syrian refugees returning home since the fall of Assad government October 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Journalists abandon Pentagon posts in mass exodus after refusing new rules they say violate free speech October 16, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
SCOTUS moves toward endorsing a radical theory that would give Trump total control of the government October 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
How Kash Patel weaponized the FBI into a political tool for Trump’s retribution against critics October 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Built to deceive: How AI is helping uncover fake personas and foreign influence campaigns in America October 15, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
“White genocide” responses from the AI chatbot Grok show how easily generative AI can be weaponized October 15, 2025 | Syndicated |
Tech Tip: How to get more out of using ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts October 15, 2025 | Newswire |
News rating services aim to classify reporting bias but risk distorting the role of journalism October 14, 2025 | Columns, Featured |
Why public users of ChatGPT face censorship while unregulated institutions are allowed to exploit AI October 14, 2025 | Explainers |
How Marty Cooper pioneered the cellphone and changed the way people talk to each other October 14, 2025 | Newswire |
States race to cover funding gaps before federal shutdown cuts off food aid for millions of families October 13, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis reopens wounds from MLK’s assassination October 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump notably absent from North Korean parade marking Kim Jong Un’s rule with new advanced missiles October 13, 2025 | Newswire |
How Shinto’s ancient concept of Musubi offers Milwaukee a path to build ties in a divided America October 12, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Faith without compassion: Exposing the false religion of America’s right-wing Christianity October 12, 2025 | Editorial |
Pope Leo warns that unchecked wealth is destroying the soul of society and widening the moral divide October 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Historians warn that Republican leaders are driving a 12-step blueprint for America’s collapse October 11, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Post-atrocity research balances truth telling with the safety and dignity of those who lived the violence October 11, 2025 | Syndicated |
Americans are more divided over Israel as sympathy for Palestinians rises two years after October 7 October 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Governors explore a constitutional compact between states to defend democracy from federal decay October 10, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
ICE spends millions of tax dollars on ads to lure law enforcement officers to join deportation drive October 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Masked ICE agents mirror the Ku Klux Klan’s tactics of fear and violence under government protection October 10, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Mechanism of Control: How a 1990 GOP memo reshaped American politics by turning language into a weapon October 9, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Muting the American voice: How a political “spiral of silence” amplifies self-censorship October 9, 2025 | Syndicated |
Stephen King emerges as most banned author in U.S. schools as conservative states push censorship October 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Republican-led Culture Wars show the world should never underestimate the capacity of Americans to hate October 8, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Failure to punish Confederates after the Civil War created culture of impunity that shields Trump today October 8, 2025 | Editorial |
A Confederacy built on slavery shows Robert E. Lee’s battles were efforts to preserve a regime of terror October 8, 2025 | Editorial |
Trump’s federalized troops are shooting American citizens and Americans seem okay with the violence October 7, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
FBI cuts fundamental ties with SPLC and ADL as Patel realigns agency with conservative extremism October 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Criminal regime: Federal agents kick down doors and zip tie children as constitutional freedoms crumble October 7, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Milwaukee leaders condemn detentions and forced separations in sweeping ICE raids across Wisconsin October 6, 2025 | Audio, Featured |
Lawful immigrants seeking the right path to citizenship are subject to “anti-Americanism” screening October 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Apple and Google block ICE tracking apps after tech giants bow to Trump’s demands to silence dissent October 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Energy report predicts the ongoing shift toward EVs could drastically disrupt the global oil market October 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Carbon footprint: The comeback of sails in shipping sees huge environmental and economic benefits October 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Vietnam launches sweeping reforms to escape the middle-income trap and rival Asia’s tiger economies October 5, 2025 | Newswire |
AOL officially shuts down dial-up internet service decades after it introduced millions to the web October 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Why K-pop performances look flat on American TV and how the spectacle is lost in cultural framing October 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Apple Music celebrates the past decade as it invests in the future of sound with a new studio for artists October 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Dual challenges: Most countries are grappling with shrinking birthrates and aging populations October 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Birth rate fears: Understanding pronatalism and its faulty assumptions about a U.S. population collapse October 3, 2025 | Syndicated |
Pope Leo intervenes in the abortion debate by challenging Americans on what it means to be pro-life October 3, 2025 | Newswire |
Public views shift on racial discrimination as DEI faces backlash and political pressure under Trump October 2, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why Americans are protesting so much that it is turning into a constant feature of public life October 2, 2025 | Syndicated |
A holy sacrifice: How Charlie Kirk was transformed into an AI-generated martyr October 2, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump declares intention to transform American cities into training grounds for U.S. armed forces October 1, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Judge rules noncitizens were unconstitutionally targeted for deportation over Gaza war protests October 1, 2025 | Newswire |
The First Amendment protects offensive speech even when Americans recoil from the protests they despise October 1, 2025 | Syndicated |
Millions of children are vulnerable to preventable diseases as global vaccination efforts stall September 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why popular home medical test kits offer privacy and access but still fall short of in-person care September 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump ends annual hunger report to hide damage from cutting food stamps for millions of Americans September 30, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump created a crisis of legitimacy by dismantling America’s constitutional order September 29, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Trump weaponizes looming federal shutdown in bid to seize permanent authority while blaming Democrats September 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Refusal by Trump to release billions approved by Congress sparks deepest distrust since Watergate September 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Why congregations refuse to admit Christianity in America is dying from within by toxic Christians September 28, 2025 | Editorial |
Battle for Bonhoeffer: How the theologian’s legacy is being manipulated to support Christian Nationalism September 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Hegseth refuses to revoke honors for soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Lakota at Wounded Knee September 28, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Eaton Fire prompts Guillermo del Toro to auction rare horror memorabilia to ensure preservation September 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Movie merch mania: How Indie film fandom turned marketing apparel into a hot commodity September 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Streaming overtakes theaters as Americans now watch new films at home instead of paying cinema prices September 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Sae Iino: How a cultural ambassador hopes to build bridges between the people of Milwaukee and Japan September 26, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Profiles |
Japanese cultural program expands in Milwaukee from partnership with national outreach initiative September 26, 2025 | Articles |
Personal memories of the atomic bombings on Japan fade with the passing of the WWII generation September 26, 2025 | Explainers |
International diplomats alarmed as Trump berates UN in rambling speech mixing boasts and grievances September 25, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Trump flips position at UN by saying Ukraine can win back all its territory after months of embracing Putin September 25, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russian drone incursions into Europe expose gaps in NATO and spark calls for urgent new defense system September 25, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
How Ukraine fights off relentless Russian suicide squads with FPV drones and trench defense tactics September 24, 2025 | Columns, Featured, Ukraine |
How Ukraine’s “Forest War” is being defined by drone ambushes and infiltration under scorched trees September 24, 2025 | Curated, Ukraine |
Russia weaponizes disinformation to destabilize American political divisions over Kirk’s death September 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
The Ukrainian university that is flourishing in wartime and redefining how education can survive under fire September 23, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Unexploded Russian bombs contaminate Ukraine’s farmland while climate change worsens the damage September 23, 2025 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Coordinated campaigns to silence criticism of Trump’s failures draw chilling parallels to McCarthyism September 23, 2025 | Syndicated |
Sauron as the hero: Rethinking “The Lord of the Rings” through Trump’s toxic MAGA ideology September 22, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Voldemort as the hero: Rethinking “Harry Potter” through Trump’s toxic MAGA ideology September 22, 2025 | Explainers |
Judas Iscariot as the hero: Rethinking the Biblical Gospel through Trump’s toxic MAGA ideology September 22, 2025 | Explainers |
Americans seeking to build a White ethnostate is part of a wider U.S. movement inspired by White Supremacy September 21, 2025 | Syndicated |
National poll shows Republican outlook on Trump’s America soured dramatically after Kirk shooting September 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Why “America’s Comeback” is political revisionism for the economic decline Reagan started in the 1980s September 21, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
End of print: Atlanta Journal-Constitution to stop paper edition and go all digital after 155 years September 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Fixin’ to disappear: Why the old Southern accent is vanishing across parts of the U.S. South September 20, 2025 | Newswire |
White Southerners reckon with the legacy of Jim Crow and the enduring advantages of White privilege September 20, 2025 | Syndicated |
Scientists trace catastrophic heat waves to major fossil fuel producers in landmark attribution study September 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Debunked chemtrail conspiracy theories take hold as lawmakers elevate false claims into legislation September 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Research finds that Americans are turning to more sugar as the Earth gets hotter from climate change September 19, 2025 | Newswire |
60th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise to kick off with a yearlong lineup of celebrations September 18, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
How movies 40 years ago about AIDS forced Americans to confront a disease they wanted to ignore September 18, 2025 | Syndicated |
ABC caves to threat by FCC and suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s show after criticism of Charlie Kirk memorial response September 18, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Tech companies turn to nuclear power for demanding AI needs as Meta becomes latest to cut 20-year deal September 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
When Data centers trigger billion-dollar utility projects that push higher bills onto the public September 17, 2025 | Syndicated |
Exposure to violent content on social media highlights need for better personal media boundaries September 17, 2025 | Syndicated |
Ken Burns reflects on storytelling, American history, and public broadcasting in candid interview September 16, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
George Washington’s fear of a U.S. ruled by “ambitious and unprincipled men” is a reality September 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump’s unlawful strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat pushes limits of his unilateral military power September 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Municipal Data Report: Inflation drives surge in Wisconsin municipal spending and taxes September 15, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Municipal Data Report: Wisconsin’s fiscal trend shows income tax receipts have flattened September 15, 2025 | Explainers |
Municipal Data Report: Why debt restraints are reshaping fiscal landscapes across Wisconsin September 15, 2025 | Explainers |
Vatican unveils new discoveries in fully restored Raphael Rooms after a decade-long cleaning process September 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Pope Leo XIV explores funding options as declining donations leave the Vatican budget in crisis September 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Pope Leo XIV demands firm action on sexual abuse scandals after affirming celibacy for priests September 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Who We Are: A 250-year history of political violence shows the vicious nature of American culture September 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
How mainstream media creates a false balance to excuse decades of incendiary Republican rhetoric September 13, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Why it matters for democracy that journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian September 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
Truffaut’s 1966 film “Fahrenheit 451” foreshadowed the collapse of thought and truth in modern America September 12, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
War on Wisdom: Why the Republican Party attacks education to make ignorance a fashionable virtue September 12, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Why Americans are now divided by the kinds of tragic events that once united them in grief September 12, 2025 | Syndicated |
An open letter to adults: School shootings are the daily 9/11 experience of our generation September 11, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Media’s role as gatekeeper upended after graphic video of right-wing organizer shown everywhere online September 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Russia launches brazen attack on Poland with drone swarms in test of NATO resolve and Trump’s complicity September 11, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
Russia’s disinformation campaign toward Finland mirrors the buildup to its brutal invasion of Ukraine September 11, 2025 | Editorial, Ukraine |
Los estadounidenses ya no podrán depender del dominio global del inglés a medida que la influencia de EE. UU. colapsa bajo Trump September 10, 2025 | español+ |
Una carta desde el futuro: cómo Estados Unidos pasó de detener a hispanos a un holocausto migrante en 2028 September 10, 2025 | español+ |
Canarios muertos: un Departamento de Justicia reestructurado otorga a Trump autoridad absoluta para actuar con impunidad September 10, 2025 | español+ |
Illusion of thinking: Apple’s study highlights advanced AI flaws confusing verbosity with cognition September 10, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
How creative backlash over AI systems training on stolen art styles sparked an artist-run platform September 10, 2025 | Explainers |
From Malaysia to Milwaukee: Wplace invites millions to use a world map as a canvas to paint pixel art September 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley enters 2026 race for governor as a voice for all Wisconsinites September 9, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Hyundai EV site gutted by immigration raid as Trump’s economic nationalism attacks foreign investment September 9, 2025 | Editorial |
South Koreans feel betrayed after Trump’s immigration strike detains hundreds of workers at a Georgia plant September 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Why Republicans in Congress are eagerly cheering on Trump’s use of the U.S. military on American soil September 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Data-driven drone strikes allow Ukraine to optimize battlefield tactics and track Russians in real time September 8, 2025 | Columns, Ukraine |
Ukrainian brigade adapts ground robots to rescue wounded soldiers under threat from Russian drones September 8, 2025 | Curated, Ukraine |
Kyiv hit in largest Russian attack since war began after Trump again failed to broker promised peace September 8, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump condemned as a “wannabe dictator” for his “Chipocalypse Now” war threat against American city September 7, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
How Trump has weaponized the federal government in his second term to inflict personal revenge September 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Federal appeals court blocks Trump’s use of 18th-century wartime law to deport without due process September 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Educators say AI tools improve the quality of their teaching and help with tailoring lesson plans September 6, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Colleges face an identity crisis over what degrees actually represent as AI tools proliferate September 6, 2025 | Explainers |
AI in classrooms and among peers leaves some university students feeling anxious and confused September 6, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why Korean entertainment resonates with American youth as U.S. cultural soft power falters under Trump September 5, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Immigrant children are vanishing from communities as parents fear ICE raids and flee without notice September 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Neuroscience shows that punishment-based parenting fails to help children regulate emotions September 5, 2025 | Syndicated |
Kids in rural schools are suffering most since Trump slashed funding for mental health programs September 4, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Victims of identity theft are being enrolled in college by scammers using AI to steal financial aid September 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Smartphone bans at school accelerate over concerns of youth mental health and academic performance September 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
El juez federal dictamina que Trump “violó deliberadamente” la ley federal al desplegar ilegalmente soldados en Los Ángeles September 3, 2025 | español+ |
Los estadounidenses obtuvieron lo que eligieron: un presidente criminal que no teme cometer más crímenes para conservar el poder September 3, 2025 | español+ |
Datos preliminares muestran que Estados Unidos perdió 1.2 millones de trabajadores inmigrantes bajo el gobierno de Trump September 3, 2025 | español+ |
Federal judge rules that Trump “willfully” broke federal law by illegally deploying soldiers to LA September 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Americans got what they elected: A criminal president not afraid to commit more crimes to preserve his rule September 3, 2025 | Editorial |
Survivors of disasters face lasting pain as mental health needs go unmet long after headlines fade September 3, 2025 | Syndicated |
Preliminary data shows the U.S. labor force lost 1.2 million immigrant workers under Trump September 2, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Wisconsin avoids sluggish summer season while most of U.S. faces continued decline in foreign tourism September 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Imported drugs face higher prices and shortages as Trump plans hefty tax on pharmaceuticals September 2, 2025 | Newswire |
America’s war on its own children: How national policies and politics betray U.S. kids at every turn September 1, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Research finds that the health of American kids has increasingly deteriorated over past two decades September 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Study confirms U.S. children of divorce face lower adult income and greater risk of early hardship September 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Photojournalist Mariam Dagga killed by Israeli strike at Gaza hospital while documenting human suffering August 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Conservatives who profess to be “Christian” are denouncing empathy as sin to weaponize faith August 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s isolationist agenda could unintentionally advance global equity by weakening U.S. dominance August 31, 2025 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin Supreme Court seat in play as conservative justice Rebecca Bradley drops bid for re-election August 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump prosecutors lose key felony case as DC grand jury rejects charges in viral sandwich incident August 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Why the new conservatism behind “Make America Great Again” is just textbook 1930s fascism August 30, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
China’s chikungunya outbreak signals a warning for Milwaukee’s public health gaps and economic risks August 29, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Researchers fear climate stress is changing bee behavior and threatening global pollination August 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Republicans vent outrage over Canada wildfires choking U.S. cities while denying climate change August 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Cost of bacon: Once essential workers in meatpacking during COVID pandemic now face forced deportation August 28, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
How sanctuary cities were formed in the 1980s to care for Central American refugees fleeing U.S. proxy wars August 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why corporate America remains silent as Trump’s failing economic policies weaponize business August 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
No son los peores de los peores: la mayoría de las personas detenidas por ICE como criminales no tienen condenas penales August 27, 2025 | español+ |
Por qué Trump es aclamado como salvador que arreglará todo y luego declarado víctima cuando no cumple sus promesas August 27, 2025 | español+ |
Cómo la política de armas en EE. UU. militariza a los cárteles mexicanos y provoca migración fronteriza para escapar de la violencia armada August 27, 2025 | español+ |
Governor Pritzker accuses Trump of defunding police as Chicago faces threat of military deployment August 27, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Trump bans burning the U.S. flag despite the Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution allows it August 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Federal judge rejects bid to throw out politically driven charges over Judge Dugan’s encounter with ICE August 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s IRS betrayal of church-state separation demands an end to tax breaks for political churches August 26, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Robert Reich reflects on America’s failure to stop a culture of bullying that enabled the rise of Trump August 26, 2025 | Robert Reich |
Decades after Medgar Evers was assassinated his daughter warns political violence is still at work August 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee civic leaders join national advocates at global forum to unite for Ukrainian Independence August 25, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Russia’s effort to keep control of an independent Ukraine it once colonized has lasted decades August 25, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump frustrated by failure to end Russia’s invasion as Putin sets “a trap” in demands for Ukraine concessions August 25, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Intelligence officials fear Russia’s brazen campaign of sabotage is growing more dangerous August 24, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukraine aims to meet half its military needs with domestic weapons as Western supplies slow August 24, 2025 | Newswire |
Why a U.S. archbishop’s meeting with Putin was denounced as “betrayal of Christian witness” August 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump hands Putin global stage and legitimacy while sidelining Ukraine and weakening U.S. alliances August 23, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Zelenskyy meets with Trump and EU leaders under pressure for concessions to end Russia’s invasion August 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Crimea and beyond: A timeline of Russia’s land grabs during its brutal invasions of Ukraine August 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
The rejection of slavery’s brutal history reflects Trump’s ties to an ideology rooted in the Confederacy August 22, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery: Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents discovered August 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s erasures of national history reflect Orwellian warnings about control of the truth August 22, 2025 | Syndicated |
ICE’s spending increase boosts private prison profits with no-bid contracts to scale up detention August 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Federal government is no longer a trusted partner for nonprofits under Trump’s policy of abandonment August 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Why Texas Republicans held lawmakers as “hostages” so they could rig the congressional map for Trump August 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Historiadores estadounidenses dicen que las imágenes de agentes de ICE enmascarados deteniendo a trabajadores evocan tácticas de la era del Klan August 20, 2025 | español+ |
El financiamiento masivo para la expansión de ICE refleja el auge anterior de la Patrulla Fronteriza que derivó en corrupción y mala conducta August 20, 2025 | español+ |
Por qué las personas blancas se alteran más que otros estadounidenses al ver banderas mexicanas en protestas migratorias August 20, 2025 | español+ |
Road diets: Trump moves to block road safety measures that slow traffic and save lives August 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
80 is the new 55: States are rethinking a widely accepted concept of how speed limits are set August 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Why Republican lawmakers are obstructing the transition to electric vehicles for the Postal Service August 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee residents already suffering from Health Secretary Kennedy’s cuts to health-tracking programs August 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why some Americans trust fake health claims and help spread misinformation faster than verified facts August 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
Poll finds the vast majority of U.S. adults are stressed about grocery costs due to Trump’s tariffs August 19, 2025 | Newswire |
DHS glorifies the White Nationalist heritage narrative with posts promoting blood and soil ideology August 18, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Milwaukee among cities with Black mayors targeted by Trump as crime-ridden wastelands in need of takeover August 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s aggressive push to seize control of DC police seen as test case for power grab of other cities August 18, 2025 | Newswire |
How a structural shift by tech companies is allowing AI to act autonomously and without oversight August 17, 2025 | Explainers |
Newly articulated method for using AI rejects automation and returns the process to user control August 17, 2025 | Explainers |
Why Trump considers providing basic internet to rural Americans a racist program and ended its funding August 17, 2025 | Newswire |
War and Criminals: Trump’s meeting with Putin ends in epic failure to end bloodshed in Ukraine as promised August 16, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia’s lost frontier: Why Alaska remains a fault line in U.S.-Russian tensions August 16, 2025 | Newswire |
How Wars End: A veteran diplomat explains why the Trump-Putin summit was amateurish and doomed August 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump restores controversial statue of Confederate general toppled during racial justice protests August 15, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Florida plans to construct another concentration-style detention facility like “Alligator Alcatraz” August 15, 2025 | Newswire |
A broken social contract: Why all Americans share some blame for Trump’s presidency and its wreckage August 15, 2025 | Editorial |
Israel’s military admits to targeting and killing a half dozen Al Jazeera journalists reporting in Gaza August 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
When legality replaces morality: How Christian conservatives lost the compass they claim to follow August 14, 2025 | Featured |
Republicans feed conspiracy fears while forcing mailed ballots to arrive in time for Election Day August 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Activistas latinos adoptan el “periodismo con celular” como estrategia para presenciar el poder estatal sin control del ICE August 13, 2025 | español+ |
Un día frente a un centro de detención del ICE muestra el peso agudo de las redadas migratorias arbitrarias sobre las familias August 13, 2025 | español+ |
La mayoría de los estadounidenses ahora ve la inmigración como “algo bueno” desde el regreso de Trump al poder August 13, 2025 | español+ |
Federal forces occupy the streets of Washington DC under a manufactured public safety pretext August 13, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Evidence of how Trump is turning America into a police state like the other dictators he admires August 13, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
A public threat: Why the White House is actually the heaviest crime zone in the District of Columbia August 13, 2025 | Editorial |
Ukrainian flag raised in City Hall to show Milwaukee’s solidarity with sister city Irpin and Ukraine August 12, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Zelenskyy says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations and rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory August 12, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump to host Putin in Alaska despite ICC war crimes indictment and ongoing invasion of Ukraine August 12, 2025 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Milwaukee leaders detail historic flooding damage and outline recovery efforts after record rainfall August 11, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries face a serious threat of fire from saltwater flooding August 11, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why legally mandated U.S. national climate reports were removed from the federal websites August 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Churches face a new spiritual dilemma from algorithms as Americans turn to AI for faith guidance August 10, 2025 | Explainers |
How to start a cult: When people turn to AI for spiritual help and end up generating a religion August 10, 2025 | Explainers |
Rare bobtail cats are considered good luck in Japan and Nagasaki is overflowing with them August 10, 2025 | Newswire |
James Lovell: Milwaukee mourns the loss of Apollo 13 astronaut and native son at 97 August 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee’s Urban Farming: How a Rust Belt City cultivated a grassroots idea into a national model August 9, 2025 | Columns |
Analysis finds Trump’s policies canceled $14 billion in U.S. clean energy projects already in 2025 August 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Faith in action: How Milwaukee churches confront the human toll of immigration policy August 8, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Low-hanging fruit: Why immigrant labor crackdowns shifted to businesses following the law August 8, 2025 | Explainers |
Raids over reform: The human cost from Trump’s 2024 sabotage of bipartisan border legislation August 8, 2025 | Explainers |
Fe en acción: cómo las iglesias de Milwaukee enfrentan el costo humano de la política migratoria August 8, 2025 | español+ |
Fruta al alcance: por qué las redadas contra la mano de obra inmigrante se enfocan ahora en empresas que cumplen la ley August 8, 2025 | español+ |
Redadas en lugar de reforma: el costo humano del sabotaje de Trump en 2024 a la legislación fronteriza bipartidista August 8, 2025 | español+ |
Church and state: How Catholic social teaching confronts immigration enforcement August 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Broken system, broken families: How immigration policy tears apart households in Milwaukee August 7, 2025 | Explainers |
Exploited but unseen: The moral contradiction behind Wisconsin’s labor system August 7, 2025 | Explainers |
Iglesia y estado: cómo la enseñanza social católica confronta la aplicación migratoria August 7, 2025 | español+ |
Sistema roto, familias rotas: cómo la política migratoria desintegra hogares en Milwaukee August 7, 2025 | español+ |
Explotados pero invisibles: la contradicción moral detrás del sistema laboral de Wisconsin August 7, 2025 | español+ |
A six-pillar blueprint: The Catholic Church’s plan for humane immigration reform August 6, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Undocumented but essential: The vital role of immigrant labor in Wisconsin’s workforce August 6, 2025 | Explainers |
Un modelo de seis pilares: el plan de la Iglesia católica para una reforma migratoria humana August 6, 2025 | español+ |
Fe y ficción: cómo la enseñanza católica desmonta los mitos sobre inmigración August 6, 2025 | español+ |
Indocumentados pero esenciales: el papel vital de la mano de obra inmigrante en la fuerza laboral de Wisconsin August 6, 2025 | español+ |
How a Sikh Captain America opens a wider exchange about faith and identity in comic book storytelling August 5, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
How practicing gratitude during hard times can boost morale and strengthen workplace connections August 5, 2025 | Newswire |
The real threat to American freedom is not big government but one too small to serve its people August 5, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Trump-backed redistricting of Texas deemed “un-American” as Democrats revolt to block power grab August 4, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
States brace for political fallout as Texas Republicans push to gerrymander districts before midterms August 4, 2025 | Newswire |
All things Trump: How Republican lawmakers plan to enshrine a convicted felon for the next 100 years August 4, 2025 | Newswire |
“Children of Men” in 2025: How MAGA builds a future defined by fear, walls, and selective survival August 3, 2025 | Explainers |
A letter from the future: How America went from detaining Hispanics to a migrant holocaust by 2028 August 3, 2025 | Editorial |
ACLU report details how Wisconsin sheriffs turned county jails into profit hubs for ICE deportation August 3, 2025 | Explainers |
Why the famine in Gaza is not a failure of aid but the outcome of Netanyahu’s political policies August 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Holocaust survivors still seek atonement from railway companies for their role in Nazi deportations August 2, 2025 | Syndicated |
Anger at Israel is the driving force behind antisemitism in the U.S. according to Anti-Defamation League August 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Online backlash to editorial “Accountability for Chaos” finds empathy exhausted over MAGA’s regret August 1, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Violin built in a Nazi concentration camp contains a secret note telling of survival and craftsmanship August 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Report determines that 70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years August 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Redistribution of credit: When systemic manipulation rewrites who is thanked for doing the real work July 31, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
How billionaire wealth hoarding became a national crisis and a threat to American democracy July 31, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Why the softer power of today’s autocrats uses media and law as tools of political manipulation July 31, 2025 | Syndicated |
Ya no vienen a Estados Unidos: por qué en 2025 el país se parece menos a un sueño y más a un lugar que conviene evitar July 30, 2025 | español+ |
Se desmoronan bajo Trump las iniciativas de EE. UU. para promover la democracia como “faro de libertad” July 30, 2025 | español+ |
Cuando todo parecía perdido: cómo la historia de “The American Crisis” de Thomas Paine reavivó la esperanza nacional July 30, 2025 | español+ |
How “KPop Demon Hunters” became a surprise global hit with Korean music, mythology, and authenticity July 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Paramount and Hybe partner with “Seoul Searching” director for K-pop film based on music survival shows July 30, 2025 | Explainers |
North Korea’s Kim dismisses Trump’s overtures and demands the U.S. accept it as a nuclear power July 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Americans may no longer rely on global dominance of English as U.S. influence collapses under Trump July 29, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Most Americans are staying put despite assurances they would move overseas after the election July 29, 2025 | Syndicated |
Last circus in South Korea marks a centennial of holding up Korean culture across generations July 29, 2025 | Newswire |
From Milwaukee to Oshkosh: How EAA’s blueprints of innovation shaped the homebuilt aviation movement July 28, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
75th anniversary of Korean War brings rare fleet of historic aircraft to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 July 28, 2025 | Explainers |
Thousands attending EAA AirVenture 2025 welcome Vietnam veterans on the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight July 28, 2025 | Image Spotlight, Photos |
A pause without peace: How the Korean War armistice silenced the guns in 1953 but not the conflict July 27, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
“Exploring Korea” series honored for chronicling 72 Milwaukee-connected stories across generations July 27, 2025 | Articles |
Found in a box: Medals, photos, and an unknown Milwaukee soldier’s lost story from the Korean War July 26, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Legacy of the Korean War: Decades of POWs, abductees, defectors, and separated families July 26, 2025 | Newswire |
South Korea ratifies international treaty to safeguard adoptions after decades of poor oversight July 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Tony Evers announces he will not seek a third term as Governor in battleground Wisconsin July 25, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Unlike Trump, no one elected the Spanish Flu or cheered as it dismantled American society July 25, 2025 | Editorial |
Trump faces a reckoning inside his own MAGA cult as Elon Musk stokes the Epstein fire July 25, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Crimea and the war for identity: From the Mongol siege of Kiev to Putin’s campaign to erase Ukraine July 24, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Western intelligence warns Putin is already preparing for a large-scale conflict with NATO by 2030 July 24, 2025 | Explainers |
How Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web tore apart the idea that aircraft far behind the front lines are safe July 24, 2025 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
La incertidumbre por las redadas masivas de ICE sigue alejando a trabajadores y afectando a los negocios July 23, 2025 | español+ |
Sin placas ni órdenes: cómo hombres enmascarados y sin identificar secuestran personas en EE. UU. con impunidad July 23, 2025 | español+ |
Por qué tantos estadounidenses se sorprenden al ver redadas brutales de ICE y arrestos migratorios en público July 23, 2025 | español+ |
An estimated 30,000 North Korean troops prepare to join Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine July 23, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Russia’s slave labor pact with North Korea exposes brutal alliance built on fear and repressive control July 23, 2025 | Editorial, Ukraine |
Army of Drones: Why Ukraine turned some battlefield operations into a point-based video game July 23, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
How third parties like the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers, and others shaped U.S. politics July 22, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A regime built on deregulation and free enterprise is turning U.S. business into a communist system July 22, 2025 | Explainers |
America’s Jonestown: Why followers in Trump’s reality-warping cult line up to drink the Kool-Aid July 22, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Local governments embrace ChatGPT as city workers use AI tools to write grants and policy drafts July 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Microsoft report details how cyber-criminals are helping Russia and China target the U.S. and its allies July 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Tech companies pledge to curb nudity from datasets in an effort to halt harmful AI sexual imagery July 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Dead canaries: A restructured Justice Department gives Trump unchecked authority to act with impunity July 20, 2025 | Explainers |
Fallout from Epstein scandal deepens as Trump blocks file release and berates his loyalists as “weaklings” July 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump retreats into conspiracy claims as explicit Epstein letter fuels outrage and legal backlash July 20, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
U.S. historians say the visuals of masked ICE agents detaining workers match Klan era tactics July 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Massive funding for ICE expansion mirrors past border patrol surge that led to corruption and misconduct July 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Inaccurate automation: Legal concerns surround police usage of AI chatbots to write crime reports July 19, 2025 | Newswire |
The Outlaw Josey Wales: How the classic Western unintentionally hid the Lost Cause myth in plain sight July 18, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
George R.R. Martin admits he may never finish “The Winds of Winter” after making fans wait 13 years July 18, 2025 | Explainers |
CBS cancels top-rated “Late Show” days after Colbert slams Trump settlement as a political bribe July 18, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. Supreme Court is still processing lawsuits over the 2020 census halfway to the next one July 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Census data reports decline in grandparent-provided childcare as reflection of pandemic and opioid trends July 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Americans worry DOGE irreparably harmed the health of U.S. infrastructure after targeting Census data July 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Cuando un culto se vuelve dominante: dentro del motor psicológico tóxico del movimiento MAGA de Trump July 16, 2025 | español+ |
Menos grupos de odio se formaron en 2024, incluso cuando las ideologías de extrema derecha ganan terreno en la cultura dominante July 16, 2025 | español+ |
Granjero de Wisconsin demanda al gobierno de Trump por permitir discriminación contra agricultores blancos July 16, 2025 | español+ |
Türkiye begins restoration of Hagia Sophia’s historic domes to protect the landmark from earthquakes July 16, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Sayyida Zeinab shrine remains a focal point of devotion as Syria’s sectarian tensions resurface July 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Tibet’s spiritual leader plans to reincarnate after death to ensure the Buddhist institution continues July 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Accountability for chaos: A movement built on cruelty faces a reckoning as regret finds no sympathy July 15, 2025 | Editorial |
Why “owning the libs” is the last refuge of a failed ideology that cannot defend its policies on merit July 15, 2025 | Explainers |
Why Trump is hailed as a savior who will fix everything then declared a victim when he fails to keep promises July 15, 2025 | Editorial |
Detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” detail inhuman conditions ranging from rotting food to open sewage July 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Majority of Americans have come to view immigration as “a good thing” since Trump returned to power July 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Not worst of the worst: Majority of people detained by ICE as criminals have no criminal convictions July 14, 2025 | Newswire |
A conspiracy in plain sight: Federal silence persists a year after Trump’s alleged injury in Butler July 13, 2025 | Editorial |
The U.S. Constitution’s design of checks and balances is being tested by Trump like never before July 13, 2025 | Newswire |
DEI programs are being rolled back even as research shows they substantially increase corporate profits July 13, 2025 | Syndicated |
K-pop idols in combat push entertainment boundaries as Aespa joins PUBG’s cinematic shooter trailer July 12, 2025 | Explainers |
How U.S. firearm policy militarizes Mexican cartels and drives border migration to escape gun violence July 12, 2025 | Explainers |
How the myth of the “lone gunman” hides the political forces behind violent extremism in White culture July 12, 2025 | Syndicated |
Republicans’ $1 trillion slash to Medicaid will devastate America’s rural hospitals in Red States July 11, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Republican death panels: The same party that lied about Obamacare is killing real public health systems July 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Visa procedural issues impede the foreign medical residents who fill critical positions at U.S. hospitals July 11, 2025 | Newswire |
More abortion clinics are closing even in states where abortion is legal with further cuts expected July 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Forcing a brain-dead woman on life support to give birth is an ethical issue beyond abortion politics July 10, 2025 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds “Pro-choice” rights by striking down outdated abortion ban from 1849 July 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee podría convertirse en un epicentro de resistencia si Trump llegara a utilizar al ejército estadounidense contra civiles July 9, 2025 | español+ |
La visión de una Segunda Guerra Civil por parte de MAGA malinterpreta peligrosamente la geografía política fragmentada de Estados Unidos July 9, 2025 | español+ |
Retórica armada: cómo la “redistribución de la riqueza” se convirtió en un ataque racista durante la Reconstrucción July 9, 2025 | español+ |
Trump stirs outrage as 1/3 of American soil on the southern border is occupied for military expansionism July 9, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A day outside an ICE detention center shows the acute weight of arbitrary immigration raids on families July 9, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump’s bombing of Iran with American firepower reverberates in China and North Korea July 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump celebrates gulag-like conditions for immigrant detainees during visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” July 8, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Latino activists adopt “smartphone journalism” as a witness strategy to ICE’s unchecked state power July 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why White people are triggered by seeing Mexican flags at immigration protests more than other Americans July 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
From pulpits to plantations: The moral imperialism of Wisconsin’s role in the annexation of Hawaii July 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Excluded by design: America’s racial wealth gap exists because of laws to promote White prosperity July 7, 2025 | Explainers |
A forgotten federal housing program once built entire communities to meet the needs of America July 7, 2025 | Syndicated |
Historic Forest Home Cemetery celebrates 175 years as Milwaukee’s beloved and enduring Silent City July 6, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into 175 years of memory and legacy at Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery July 6, 2025 | Podcasts, Sound |
Systemic collapse: Why local news dies when journalism follows money over community need July 6, 2025 | Syndicated |
Wallace in Wisconsin: The 1964 campaign that tested America’s soul over the politics of identity July 5, 2025 | Columns, Explainers |
GOP-led states restrict ballot initiative access as Wisconsin remains one of few with no public option July 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Governor Evers signs Wisconsin budget he brokered in a forced compromise with state Republicans July 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Descent into Kleptocracy: The Corruption of America and Trump’s systematic looting of Democracy July 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Some convicted criminals pardoned by Trump for January 6 violence are embraced as political heroes July 4, 2025 | Newswire |
An open letter to MAGA: History will not remember you as patriots but as a cult that betrayed liberty July 4, 2025 | Editorial |
Harvard’s long-overlooked Magna Carta copy turns out to be a priceless piece of constitutional history July 3, 2025 | Explainers |
How Plessy v. Ferguson sparked early civil rights activism from Milwaukee’s Black community in 1896 July 3, 2025 | Explainers |
Trump threatens to deport Musk and target the Billionaire’s companies as their political feud reignites July 3, 2025 | Newswire |
¿Qué le debemos al futuro? Nuestra urgente responsabilidad moral de proteger a las generaciones venideras July 2, 2025 | español+ |
Republicanos promueven un plan generalizado de depuración de votantes y criminalización disfrazado de “seguridad electoral” July 2, 2025 | español+ |
La Iglesia Episcopal se niega a ayudar en la reubicación de los falsos refugiados blancos sudafricanos promovidos por Trump July 2, 2025 | español+ |
Milwaukee veterans inspired by visit to Hero Street as a national model of Latino military remembrance July 2, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos |
Veteranos de Milwaukee se inspiran en su visita a Hero Street como modelo nacional de conmemoración militar latina July 2, 2025 | español+ |
Americans are less proud to be Americans as polling shows erosion of national patriotism over a decade July 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Public Health: Abortions have increased in the U.S. as desperate women turn to pills and travel July 1, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Public Health: Social safety net programs often fail families in states that ban access to abortions July 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Public Health: Abortion opponents shift focus to attack pill access with lawsuits and more bans July 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Maternal Mortality: Review committees are quietly fighting to save mothers amid political turmoil June 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Toxic Families: The trend of “no contact” estrangement shows that blood is not thicker than water June 30, 2025 | Syndicated |
Viral fame and exploitation: New laws aim to protect children of influencers from family vlogging June 30, 2025 | Syndicated |
The Scopes trial: When an anti-evolution law triggered a showdown over religion in public schools June 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Symbol of Creationism: How the Noah’s Ark museum fuels the culture war of Christian nationalism June 29, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump’s new religious offices remove church and state separation to privilege conservative Christians June 29, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. health care myth: A system is not broken if it was historically designed to be dysfunctional June 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
Why health care costs surge when patients lose insurance coverage and access to a primary doctor June 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
How artificial intelligence was put in control of the quality of health insurance coverage Americans get June 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
How neurons power new biocomputing platforms built from living tissue as AI devours global resources June 27, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Growing pains: Bluesky works to manage skyrocketing user base while fighting off malicious bots June 27, 2025 | Newswire |
A digital addiction: How social media amplifies fear and rage like a psychological version of heroin June 27, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
U.N.’s crucial humanitarian aid programs face a clouded future as the world body turns 80 June 26, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Not coming to America: Why the U.S. looks less like a dream and more like a place to avoid in 2025 June 26, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. initiatives to promote democracy abroad as a “beacon of freedom” are decomposing under Trump June 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Recordando el legado de la iglesia metodista unida Summerfield como un santuario de conciencia June 25, 2025 | español+ |
Wallace en Wisconsin: la campaña de 1964 que puso a prueba el alma de Estados Unidos ante la política de identidad June 25, 2025 | español+ |
Revisionismo nacionalista: cómo el informe 1776 sentó las bases para la guerra de Trump contra la historia de EE. UU. June 25, 2025 | español+ |
Remembering the legacy of Summerfield United Methodist Church as a sanctuary of conscience June 25, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Absence of Summerfield UMC still felt on Milwaukee’s spiritual map two years after closing June 25, 2025 | Explainers |
Former Methodist church to become residential housing as historic Summerfield site changes hands June 25, 2025 | Explainers |
Milwaukee hosts U.S. premiere of film documenting Russia’s brutal war on education in occupied Ukraine June 24, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Autopsies indicate an intentional system of brutality as Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons June 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
U2’s Bono questions if the world still values mercy as peace retreats in an age overshadowed by war June 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Burden of history: Okinawa solemnly marks 80 years since the end of one of the harshest battles of WWII June 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Waiting for Peace: South Korea marks 75 years since North Korea began a war that has never ended June 23, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 marks Korean War’s 75th anniversary with tribute to piston and jet aircraft June 23, 2025 | Explainers |
Pusan Perimeter: Remembering a desperate stand by Wisconsin soldiers against total defeat in Korea June 23, 2025 | Explainers |
Trump abandons promise to avoid war by inserting U.S. into Netanyahu’s undeclared war with Iran June 22, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump ignites Congressional debate on presidential authority to unilaterally march America into war June 22, 2025 | Newswire |
The man who cried bomb: Netanyahu spent 30 years warning Iran’s nuclear weapons were “imminent” June 22, 2025 | Newswire |
The uncertainty of sweeping ICE raids continues to scare off workers and upend business operations June 22, 2025 | Newswire |
No badges or warrants: How unidentified masked men are kidnapping people off U.S. streets with impunity June 22, 2025 | Editorial |
Why so many Americans are shocked to witness brutal ICE raids and immigration arrests play out in public June 22, 2025 | Newswire |
What comes next for the world of K-pop after members of the group BTS finish their military service June 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Jaws at 50: Trivia from the shark movie that made generations of swimmers afraid of the water June 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Generative tunes: How the music streaming service Deezer is fighting AI song fraud with AI June 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump outsmarted by Netanyahu over Iran as U.S. stumbles closer to another Middle East war June 20, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Work begins on reconstructing one of America’s oldest Black churches from the colonial era June 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Wisconsin prepares to endure a heat dome that will blanket much of the U.S with extreme temperatures June 20, 2025 | Newswire |
A guide to understanding what Juneteenth is and how to celebrate the 160-year-old national holiday June 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Juneteenth celebrations forced to adapt after municipalities and corporate sponsors pull support June 19, 2025 | Newswire |
General Order No. 3: Juneteenth honors the moment freedom was read aloud to those denied it the longest June 19, 2025 | Newswire |
El colapso democrático de Hungría ofrece una hoja de ruta para la visión autoritaria de Trump para Estados Unidos June 18, 2025 | español+ |
El bot que gritó MAGA: cómo la capacidad de la IA para mentir en masa refleja la idiotez de un movimiento que arruinó la política June 18, 2025 | español+ |
Estados Unidos refleja “V de Venganza” mientras Trump acelera el control autoritario sobre cada aspecto de la sociedad June 18, 2025 | español+ |
Wisconsin dairy farmer files lawsuit claiming Trump is failing to stop discrimination against White farmers June 18, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down GOP’s 2018 law weakening attorney general’s power June 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump family’s new grift pushes “Made In USA” branded phone despite using foreign parts and overseas tech June 18, 2025 | Newswire |
When a cult goes mainstream: Inside the toxic psychological engine of Trump’s MAGA movement June 17, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
How Republican-fueled culture wars shaped Boelter’s beliefs and groomed him for political violence June 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Fewer hate groups formed in 2024 even as far-right ideologies are gaining ground in mainstream culture June 17, 2025 | Newswire |
A divided nation still battles over the legacy of independence 250 years after the American Revolution June 16, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
DOGE funding cuts already upended plans that were underway to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary June 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Revere’s ride: Remembering the night 250 years ago when lanterns lit the Revolution at Old North Church June 16, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
“No Kings” protest draws massive Milwaukee turnout in defiance of Trump’s military spectacle June 15, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos |
Assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader deepens national alarm over political violence June 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump flip-flops on pauses to ICE raids in select industries after political allies warn of labor crisis June 15, 2025 | Newswire |
How the military spectacle marking U.S. Army’s 250th birthday will unfold under Trump’s imperial gaze June 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
U.S. veterans divided over Trump’s militarized birthday spectacle seen as a patriotic loyalty test June 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Military traditions of neutrality face strain as Trump drags U.S. military into his political agenda June 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Outrage after Senator Padilla tackled for opposing Noem’s coup threat against elected California leaders June 13, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Judge rules Trump violated Constitution by illegally deploying National Guard to suppress L.A. protests June 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Netanyahu ignores Trump’s demand for military restraint and launches surprise attack on Iran June 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Broadband deserts in Milwaukee expose a form of digital redlining that mirrors historic inequalities June 12, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Predatory landlords profit as Milwaukee eviction corridors become high-turnover business zones June 12, 2025 | Explainers |
Unregulated Airbnb saturation disrupts residential stability in gentrifying Milwaukee neighborhoods June 12, 2025 | Explainers |
la comunidad puertorriqueña de Milwaukee celebra el histórico regreso del desfile tras tres décadas de ausencia June 11, 2025 | español+, Photos |
Responsabilidad por el caos: el movimiento de Trump, construido sobre la crueldad, enfrenta un ajuste de cuentas sin espacio para el arrepentimiento June 11, 2025 | español+ |
Por qué “humillar a los progresistas” es el último refugio de una ideología fracasada que no puede defender sus políticas por sus méritos June 11, 2025 | español+ |
Milwaukee advocates join peaceful nationwide protests against Trump’s mass detentions by ICE in L.A. June 11, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Trump escalates public resistance to harsh ICE raids in L.A. into a political crisis of his own making June 11, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
The National Guard once defended civil rights but now Trump uses it in L.A. to criminalize protests June 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee Independent emerges as a Wisconsin leader for reporting on artificial intelligence June 10, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
How the invention of photography transformed art without exploiting its creators as AI does today June 10, 2025 | Explainers |
Why Nick Ut’s Pulitzer-winning image showing the cost of war was stripped of credit without proof June 10, 2025 | Explainers |
Nationalist revisionism: How the 1776 report laid the groundwork for Trump’s war on U.S. history June 9, 2025 | Columns, Explainers, Featured |
Using the Tea Party’s playbook: How Democrats can take control to advance real progressive change June 9, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
When all seemed lost: How the story of Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis” revived national hope June 9, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Japan’s Hidden Faith: A rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction in remote Nagasaki islands June 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Why Japanese anime draws from religious traditions to explore the struggle between duty and desire June 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
Rice crisis deepens in Japan as government missteps trigger supply shortages and rising public anger June 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Freedom is not the right to hate: Why MAGA’s claim of religious liberty is a shield for cruelty June 7, 2025 | Editorial |
American inhumanity: Why accomplices to collapse chose cruelty over conscience and ignore the cost June 7, 2025 | Editorial |
The anatomy of a lie: Ways the public can predict and defend against Trump’s disinformation tactics June 7, 2025 | Explainers |
Milwaukee could be a battleground for resistance if Trump ever turned the U.S. military on Americans June 6, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
MAGA’s vision of a Second Civil War dangerously misreads America’s fragmented political geography June 6, 2025 | Explainers |
Weaponized rhetoric: How “redistribution of wealth” became a racist attack line during Reconstruction June 6, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
How transgender people became a political lightning rod even though they are 1% of the U.S. population June 5, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
National polls find that Transgender issues are a strength for Trump’s political fear machine June 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Sacramental Shame: How LGBTQ+ conservative Christians wrestle with and find spiritual healing June 5, 2025 | Syndicated |
La falsa profecía del populismo: cómo el culto al poder de Trump protege su gobierno autoritario June 4, 2025 | español+ |
Canal de lucro: el régimen de Trump busca expandir el sistema de deportación de EE. UU. para que funcione como Amazon June 4, 2025 | español+ |
La anatomía de una mentira: cómo el público puede prever y defenderse de las tácticas de desinformación de Trump June 4, 2025 | español+ |
From Mao to MAGA: How Trump’s decade of political chaos echoes China’s Cultural Revolution June 4, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
ICE expands 287(g) to record levels under Trump as critics warn of lost trust and diminished safety June 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
June 6 “D-Day” protest against Trump’s VA cuts marks historic moment as U.S. veterans mobilize for survival June 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
Advocates warn fast-tracking of Line 5 tunnel project threatens Wisconsin’s Lake Superior watershed June 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Clean energy interests shift messaging from saving the planet to the greener side of wealth-building June 3, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. states compete for atomic energy supply as nuclear reactors become smaller and cheaper June 3, 2025 | Newswire |
Drone battlefields: Ukraine’s advanced tactics shows U.S. deficiencies in adapting to modern warfare June 2, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Ukrainian drones destroy more than 40 strategic warplanes in a stunning attack deep within Russia June 2, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
New anti-drone systems offer ways to counter rising threats against U.S. airports and sensitive sites June 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Elon Musk exits Washington after a brutal tenure marked by economic sabotage and racialized rhetoric June 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Republicans push sweeping voter purge and criminalization plan disguised as “election security” June 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Moscow subway unveils statue of Stalin as Putin revives the Soviet dictator’s legacy to justify brutality June 1, 2025 | Newswire |
New image engine offers hope for historic representation but racial bias still clouds the picture May 31, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
1842 Supreme Court ruling that upheld slavery continues to influence modern U.S. court decisions May 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee victim at the center of Kristi Noem’s effort to weaponize immigration in service of Trump May 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Historians are alarmed over Trump’s mass destruction of White House records to cover up his actions May 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Analysts warn that Trump could exploit a staged crisis to distract from his collapse in popularity May 30, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Trump-backed budget plan would gut Medicaid and food aid for millions by expanding work mandates May 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Rethinking I-794: What removing Seoul’s “Car Sewer” can teach Milwaukee about revitalizing its downtown May 29, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
South Korean government and agency sued by 72-year-old mother over the adoption of her missing son May 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Arrest of North Korean tech spy in China signals diplomatic rift as Pyongyang expands ties to Moscow May 29, 2025 | Syndicated |
Raíces olvidadas: cómo los habitantes de Milwaukee traicionan su herencia inmigrante al apoyar la retórica antiinmigrante May 28, 2025 | español+ |
Lealtad, facciones y miedo: comprender la evolución del feudalismo tóxico de Estados Unidos bajo Trump May 28, 2025 | español+ |
“Bridge of Spies” mostró a una nación gobernada por la ley, mientras que el caso de Abrego García revela una nación gobernada por Trump May 28, 2025 | español+ |
The post-DEI era is forcing founders of Black-owned brands to adapt their hopes and business plans May 28, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
From Bach to Beyonce: How young musicians of color find support in a church’s orchestra May 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans linked to “everyday discrimination” May 28, 2025 | Syndicated |
A remedy for destroying Black neighborhoods is fulfilled after a long struggle generations later May 27, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
U.S. cities explore how land reparations can address generational harm from racism and colonization May 27, 2025 | Syndicated |
Public safety blackouts surge as U.S. utilities try to avoid fires, lawsuits, and catastrophic damage May 27, 2025 | Syndicated |
A Field of Flags 2025: Memorial Day salute honors every Wisconsin resident killed in action since 1848 May 26, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
Memorial Day: How the holiday evolved from its Civil War origins to become a source of contention May 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Iconic “Black Lives Matter” street murals that once covered city roads are fading fast from public view May 26, 2025 | Newswire |
May 25, 2020: Remembering when George Floyd’s murder ignited Milwaukee and the nation five years ago May 25, 2025 | Articles, BLM MKE |
Blaming the victim: How Trump’s war on justice in 2020 radicalized the response to Black Lives Matter May 25, 2025 | Articles, BLM MKE |
From MLK to MAGA: White grievance continues to roll back civil rights five years after George Floyd May 25, 2025 | Articles, BLM MKE |
Russia’s claim of Kursk victory masks deeper failures as Ukrainian forces hold ground amid fading momentum May 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions after Trump’s phone call with Putin brings no ceasefire May 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
The Mariupol Plan: How Trump betrayed America and intended to help Putin carve up Ukraine May 24, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
Milwaukee Independent reflects on third anniversary of its first assignment to cover the war in Ukraine May 24, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Оглядаючись на третю річницю своєї першої поїздки для висвітлення війни в Україні, Milwaukee Independent May 24, 2025 | español+, Ukraine |
North Korean defectors urge U.N. to punish Kim Jong Un for war crimes tied to Russia’s Ukraine invasion May 24, 2025 | Newswire |
A review of public spaces outside Judge Dugan’s court shows factual contradictions in FBI’s affidavit May 23, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
House Republicans push to remove judicial authority to clear a path for Trump’s unchecked rule May 23, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Why South Sudan is the latest country migrants are being sent in violation of Federal court orders May 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Experts warn of legal showdown as Trump’s regime resists court orders and targets judicial power May 22, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s order to dismantle the federal library agency forces layoffs and suffering in rural systems May 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Billionaire backlash: How Musk’s epic flop in Wisconsin neutered his big-money meddling in American politics May 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Los republicanos reviven la fracasada Reaganomía y empujan otra vez a los adultos mayores de Milwaukee hacia el hambre y la desesperación May 21, 2025 | español+ |
El hombre que arruinó la Navidad: cómo los aranceles de Trump destruirán una tradición estadounidense que prometió “salvar” May 21, 2025 | español+ |
Llamarlos comunistas: por qué Trump ataca a sus enemigos con una etiqueta cargada del peso de la historia estadounidense May 21, 2025 | español+ |
America mirrors “V for Vendetta” as Trump accelerates authoritarian control over every aspect of society May 21, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Toxic Manosphere: Demeaning language toward women has accelerated since November election May 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Home violence: U.N. finds an average of 140 women were killed per day by a partner or relative in 2023 May 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Calling them Communists: Why Trump attacks his enemies with a label loaded with historical baggage May 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
The bot that cried MAGA: How AI’s ability to lie at scale mirrors the idiocy of a movement that broke politics May 20, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Whistleblower tells Senate how Meta secretly pursued China ties while deceiving Congress and the public May 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Hungary’s democratic collapse offers a blueprint for Trump’s authoritarian vision for America May 19, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Trump is expected to unleash mass surveillance against political enemies and minority populations May 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
Privacy dismantled: How MAGA minions are quietly repurposing federal data for mass surveillance May 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
Students with disabilities see AI as a game-changing tool but schools are slow learning how to harness it May 18, 2025 | Newswire |
AI technologies used by schools to monitor kids for safety are found to mostly fail at keeping kids safe May 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Biotech trails: A third human patient gets Musk’s Neuralink brain implant to link people to machines May 18, 2025 | Newswire |
From Abuja to Irpin: Milwaukee’s Sister Cities Day celebrates international ties built through people May 17, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Episcopal Church refuses to aid the resettlement of Trump’s fake White South African refugees May 17, 2025 | Explainers |
Resettlement limits by Trump worry Afghan refugees and other legal migrants in places like Wisconsin May 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Judge Hannah Dugan maintains her innocence in plea to a Federal magistrate over ICE’s obstruction claim May 16, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Habeas corpus: The thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that Trump’s regime wants to end May 16, 2025 | Syndicated |
Electoral Crimes: How Republicans stole their way into the White House for more than half a century May 16, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Republican revival of failed Reaganomics pushes Milwaukee seniors toward hunger and despair again May 15, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
The man who ruined Christmas: How Trump’s tariffs will gut an American tradition he promised to “save” May 15, 2025 | Explainers |
A War on Barbie: Why American women and children are the target of Trump’s tariffs and toxic ideology May 15, 2025 | Columns |
El precio de la crueldad: la crisis migratoria de Estados Unidos es consecuencia directa de su propia política exterior May 14, 2025 | español+ |
Inteligencia de EE. UU. desmiente mentira de Trump sobre pandillas venezolanas usadas para justificar deportaciones May 14, 2025 | español+ |
Orden de reabrir Alcatraz es vista como maniobra política para provocar trauma público ante crecientes fracasos May 14, 2025 | español+ |
Arbitrary Social Security demands create barriers in rural communities without mobility or internet May 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why wellness fads thrive on social media as influencers profit from unsupported claims May 14, 2025 | Newswire |
What to know about the risks to backyard bird feeders from the avian influenza outbreak in wild fowl May 14, 2025 | Newswire |
A health puzzle: Four years of long COVID research paints an unsettling medical picture May 13, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
Public health under threat as States rush to overturn vaccine requirements with religious exemptions May 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Study finds nearly 30% of U.S. pharmacies closed by 2021 with minority neighborhoods being hit hardest May 13, 2025 | Newswire |
The true total of COVID-19 deaths remains elusive after 5 years and lacking data further hobbles research May 12, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
Science over fiction: Why funding cuts to NIH will hit pro-Trump rural areas of red states hardest May 12, 2025 | Syndicated |
NIH funding battle threatens rural cancer care, lifesaving drug trials, and economic stability May 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee Independent reaches 80 Gridiron Awards after earning 9 more with 2 for Korean diaspora series May 11, 2025 | Articles, Awards, Featured |
Milwaukee among U.S. cities left in limbo after South Korea’s truth commission halts adoption fraud probe May 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Five years after the COVID outbreak finds Asian Americans are still targets of racism and hatred May 11, 2025 | Newswire |
The price of cruelty: America’s immigration crisis is the direct result of its own foreign policy May 10, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
U.S. intelligence refutes Trump’s deceit about the Venezuelan gangs he used to force deportations May 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Profit pipeline: Trump regime aims to expand U.S. deportation system to function like Amazon May 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Chemical analysis finds mislabeled tattoo inks contain ingredients that can cause serious allergies May 9, 2025 | Featured, Syndicated |
Ancient body art: Lasers help archaeologists uncover tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies May 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Flawed assumptions about cultural tattoos used to deport Venezuelans under Trump’s gang crackdown May 9, 2025 | Syndicated |
Robert Prevost takes the name Leo XIV as first pope from U.S. in history of the Catholic Church May 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Parade of Denial: Russia exploits 80th anniversary of VE Day to honor a war it worked with Hitler to start May 8, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
Echoes of Yalta: How Stalin got what he wanted in Poland and now Putin could get in Ukraine May 8, 2025 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Medieval threat to democracy: How Putin is pushing Russian revisionism by whitewashing Ivan the Terrible May 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump desata rechazo católico mundial al burlarse del luto papal con imagen de IA que lo muestra como el próximo papa May 7, 2025 | español+ |
Trump pone en duda su creencia en el derecho fundamental al debido proceso mientras busca “gobernar el mundo” May 7, 2025 | español+, Heather Richardson |
Por qué el poder sin control y las tácticas de ICE bajo Trump han generado comparaciones con la policía secreta May 7, 2025 | español+ |
Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps now that schools are cutting bus service for children May 7, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Buckle Up: Vehicles will be required to sound alarms by 2027 if rear passengers do not fasten seat belts May 7, 2025 | Newswire |
How to decide between a certified pre-owned vehicle and a regular used car based on risk and reliability May 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Order to reopen Alcatraz seen as a political stunt to provoke public trauma amid mounting policy failures May 6, 2025 | Columns, Featured |
Space 2025: Why a U.S. moonbase penal colony would be a natural step for forced deportation after Alcatraz May 6, 2025 | Editorial |
Blue States scramble to divert road funding into transit and bike projects as Federal cuts deepen May 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Arbitrary cuts by DOGE has reduced critical weather forecasting data as states endure tornado season May 5, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Tornado season: Experts share safety tips and how to prepare for severe storms and high winds May 5, 2025 | Newswire |
A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer for how the universe will end May 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Beloved Japanese retail chain Daiso expected to open its first Wisconsin ¥100-style store in Kenosha May 4, 2025 | Articles |
Viral images generated by ChatGPT in the style of Studio Ghibli’s art highlight AI copyright concerns May 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Personal sacrifice: Japan’s slow progress toward equality for women in the workplace and society May 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
Coreanos mexicanos recuperan la historia de una migración ocurrida hace 120 años en el Cinco de Mayo May 4, 2025 | español+ |
Korean Mexicans reclaim the story of a migration by their ancestors 120 years ago on Cinco de Mayo 2025 May 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Not Afraid: Governor Evers denounces threat of arrest as Trump allies escalate political retaliation May 3, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
A list of laws Federal agents may have broken by arresting and threatening Wisconsin officials May 3, 2025 | Explainers |
Wisconsin’s enduring appeal grows as climate instability and extremism reshape life in other states May 3, 2025 | Explainers |
Legal U.S. residents fear racial profiling over policy to force registration of undocumented immigrants May 2, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Twenty years in the making: What to know as the U.S. prepares to require REAL ID for all air travelers May 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Preschool closures follow delays in funding for Head Start as White House proposes program’s elimination May 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Espionage against U.S. interests on the rise after Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers May 1, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s Executive Order elevates law enforcement as a class unto itself while criminalizing accountability May 1, 2025 | Explainers |
Cowardice can be contagious: Governor J.B. Pritzker gives barn-burning speech to energize Democrats May 1, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Defensores ven detención de ICE a ciudadano en Florida como prueba piloto del plan de policía secreta de Trump April 30, 2025 | español+ |
Residentes legales en EE. UU. temen perfil racial por política de registro forzado de inmigrantes indocumentados April 30, 2025 | español+ |
Veinte años en preparación: lo que debe saber mientras EE.UU. se alista para exigir REAL ID a viajeros aéreos April 30, 2025 | español+ |
Six Triple Eight: Black female unit from World War II receives long overdue congressional honor April 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A few remaining reporters kept photos and stories flowing as communist troops streamed into Saigon April 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Asian American veterans share emotional stories about racism five decades after the Vietnam War ended April 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee officials and faith leaders denounce arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan as political intimidation April 29, 2025 | Articles, Audio, Featured |
Milwaukee’s exaggerated and selective news coverage clouds public understanding of Judge Dugan’s arrest April 29, 2025 | Explainers |
Arrest of a Milwaukee judge marks escalation in Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on judiciary April 29, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
The false prophet of populism: How Trump’s cult of power shields his authoritarian rule April 28, 2025 | Columns, Featured |
Trump stress tests the resilience of U.S. democracy with continuous authoritarian power grabs April 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Democratic groups brace for a federal attack from Trump designed to target opposition to his regime April 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Fealty, factions, and fear: Understanding the evolution of America’s toxic feudalism under Trump April 27, 2025 | Explainers |
From battlefields to blockbusters: Why modern Hollywood has left the war movie genre behind April 27, 2025 | Explainers |
How the Vietnam War shaped American memory for half a century through movies, TV, music, and books April 27, 2025 | Newswire |
ICE’s Fake Warrant: Why Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest is a political stunt for Trump’s autocratic agenda April 26, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
FBI’s Criminal Complaint: A politically structured case against Judge Dugan built on a hollow legal claim April 26, 2025 | Articles |
Advocates see ICE detention of a U.S. citizen in Florida as a test run for Trump’s secret police strategy April 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee community outraged after FBI arrests Judge Hannah Dugan over controversial ICE incident April 25, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
No welfare for farmers: If we reap what we sow then rural voters should not expect taxpayer bailouts April 25, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Scientific work remains underfunded for the urgent task of shielding farming from climate change April 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Crop harvest: What it means for the agricultural industry as autonomous tech augments farm workers April 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Вплив пропаганди: як дезінформаційна тактика Кремля відлунює в Америці Трампа й роз’їдає правду April 24, 2025 | español+, Ukraine |
Un contrato social roto: por qué todos los estadounidenses comparten parte de la culpa por la presidencia de Trump y sus estragos April 24, 2025 | español+ |
No hay subsidios para los agricultores: si cosechamos lo que sembramos, los votantes rurales no deberían esperar rescates financiados por los contribuyentes April 24, 2025 | español+ |
The opening of McDonald’s first restaurant in Irpin marks a milestone in post-war reconstruction April 24, 2025 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
A cowardly retreat: Trump trades his “24-hour” boast for dodging blame as Ukraine peace efforts collapse April 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Propaganda’s reach: How Kremlin disinformation tactics echo in Trump’s America and erode truth April 24, 2025 | Editorial, Ukraine |
Ukrainians remain hopeful but feel uncertain as Russia illegally holds thousands of civilians captive April 23, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Capture of Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Russia is latest example of China’s geopolitical looting April 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Life goes on in the Ukrainian city of Sumy despite the bloody Palm Sunday attack and daily threats April 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Papa Francisco: el primer pontífice latinoamericano que ejerció su ministerio con humildad muere a los 88 años April 22, 2025 | español+ |
J.D. Vance se convierte en el protagonista de su propia mitología conspirativa horas después de reunirse con un papa moribundo April 22, 2025 | español+ |
Violación de la Primera Enmienda: las políticas migratorias de EE. UU. son vistas como un ataque de Trump a la identidad católica April 22, 2025 | español+ |
“The least of these” from Matthew 25: Why the core belief of Christian Nationalists is an attack on Jesus April 22, 2025 | Columns, Featured |
Centuries-old rituals begin as Vatican prepares to elect new pontiff after death of Pope Francis April 22, 2025 | Newswire |
J.D. Vance becomes the subject of his own conspiracy mythology hours after meeting with an ailing pope April 22, 2025 | Explainers |
Pope Francis: The First Latin American pontiff who ministered with a humble style dies at 88 April 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of the beloved Pope Francis April 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Rites and rituals: The funeral and process of burial that follows the death of a pope April 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Revisiting the mind of AI: The 2025 interview with ChatGPT 4.5 about life, Milwaukee, and everything April 20, 2025 | Explainers |
Tech politics: How a symbol of Silicon Valley’s environmental dream became a hated pro-Trump icon April 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Artificial intelligence can help with humanitarian responses despite big drawback to the technology April 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Frustration with AI failure loops pushes Milwaukee professionals to build damage control protocols April 19, 2025 | Articles |
Understanding an Artificial Mind: How the “human psychology” of ChatGPT defines user expectations April 19, 2025 | Explainers |
An AI by any other name: Why overhyped technology often fails to live up to its lofty promises April 19, 2025 | Explainers |
Oklahoma City bombing survivors worry that after 30 years Americans still have not learned the lesson April 18, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Thousands fear arbitrary deportation as visa cancellations sow panic for international students April 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Foreign journalists working for U.S. media fear rendition to repressive homelands after Trump cuts April 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Loss of legitimacy: When a U.S. president nullifies the constitutional law that gives him presidential power April 17, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Pérdida de legitimidad: cuando un presidente de EE. UU. anula la ley constitucional que le otorga el poder presidencial April 17, 2025 | español+ |
Exploring when a political leader morally and legally qualifies to be called a domestic terrorist April 17, 2025 | Editorial |
Hijacking the national memory: What a fixation with Mount Rushmore reveals about seizing power by myth April 17, 2025 | Explainers |
Why the unchecked power and tactics of ICE under Trump have earned comparisons to secret police April 16, 2025 | Columns, Editorial, Featured |
Program to collect immigrants social media data seen as a trial balloon for targeting U.S. citizens April 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Tech Tip: How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads if Meta fails to protect you from hate speech April 16, 2025 | Newswire |
“Bridge of Spies” showed a nation ruled by law while Abrego Garcia’s case reveals a nation ruled by Trump April 15, 2025 | Columns, Editorial, Featured |
Land on Mexico border becoming U.S. Army base to circumvent Posse Comitatus Act for deploying troops April 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump again pushes to illegally imprison native-born U.S. citizens in El Salvador without due process April 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Weaponizing identity: Trump’s undocumented registry requirement parallels Nazi-era laws against Jews April 14, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Instrumentalizar la identidad: el registro de indocumentados de Trump se asemeja a las leyes nazis contra los judíos April 14, 2025 | español+ |
First Amendment violation: U.S. immigration policies are seen as Trump’s attack on Catholic identity April 14, 2025 | Explainers |
Forgotten roots: How Milwaukeeans betray their immigrant heritage by aiding anti-immigrant rhetoric April 14, 2025 | Editorial |
Triple tax advantages: Examining the benefits and burdens of health savings accounts based on income April 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Research finds women are at greater health risk as severe obesity rises steadily in the U.S. April 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Why some people do not lose weight even with access to obesity drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy April 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Lego model of Milwaukee’s Pabst Mansion unveiled to connect younger audiences with historic landmark April 12, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
Lego opens the first clean energy factory in Vietnam to produce its colorful interlocking plastic bricks April 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists 50 years after the fall of Saigon April 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Lost Cause myth: How modern whitewashing of Robert E. Lee influences racial politics in Milwaukee April 11, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Lee’s surrender: Defeat without consequences allowed Confederate ideology to embed itself into U.S. law April 11, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Confusion over tariffs fuels anxiety at Asian markets where customers stock up and brace for price hikes April 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Tariffs made the Republican’s Great Depression worse while Trump’s high tariffs could trigger the next one April 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
The Trump Slump: Fewer foreign visitors are traveling to the U.S. in a collapse of global goodwill April 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump abandons Americans leaving them stranded, helpless, and terrorized after natural disasters April 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s attack on the National Archives is designed to conceal his crimes from historical records April 9, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Future of U.S. cyber agency remains unclear as Trump and election deniers push to end oversight April 9, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. Copyright Office says AI-assisted works with enough human creativity can get protection April 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Attacks on the “Black Smithsonian” by Trump are seen as an effort to whitewash racism in U.S. history April 8, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Census data shows how Americans with Middle Eastern and Hispanic ethnicity differ in racial identity April 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Researchers find multiracial boom in 2020 census driven by classification changes not demographics April 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee gamers react to $20M FTC settlement against Genshin Impact for predatory behavior April 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Nintendo delays U.S. preorders for highly anticipated Switch 2 as Trump’s tariffs cause global economic pain April 7, 2025 | Explainers |
Not a truth engine: Microsoft pitches AI as a lifelong assistant but only delivers fabricated simulations April 7, 2025 | Columns, Explainers |
Thousands rally in Milwaukee as part of nationwide “Hands Off!” demonstrations against Trump and Musk April 6, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos |
U.S. Treasury proposal would extend tax credits to consumers for installing electric vehicle chargers April 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s economic war and policy rollbacks threaten to destabilize U.S. electric vehicle industry April 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Trade wars from sweeping U.S. tariffs expected to drive up Apple prices and disrupt global supply chains April 5, 2025 | Columns, Explainers |
American consumers will feel another financial blow as China punches back against Trump’s punitive tariffs April 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Milwaukee braces for trade shockwave after Trump uses “Liberation” tariffs to attack global economies April 5, 2025 | Explainers |
America’s “Mirror, Mirror” Moment: How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality April 4, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Burned out but still fighting: How to continue caring in a world that does not seem to care back April 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office by South Korea’s Constitutional Court April 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s DEI purge reminds one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen of the struggle for recognition April 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
How USAID cuts jeopardized decontamination of Agent Orange sites and damaged critical ties with Vietnam April 3, 2025 | Newswire |
How the right-wing’s political name game turned what a place is called into an ideological fight April 3, 2025 | Syndicated |
Susan Crawford elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court seat cements a liberal majority and win for democracy April 2, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Jill Underly reelected superintendent of schools as strict voting law gets enshrined in state constitution April 2, 2025 | Newswire |
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a big win for Democrats and also a big loss for oligarch Elon Musk April 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Misheard around the world: How a humble K-pop song about jazz became an accidental anti-Trump anthem April 1, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Unlimited Ramen: Korean convenience stores roll out instant meal subscriptions with AI-assisted chopsticks April 1, 2025 | Explainers |
Ghost Trains of the Koryo Saram: Mystery novel sheds light on Stalin’s forced exile of ethnic Koreans April 1, 2025 | Explainers |
World Trans Joy: The history behind a “Day of Visibility” for those overlooked and victimized March 31, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Gays and Generals: Unpacking the queer identity of the Confederate leaders who fought for slavery March 31, 2025 | Explainers |
Understanding Hate: How cognitive biases shape the thoughts and policies behind anti-trans legislation March 31, 2025 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee County commemorates Vietnam Veterans Day with a remembrance of service and sacrifice March 30, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
U.S. allied Afghan refugees struggle for basic necessities after Trump’s arbitrary funding freeze March 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Why the U.S. military has cared about the impact of climate change since the dawn of the Cold War March 30, 2025 | Syndicated |
Legal experts warn of civil rights erosion after clause banning segregation removed in federal contracts March 29, 2025 | Explainers |
Bringing rocks to a gunfight: Why Americans remain passive while Trump solidifies authoritarian power March 29, 2025 | Editorial |
Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into the American electorate’s descent into political apathy March 29, 2025 | Podcasts, Sound |
Ezekiel Gillespie: Milwaukee civil rights pioneer’s fight for Black suffrage gains new relevance under Trump March 28, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Recreating Ezekiel Gillespie: Racial bias in AI art persists despite efforts to correct flawed algorithms March 28, 2025 | Columns, Explainers |
Reggie Jackson: DOE shutdown would strip MPS of nearly $195 million and cripple equity programs March 28, 2025 | Columns, Reggie Jackson |
Growth and wellness: County Executive Crowley delivers 2025 State of the County address March 27, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Urban-Rural Divide: How Milwaukee’s role as the economic engine of Wisconsin fuels resentment March 27, 2025 | Columns, Explainers |
Progressive cities like Milwaukee challenge state control as municipal socialism rises across America March 27, 2025 | Explainers |
Churchill’s fears of democracy’s decline realized in the American iron curtain built by Trump’s oligarchs March 26, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Trump has pushed America into a new “Axis of Evil” by aligning with dictators and betraying allies March 26, 2025 | Editorial |
Exhausted by the news: Strategies to stay informed without getting overwhelmed or being misled March 26, 2025 | Syndicated |
Abusive detentions of White American and European tourists fuels fear of traveling to America March 25, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Thousands of U.S. veterans who have been fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by Trump March 25, 2025 | Articles |
Netanyahu thrusts Israel back into war by breaking ceasefire with vows of expanding devastation March 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Why Putin covets Ukraine’s territory and turned Crimea from a playground into a battleground March 24, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukrainian veteran amputees crippled by Russia’s full-scale invasion learn adaptive skiing in U.S. March 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast while male actors are away at war March 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump’s antagonistic foreign policy could cost U.S. companies billions as allies rethink weapons orders March 23, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Wisconsin could see thousands of lost jobs as defense contractors face declining military equipment orders March 23, 2025 | Explainers |
Wisconsin’s defense industry at risk if buyers shift billions in arms purchases to other Rust Belt states March 23, 2025 | Articles |
Fragility of Freedom: What “The Man in the High Castle” teaches America about Democracy in 2025 March 22, 2025 | Editorial |
Trump’s Second Act: How legacy news outlets are adapting to or abandoning their media mission March 22, 2025 | Newswire |
The End of Truth: Trump accomplishes what foreign adversaries failed to do for decades by silencing VOA March 22, 2025 | Newswire |
A grim projection: Exploring if Milwaukee’s cemeteries could handle mass casualties from a Second Civil War March 21, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
The Struggle for America’s Soul: From Confederate sabotage to Trump’s undermining of Democracy March 21, 2025 | Explainers |
MAGA America: Resurrecting the Confederacy’s goals to enshrine White dominance and crush Democracy March 21, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Musk’s “Game of Capitalism” mirrors the exploitation that drove abused workers to embrace communism March 20, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Oligarchic system from 1920s now drives America toward a “Rollerball” vision of corporate rule March 20, 2025 | Explainers |
No accountability to voters: Why Trump uses an unelected South African oligarch to do his dirty work March 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Billionaire Villain: Musk grabs the spotlight in key race for control of Wisconsin Supreme Court March 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Wisconsin voters to decide on a constitutional amendment that would solidify voter ID law March 19, 2025 | Newswire |
French lawmaker says Trump’s America is no longer worthy of Lady Liberty and calls for its return March 19, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump and Musk are breaking the U.S. government so oligarchs can seize control of public institutions March 18, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Reggie Jackson: The frustration of fighting for a U.S. democracy never meant to protect Black citizens March 18, 2025 | Columns, Reggie Jackson |
Racism behind Trump’s attacks on South Africa using false claims of it being anti-White and anti-American March 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump declares the U.S. is in a state of war by invoking a 1798 law granting him power for deportations March 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Mahmoud Khalil: The Palestinian rights advocate who became the face of Trump’s crackdown on protests March 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s autocratic playbook to deport natural-born American citizens begins with Mahmoud Khalil March 17, 2025 | Editorial |
What Would Jesus Say: A theological rebuke to the Cult of MAGA’s idolatry and the misuse of His name March 16, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Trump faces pushback from dubious claims of anti-Christian bias in a nation dominated by Christianity March 16, 2025 | Newswire |
A faith hijacked by hate: Why MAGA Christians are a cult of power disguised as religion March 16, 2025 | Editorial |
Latino evangelical congregations are preparing for immigration enforcement in their places of worship March 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Christofascism in the Trump Era: When Americans use their toxic faith to fuel a hostile political authority March 15, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
The path to tyranny: Evaluating when a functional autocrat qualifies as a full-fledged dictator March 15, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Trump’s Arctic land grab: What Milwaukee’s role in a U.S. military invasion of Greenland would look like March 14, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
France proposes nuclear deterrent for Europe after Trump betrays Ukraine to embrace Russia’s dictator March 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Fear roils the tiny Japanese island sitting on the front lines of a potential clash with China over Taiwan March 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many March 13, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Legalism over Grace: How the Ten Commandments debate distorts Christianity for political gain March 13, 2025 | Explainers |
Republican threats push DC to begin removing “Black Lives Matter” plaza from street near White House March 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Filmmakers and actors in the Asian diaspora expand their representation and more global exposure March 12, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Sing-along backlash: A heated online debate over moviegoing etiquette follows recent wave of musicals March 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Republican lawmakers push to ban Chinese-made drones like DJI that American businesses depend on March 12, 2025 | Newswire |
3.11 Revisited: A look back at Milwaukee Independent’s 2024 Fukushima series on its 14th anniversary March 11, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
A Volunteer Spirit: Mayor Satoru Kirigaya shares lessons from life and business for being a leader March 11, 2025 | Articles, Fukushima |
If the unthinkable happened: Imagining the aftermath from a catastrophic eruption of Japan’s Mt. Fuji March 11, 2025 | Explainers |
Janet Boettner shares her love of traditional Japanese comfort food with Milwaukee one taste at a time March 10, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Karakuri Automata: A mechanical bridge from Japanese craftsmanship to Milwaukee’s German heritage March 10, 2025 | Explainers |
When two men grapple: The cultural ties of wrestling from Milwaukee’s “Da Crusher” to Japan’s sumo rikishi March 10, 2025 | Explainers |
Battleship Island: How tourism propelled Gunkanjima’s ghostly ruins and stirred memories of its dark past March 9, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Xenophobia and misinformation: Why Japan’s 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake led to a Korean massacre March 9, 2025 | Explainers |
The Strange House: Uketsu woos a global audience with a fresh take on the Japanese horror genre March 9, 2025 | Newswire |
A Russian asset: Trump’s policy behavior confirms evidence he was groomed by the Kremlin since the 1980s March 8, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
One Nation Under Trump: How Americans gave extrajudicial powers to a criminal in the White House March 8, 2025 | Editorial |
United We Stood: What the Great Depression taught Americans that was forgotten during COVID-19 March 8, 2025 | Editorial |
The State of Milwaukee: How public spaces are adapting to harsh climate changes March 7, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
The State of Milwaukee: When political perceptions clash with the reality of crime statistics March 7, 2025 | Explainers |
The State of Milwaukee: Weighing the success of local police reforms and lack thereof March 7, 2025 | Explainers |
The State of Milwaukee: Managing hospital preparedness for the next public health crisis March 6, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
The State of Milwaukee: How expanding public transit builds a more connected community March 6, 2025 | Explainers |
The State of Milwaukee: What a future of affordable housing means for community residents March 5, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
The State of Milwaukee: Small businesses try to balance profits against rising costs March 5, 2025 | Newswire |
The State of Milwaukee: Teacher shortages and the impact on local public schools March 5, 2025 | Explainers |
State of the City: Mayor Cavalier Johnson sets priorities and his vision for Milwaukee’s future March 4, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
Polls show Americans think the government is overspending but disagree on cuts by Trump and Musk March 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Reggie Jackson: The anti-DEI bullies will not make my deeply personal work illegal or erase the truth March 4, 2025 | Columns, Reggie Jackson |
Milwaukee residents rally in outrage over Trump’s humiliation of Zelenskyy and betrayal of Ukraine March 3, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos, Ukraine |
Putin’s Proxy: An unhinged Trump berates President Zelenskyy in ambush set by Vance at White House visit March 3, 2025 | Articles, Ukraine |
Trump shuts down humanitarian parole option for Ukrainian refugees in a pro-Kremlin shift toward Putin March 3, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Death of 24-year-old Kim Sae-ron underscores abuse by news media and pressure on South Korean celebrities March 2, 2025 | Newswire |
North Korea unlikely to embrace Trump’s overture soon due to preoccupation with its troops in Ukraine March 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Mass graves of men, women, and children uncovered in Syria reveal atrocities of the Assad government March 2, 2025 | Newswire |
March First Movement: Koreans in Milwaukee observe the anniversary of Korea’s push for Independence March 1, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
South Koreans transform K-pop light sticks and funeral wreaths into tools of political protest March 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Political turmoil persists as South Korea’s impeached President Yoon fights charges of rebellion March 1, 2025 | Newswire |
When a sad “Clown King” does not pull the trigger but supplies the ammunition for mass suffering and death February 28, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Polio’s persistent grip: Why the disease lingers despite major progress in eradication efforts February 28, 2025 | Newswire |
While government disaster loans saved businesses from COVID-19 they also burdened survivors with debt February 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s abrupt policy change on Ukraine to support Putin raises fears he will abandon Taiwan next February 27, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Of empire and ambition: Why China stays silent about its territory stolen by Russia while coveting Taiwan February 27, 2025 | Explainers |
Flip-flopping ban on low-value packages from China exposes Trump’s intentional economic dysfunction February 27, 2025 | Newswire |
2000 Meters to Andriivka: Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov takes viewers back to Ukraine’s frontlines February 26, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
European institutions back tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for orchestrating invasion of Ukraine February 26, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A toast to resilience: Ukrainian wines bring a taste of the country’s independent spirit to the United States February 26, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
How frontline evacuees in Ukraine felt Trump’s cruelty after he froze U.S. aid denying wartime help February 25, 2025 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Grassroots funding: Music concerts are part of the innovative ways groups seek to fund Ukraine’s military February 25, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Trump’s criticism of Ukraine’s Jewish president raises new concerns about his antisemitic undertones February 25, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
Milwaukee stands with Ukraine: Rally marks 3rd year of full-scale invasion and condemns Trump’s betrayal February 24, 2025 | Featured, Image Spotlight, Photos, Ukraine |
Ukrainians rally around their president after Trump’s ego is bruised for parroting Putin’s lies February 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
President Zelenskyy shares concerns about excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about the war February 24, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A sense of duty: Why more wounded Ukrainian soldiers are returning to battle after amputation February 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Inside the Ukrainian military operation that captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for Putin February 23, 2025 | Newswire, Ukraine |
From Juche to MAGA: How Trump’s personality cult reflects the North Korean playbook for oppression February 23, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
The Screwtape Letters: Applying what C.S. Lewis said about absolute power to Milwaukee’s moral landscape February 22, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Democracy is not static: How authoritarians are rapidly chipping away at freedoms across the globe February 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, and AI move “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight February 22, 2025 | Newswire |
Seasonal Affective Disorder: How light therapy is helping people who suffer from winter depression February 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A time of culinary abundance: Experts share tips on eating nutritiously during the winter months February 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Life expectancy has not climbed back to pre-pandemic levels for Americans but data suggests improvements February 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Saying no is hard: How setting boundaries between work and life can improve personal health February 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Fake meds and deadly pills: U.S. Trade Report warns 96% of all online pharmacies operate illegally February 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Why rural towns across the United States suddenly plunged into debates about fluoride in water February 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Suit of armor: Young cancer patients find joy from patches created by child leukemia survivor February 19, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Tough conversations: Cutting through the fear of death can make it less scary to talk about with family February 19, 2025 | Newswire |
A digital afterlife: How artificial intelligence is redefining death, memory, and immortality February 19, 2025 | Syndicated |
Public outrage at the corporate oligarch’s schemes slowly escalates into an anti-Musk protest movement February 18, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
The federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class for these Black retirees February 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Former Vice President Mike Pence emerges as one of a few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0 February 18, 2025 | Newswire |
The AI boom: Microsoft’s data centers may give Three Mile Island a new life for supplying power February 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
AI may not steal many human jobs after all but it might make some people work more efficiently February 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Humanity may just be scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing damage from methane leaks February 17, 2025 | Newswire |
Online Trolls: Tracing the roots of America’s toxic masculinity from game console to the U.S. Congress February 16, 2025 | Explainers |
From White Hoods to Red Hats: How MAGA revives the ideological legacy of the Klan in Trump’s America February 16, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Tyranny of the majority: Why Obama is advocating for the Constitution’s promise of pluralism February 16, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Now Hiring: Some important ways to guard against falling for scammers offering fake jobs February 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Retirement planning: Common-sense steps that seniors should take to forecast their cash flow needs February 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Lack of insurance: Why consumers should avoid storing too much money in payment apps February 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump increasingly viewed as a sock puppet as Musk expands his personal grip on the federal government February 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump’s hints at a third term already underscore his fear of being seen as a lame duck right now February 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Lincoln’s belief in a “government for the people” shaped the course of what was American democracy February 14, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Trump makes threatening comments about Canada’s sovereignty in push for its concession as 51st state February 13, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Federal prisons being transformed into mass detention centers under Trump’s immigration purge February 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Local police collaboration with ICE for immigration enforcement revives fears of racialized past February 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Covering the losses: Some steps small businesses can take to recover quickly from break-ins and theft February 12, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
It may be less likely now that Americans will lose a job but also much harder to find a new one February 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Reducing job burnout: Why more companies are considering the benefits of a four-day workweek February 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Learning how to work well together can help bridge divides in the office when political tensions rise February 11, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A post-COVID workplace: Experts offer tips to navigate life disruptions when returning to the office February 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Predators and Prey: What the science says about why the morbidly rich dominate poor working people February 11, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power February 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Economists are trying to make sense of the widening post-COVID gender wage gap in the United States February 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Battling isolation: How adult day centers became multicultural hubs for older people of color February 10, 2025 | Newswire |
The Gaza Strip’s turmoil is a result of the Nakba and spans decades from colonial rule to modern war February 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Netanyahu prepares for forced Gaza exodus as Trump considers how to profit from the vast land grab February 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Survivors of the 2023 Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship two years later February 9, 2025 | Newswire |
As Trump pushes beyond the limits of presidential power he finds the courts are pushing back February 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump advances legitimacy of Christian Nationalism with new tribunal targeting religious freedom February 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Musk expands his use of intimidation tactics to implement his radical political priorities February 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Poll finds Americans who voted for Trump to quickly lower food prices now doubt he can in his first year February 7, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Why many fast food workers struggle to survive while serving a staple of American culture February 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Consumer trend: When wealthier Americans drive retail spending to power a struggling U.S. economy February 7, 2025 | Newswire |
American citizens to be deported to El Salvador in controversial deal brokered by Secretary Rubio February 6, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Mexico defends sovereignty after Trump moves to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist groups February 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s plan to deport millions of migrants using U.S. military faces Constitutional and practical hurdles February 6, 2025 | Syndicated |
A clear and present danger: How Elon Musk masterminded a coup to seize the U.S. government February 5, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump endorses ethnic cleansing of Palestinians with possible deployment of U.S. troops to seize Gaza February 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Madison is already feeling the toxic influence from Trump that is spreading through other state capitols February 5, 2025 | Newswire |
Beyond the Border: How enforcement powers inside a 100-mile zone affect Milwaukee’s immigrant families February 4, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Democratic states weigh how to offer vulnerable populations more protection against ethnic targeting February 4, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump politically disparages racial justice efforts from BLM to DEI to attack Black Americans February 4, 2025 | Explainers |
Fabricated border emergency comes after President Biden spent years calming the turmoil Trump caused February 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Worries spike nationwide amid shows of force on immigration just days after Trump retakes White House February 3, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump wants to “clean out” Palestinians in Gaza by relocating 1.5 million residents to Jordan and Egypt February 3, 2025 | Newswire |
Anti-diversity backlash pushes major companies to abandon a workplace LGBTQ+ rights report card February 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Landmark reforms remain elusive even after a decade of racial justice activism transformed politics February 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Vulnerable communities left exposed after rollback on environmental justice undoes decades of progress February 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Tulsa Massacre: DOJ report acknowledges violence against Greenwood’s Black community a century late February 1, 2025 | Explainers |
U.S. Air Force restores use of training course that taught about Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots February 1, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s DEI Lie: Why a deadly plane crash shows that Americans willingly re-elected a heartless monster February 1, 2025 | Explainers |
Recipe for Disaster: The threat of Avian Flu unfolds under the mismanagement of failed leadership January 31, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
A scrambled Easter: Egg prices continue to soar even after Trump promised to bring their cost down January 31, 2025 | Newswire |
Death of a household cat from pet food highlights growing risk of Bird Flu outbreak in domestic animals January 31, 2025 | Newswire |
An evolving threat: Scientists are still searching for answers about COVID-19 after five years January 30, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Five years of COVID-19: Vulnerable Americans still live in the pandemic’s shadow as most move on January 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Organ donors are revoking their registrations after alleged report of a man mistakenly declared dead January 30, 2025 | Newswire |
Year of the Snake: How Chinese Zodiac lore reflects America’s political chaos and Biblical warnings January 29, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Crime and Profit: When Trump’s felonies encourage criminal behavior as a path to success January 29, 2025 | Columns, Editorial |
Unlocking history: Declassified JFK assassination records could shed light on Cold War intrigues January 29, 2025 | Newswire |
Microsoft’s purchase of 240 acres in Kenosha is expected to launch a new era of tech-driven growth January 28, 2025 | Curated, Featured |
AI’s Sputnik Moment: How DeepSeek caught up with American tech companies at a fraction of the cost January 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Tech stocks tumble with heavy losses for Nvidia as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend AI frenzy January 28, 2025 | Newswire |
Naftali Furst: Auschwitz survivor tells stories from 80 years ago as witnesses to the Holocaust dwindle January 27, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Eighty years after liberation: Global leaders confront modern atrocities on Auschwitz anniversary January 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Salute debate: Extremists are embracing Musk’s straight-arm gesture regardless of what he meant January 27, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump calls Episcopal Bishop “nasty” and demands apology for appeal of mercy to vulnerable people January 26, 2025 | Newswire |
How Trump erased the Rule of Law in America with pardons for convicted January 6 insurrectionists January 26, 2025 | Editorial |
Pardons by Trump and Biden highlight the dread and distrust of each other and a broken justice system January 26, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship is temporarily blocked as “blatantly unconstitutional” January 25, 2025 | Newswire |
A century of legal precedent could be overturned by Trump’s unilateral push to end birthright citizenship January 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Politics of maps: Cartographers ponder next steps after Trump’s abrupt geographic renaming scheme January 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Eighty years after Bastogne: The defiant spirit of “nuts!” in the face of Trump and democratic erosion January 25, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Fall of Saigon: Apple TV+ salutes 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s end with emotional six-part series January 25, 2025 | Explainers |
U.S. arms manufacturers could help Vietnam build up its armed forces to reduce dependence on Russia January 25, 2025 | Newswire |
Road of Life: Romanivsky Bridge Memorial earns global acclaim for Irpin’s journey since wartime devastation January 24, 2025 | Explainers, Featured, Ukraine |
The 24-hour lie: Trump’s political impotence persists after failing to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine January 24, 2025 | Editorial, Ukraine |
Failing Ukraine: Why cutting aid now would cost the United States $808 billion later to protect NATO January 24, 2025 | Explainers, Ukraine |
Milwaukee leaders urge immigrant communities to “Know Your Rights” after executive orders stir fear January 23, 2025 | Featured, Photos |
Trump removes legal protections of safe spaces to allow migrant arrests at churches and schools January 23, 2025 | Newswire |
Latino voters snubbed after Trump Administration shuts down Spanish-language page for White House January 23, 2025 | Newswire |
A Parasocial Effect: Reckoning with the toxic identity politics of a nation that embraces hate January 22, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
A Parasocial Effect: When online platforms create illusions of closeness and authenticity January 22, 2025 | Explainers |
A Parasocial Effect: How entertainment industries foster one-sided devotion for profit January 22, 2025 | Explainers |
Visual Divisions: News coverage of 2025 inauguration shows conflicting narratives pulling America apart January 21, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Inaugural Events: Debunking the many lies and misleading claims Trump made on Day 1 in office January 21, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump delivered the corruption Americans voted for with January 6 pardons and bizarre executive orders January 21, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
From Nixon to Clinton: How past defeated candidates until Trump honored the peaceful transfer of power January 20, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
A pile of promises: Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign pledges that come due on Day 1 January 20, 2025 | Newswire |
A long road to recognition: The fight to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a symbol of service January 20, 2025 | Newswire |
Miserable tent camps: It remains unclear how much of Gaza will ever be rebuilt or when January 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Refusal and Regret: A growing movement of Israeli soldiers speak out against the war in Gaza January 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Not a safe haven: Why record numbers of Jews have left Israel since the October 7 attacks January 19, 2025 | Newswire |
Rewarding the rich: How Trump’s reelection reverses President Biden’s work to rebuild the middle class January 19, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
Epic fail: When the GOP supermajority of one state tried to link voting to citizenship ended in a fiasco January 19, 2025 | Newswire |
False election fraud: Republicans in Congress are determined to enact Trump’s restrictive voting laws January 19, 2025 | Newswire |
The Great Demolition: How Trump’s economic policies will bulldoze the financial backbone of America January 18, 2025 | Thom Hartmann |
Impoundment power: Elon Musk’s radical budget crusade expected to cause a Constitutional clash January 18, 2025 | Newswire |
Study shows Trump’s 2017 tax cuts made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans January 18, 2025 | Syndicated |
Trump’s comeback: Why President Biden’s promise to restore the “soul of America” fell short January 17, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Tuning out: Polls and TV ratings show that Americans are exhausted by bombardment of political news January 17, 2025 | Newswire |
When facts don’t matter: Journalism didn’t fail America, Americans failed journalism January 17, 2025 | Syndicated |
Bob Uecker: Legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster known as “Mr. Baseball” dies at age 90 January 16, 2025 | Newswire |
A house on fire: When voters refuse to equate their actions to the suffering their choices created January 16, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Toxic risk: Urban wildfires threaten safety of public drinking water leaving communities vulnerable January 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Extreme weather event: Wildfires now listed as PDS warnings along with tornadoes and hurricanes January 16, 2025 | Newswire |
Governor Evers creates statewide Office of Violence Prevention in wake of Madison school shooting January 15, 2025 | Articles, Featured |
Not in our neighborhood: Proposed ICE detention facility in Milwaukee’s 9th District sparks outrage January 15, 2025 | Articles |
Scientific study finds human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes winds 18 mph since 2019 January 15, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump expected to embolden plans by U.S. lawmakers to force more Christian curriculum in classrooms January 14, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Republican-led states push dubious immigration laws in an effort to aid Trump’s mass deportation agenda January 14, 2025 | Newswire |
Political weapon: Future of AI safety remains uncertain as GOP takes control of U.S. government January 14, 2025 | Newswire |
McDonald’s McGreed: The tarnished Golden Arches faces consumer revolt amid backlash to price gouging January 13, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Resolution adopted by U.N. committee clears the path for first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity January 13, 2025 | Newswire |
Room for improvement: Food aid interventions can do more to curb climate change-induced hardships January 13, 2025 | Newswire |
State of suffering: New year brings more uncertainty to a Middle East torn by conflict and change January 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Power dynamics: Lessons from Arab countries could offer clues to what the future of Syria looks like January 12, 2025 | Newswire |
Jefferson and the Qur’an: Exploring the Islamic roots that built America’s transformative foundation January 12, 2025 | Explainers |
Unstoppable wildfires fueled by climate change devastate lives and landmarks in Southern California January 11, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump spews blame instead of offering sympathy to victims while an inferno rages across Los Angeles January 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Trump enlists authors of “Project 2025” after making campaign denials about supporting its cruel ideology January 11, 2025 | Newswire |
Korean War veteran awarded the Medal of Honor was among other heroes recognized by President Joe Biden January 10, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Political supporters warn the detention of impeached President Yoon could spark “civil war” in South Korea January 10, 2025 | Newswire |
Taking up space: How younger Asian Americans are navigating something new to their generation January 10, 2025 | Newswire |
A deceptive practice: Generative AI tools poised to fuel surge in already widespread fake online reviews January 9, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Meta follows X and dumps Facebook’s fact-checking system in switch to a flawed crowdsourced method January 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Press hostility: Reporters expect heightened animosity toward independent journalism under Trump’s regime January 9, 2025 | Newswire |
Big Photo: Getty Images and Shutterstock merge in $3.7B deal to form a new visual content powerhouse January 8, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
The Associated Press plans to cut its workforce by 8% starting with staff buyouts and some layoffs January 8, 2025 | Newswire |
Perceptions of media bias: How demands from readers fuel the slanted views that journalists adopt January 8, 2025 | Syndicated |
Governor Tony Evers revives popular plan to enable voters to repeal state laws and create legislation January 7, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Additional felony charges filed against Trump’s legal team in Wisconsin over 2020 fake elector scheme January 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Ending Birthright Citizenship: Constitutional debate reignited by Trump’s racist plan to redefine America January 7, 2025 | Newswire |
Republicans work to hide reminders of deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol as Trump retakes power January 6, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Counting votes: How Congress will certify a convicted felon’s Electoral College victory on January 6 January 6, 2025 | Newswire |
Day-One Pardons: Trump vows to free convicted January 6 rioters immediately after his Inauguration January 6, 2025 | Explainers |
Unintended consequences: A tale for today about morality, politics, and law from the Prohibition era January 5, 2025 | Explainers, Featured |
Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into the unintended consequences of America’s Prohibition Era January 5, 2025 | Podcasts, Sound |
Pro Wrestling diplomacy: How Trump uses “neo-kayfabe” to blur reality with outrageous claims January 5, 2025 | Heather Richardson |
More Border Patrol agents are training as chaplains to help peers process challenges on and off the job January 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Educators worry that mass deportation fears will keep immigrant children from attending school January 4, 2025 | Newswire |
Militias on the March: How Trump’s immigration policies could again empower civilian vigilantes January 4, 2025 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee is among many cities nationwide that lack resources to fulfill Trump’s mass deportations January 3, 2025 | Featured, Newswire |
Prepare to stay: Advocates train immigrants how to protect themselves against being targeted by Trump January 3, 2025 | Newswire |
U.S. population growth hits highest rate in 23 years driven by immigration as residents pass 340 million January 3, 2025 | Newswire |
MAGA’s Civil War: Trump’s coalition sees fractures as White Nationalists clash with “DOGE” Tech Elites January 2, 2025 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
U.S. universities urge international students to return to campuses prior to Trump’s inauguration January 2, 2025 | Newswire |
Inexperienced North Korean troops suffer heavy casualties in battles with Ukrainian forces January 2, 2025 | Explainers |
New Year 2025: From hope to fear as America grapples with its democratic future amid political violence January 1, 2025 | Editorial, Featured |
Joe Biden’s last days and final efforts in the White House before Trump ushers in a regime of chaos January 1, 2025 | Newswire |
New laws for a New Year: States rollout rules defining everything from abortion to guns and more in 2025 January 1, 2025 | Newswire |
