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May

Buffalo shooter not a lone wolf: How mainstream racial discourse nurtures White domestic terrorists

May 18, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
When treason doth prosper: The daily efforts to transform America into a one-party state

May 18, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
A fascination with falsehoods: Republicans are 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats

May 18, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
The Sabotage of America: Putin would have invaded Ukraine sooner had Trump’s January 6 coup succeeded

May 17, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Fabricating the Big Lie: An inside look at how the stolen election myth was constructed by Trump

May 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Failed Experiment: Cashing in on the collapse of Neoliberalism and a race to embrace authoritarianism

May 17, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Lessons from the Downtown shootings: Residents of Milwaukee cannot hide from our responsibilities

May 16, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Replacement Theory: The violent fragility of White men who fear their power will be taken by people of color

May 16, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Mainstreaming White Nationalism: When a racial massacre is tied to hateful rhetoric from cable news

May 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Multiple shootings after Milwaukee Bucks playoff game forces city to issue downtown curfew for youth

May 15, 2022 | Featured |
Gigantic mural honoring Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo unveiled at community celebration

May 15, 2022 | Articles |
Mauricio Ramirez: Covering a downtown building with a photorealistic mural of Giannis Antetokounmpo

May 15, 2022 | Articles |
Cutthroat individualism, Andrew Carnegie, and lessons for the upcoming midterm elections

May 14, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Assault on voting rights: Midterms may mark the beginning of the end for our multiracial democracy

May 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why Democratic leadership is suffering from a serious deficiency of outrage against Trump’s corruption

May 14, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
When Authoritarianism is not enough: Why bullies claim to be the victims in defense of their brutality

May 13, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
White America’s misplaced anger: Why rural areas have deteriorated under a party that promotes racism

May 13, 2022 | Syndicated |
The luxury of opposition: Why Republicans beat a “culture war” drum instead of offering solutions

May 13, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Bizarre Silence: Why Republicans want to “save the children” until the issue of guns is mentioned

May 12, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Wisconsin activists mobilize against looser gun laws as Governor vetoes bills that threaten public safety

May 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
Punished by the System: Why Julie Valadez is determined to be an active mother to her children again

May 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
The fate of Roe v. Wade: Why a thirst for power is driving the Republican assault on abortion rights

May 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
The “Browning” of America: Anti-Abortion efforts are fundamentally about a shortage of White babies

May 11, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Suffering and Chaos: When attacks on Constitutional protections comes from a Right-Wing Supreme Court

May 11, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Decoding Trump’s brand of autocracy and a rightwing ideology that seeks to dismantle our rule of law

May 10, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Entrenched political lies: Why calls to end democracy with Martial Law are the ultimate “Big Government”

May 10, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Beyond 2020 Election: Why Wisconsin Republicans use false claims to continue their attack on democracy

May 10, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Day of Remembrance: The darkness of “Never Again” could not last a century before it repeated in Ukraine

May 9, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Trump’s Other Lie: Why Putin fell just one presidential election short of a complete success in Ukraine

May 9, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
How Afghan evacuees have enriched Wisconsin’s workforce despite barriers for immigrant labor

May 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Propaganda Coup: Sources report that Putin is expected to annex separatist proxy states in Ukraine

May 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Sociology of Evil: Why Ukraine’s new language of war uses Tolkien’s metaphor to express Russian brutality

May 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Ukraine’s fight for democracy gets needed support after Congress revives WWII-era lend-lease program

May 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Milwaukee Independent honored with 8 top awards from Milwaukee Press Club for 2021 journalism work

May 7, 2022 | Articles, Awards, Featured |
Kinship with community: Riverwest Food Pantry changes name to emphasize serving the “whole person”

May 7, 2022 | Curated |
Breadcrumbs from a breadbasket: How war in Ukraine created a perfect storm for global food scarcity

May 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
When secular laws that support human rights for all are unraveled by arbitrary religious beliefs of a few

May 6, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Leaked plan to overturn Roe v. Wade revives question of enforcing Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban

May 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why the economy and well-being of women will face irreparable harm when access to abortion is limited

May 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
Port Milwaukee expects more than 10,000 cruise ship passengers to visit the city for 2022 summer season

May 5, 2022 | Curated, Featured |
Milwaukee earns environmental praise for initiative to eliminate combined sewer overflows by 2035

May 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Impact on well-being: How Wisconsin’s agricultural runoff became an overlooked threat to public health

May 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why hate is alive and well: Silence, suppression, and the Racial Reckoning in America that never was

May 4, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Packing the Court: Long-term legal strategy is fundamental to protecting the rights of women

May 4, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Why the potential of overturning Roe v. Wade follows Dred Scott decision to remove constitutional rights

May 4, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Lost Integrity: An inquiry into leak of draft abortion ruling will not restore Supreme Court’s credibility

May 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
An Era of Unrest: Risk of public violence over abortion is growing regardless of what Supreme Court decides

May 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Fugitive Woman Act: When women in Red States need shelter to escape draconian anti-abortion laws

May 4, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Milwaukee expands access to affordable housing on Near West Side with project-based vouchers

May 3, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
May Day 2022 March: Wisconsin activists continue fighting for overdue immigrant rights

May 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
Standing Up: Fictional novel by Milwaukee activists explores the long struggle for workers’ rights

May 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
Memorial bench unveiled at Red Arrow Park to honor Dontre Hamilton and support care for mental health

May 2, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Bublr continues expansion of electric assist bicycles in Milwaukee with plans to add almost 400 in 2022

May 2, 2022 | Curated |
Urban Agriculture: Venice R. Williams appointed as Interim Executive Director for Fondy Food Center

May 2, 2022 | Curated |
Seduction of Snake Oil: Foxconn’s tentative existence is far from its “Eighth Wonder of the World” sales pitch

May 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
New report reveals an alarming number of products at discount stores contain harmful chemicals

May 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
Allergic Reactions: Research finds that pollen season is expanding and intensifying with climate change

May 1, 2022 | Syndicated |

April

“Seeing the Universe in a Single Flower” at a Japanese Ikebana exhibit inspired by the Pabst Mansion

April 30, 2022 | Photos |
Dirt, sweat, and tranquility: How the pandemic’s gardening boom became a refuge for public health

April 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
Arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin are showing signs of recovery after pandemic disruption

April 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
Every day is a bonus: Local veterans take inspirational journey to DC on Honor Flight’s 61st mission

April 29, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Uplifting veterans of color: County Executive David Crowley volunteers as guardian for 61st Honor Flight

April 29, 2022 | Articles |
A more perfect peace: Lessons from William Tecumseh Sherman about the inherent cruelty of war

April 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Fears of an expanding conflict: Why the war in Ukraine could soon spread to Moldova and Transnistria

April 28, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
When brute power prevails: Peaceful disobedience only works against regimes with an ability to feel shame

April 28, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Putin’s imperialist aspirations: How Ukraine went from being ignored by America to a vital national interest

April 28, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Why it is finally time to nationalize America’s fossil fuel industry to end our spiraling energy war

April 27, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
From electric vehicles to ride sharing: How global warming could slow from changes in transportation

April 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Other Drug Problem: How a trend of polypharmacy is affecting the health of Baby Boomers

April 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
An Inflection Point: Americans must at least be willing to reclaim our democracy from the rise of oligarchs

April 26, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
The Attack on Disney: A case study for how fascism progresses toward tyranny in America

April 26, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Milwaukee scholars urge Congress to remedy wealth gap from decades of housing discrimination

April 26, 2022 | Syndicated |
When book bans become personal: A list of the twenty-two books I own that have been politically prohibited

April 25, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Loss of Agency: America’s soul struggles to find restoration against demagoguery and racism

April 25, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Confusing the concept of democracy with a distorted ideology of unrestricted freedom for individuals

April 25, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
How Milwaukee’s Sister City was liberated: A chronicle of the heroic counterattack in Irpin that saved Kyiv

April 24, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Drone images from Irpin show devastating scope of war crimes by Russian forces targeting civilian homes

April 24, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Ambassador Tom Barrett thinks Wisconsin’s economy should be prepared for impact from Russian sanctions

April 24, 2022 | Syndicated |
Uniting for Ukraine: Federal program aims to resettle refugees in order to discourage entry from Mexico

April 23, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
The next Ukraine: Why Putin’s lust for conquest looms over the fragile stability of Bosnia-Herzegovina

April 23, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A hallmark of fascism: Why Congress must act to break America’s cycle of political violence

April 23, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Alderman José G. Pérez unanimously chosen as Milwaukee’s first Hispanic Common Council President

April 22, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
New initiative by Wisconsin Republicans aims to build inroads with State’s growing Hispanic population

April 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
A War on Black Voters: Report details coordinated right-wing efforts to dismantle democracy

April 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
Enemy at the Door: Irpin couple hides for days from Russian armored column just outside their apartment

April 21, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Abandoning Democracy: When a One-Party government commits war crimes then claims to be a force for good

April 21, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
The “Fortress Russia” Myth: Why a once self-proclaimed island of Christianity sees itself as a constant victim

April 21, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Five days of violence: Local Irpin reporter details Russia’s devastating attack on Milwaukee’s sister city

April 20, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Zoreslav Zamoisky: Body of Ukrainian journalist from Irpin identified at Russian massacre site in Bucha

April 20, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges world leaders to prepare for Putin using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

April 20, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Marcelia Nicholson unanimously re-elected as Chairwoman of Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

April 19, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
County Supervisor Peter Burgelis introduces resolution supporting the people of Ukraine

April 19, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Wisconsin Army Guard unit returns from Eastern Europe after invasion of Ukraine extended deployment

April 19, 2022 | Curated, Ukraine |
Ukrainian Pysanky: Milwaukee residents craft Easter folk art and raise money for war-torn Ukraine

April 18, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
Saving lives in Irpin: Three volunteers share their stories of rescuing people and pets while under attack

April 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Negotiating an End to War: Understanding why a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could remain elusive

April 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Pardeep Kaleka: The connections of our Sacred Faiths are calling us to embrace mutuality

April 17, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Pardeep Kaleka |
Festival of Baisakhi: Understanding the spiritual significance behind the widely celebrated Sikh holiday

April 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
Roots of the Easter Bunny: How a mythical figure with Pagan origins became a religious symbol in America

April 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
Opportunity and Apprehension: Mixed feelings in Milwaukee about potential for city to host 2024 RNC

April 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Propaganda Mill: Allegations surface about Facebook using GOP firm for dirty tricks campaign

April 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Segregationists and the filibuster: Why it is past the time to rename the Russell Senate Office Building

April 16, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Shielding a culture of racism: Why Anti-CRT legislation should really be called “White Comfort Bills” instead

April 15, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Leaning into the Culture War: Why it remains so politically profitable to hate on racial minorities

April 15, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Perpetuating Disparities: When public policy groups ask for input from communities then refuse to listen

April 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Inauguration of Cavalier Johnson as city’s 45th Mayor opens a new chapter for the future of Milwaukee

April 14, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Oil over Electric: Understanding who profits from the bizarre political efforts to cripple the U.S. Post Office

April 14, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Wisconsin postal workers hope new Federal law will prevent further cuts to USPS services across state

April 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: Why the Emmett Till Antilynching Act is mostly just another empty gesture

April 13, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Countdown to Chaos: Understanding the active movement within America trying to start a Civil War

April 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
The Red Ball Express: Lessons on logistics from a forgotten story of Black soldiers in World War II

April 13, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Housing First: Milwaukee County recognized with lowest unsheltered homeless population in America

April 12, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Kids will be who they see: What Cavalier Johnson as a Black Mayor means to the Black youth of Milwaukee

April 12, 2022 | Articles |
First Black female Justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history after Senate confirmation to Supreme Court

April 12, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Milwaukee stands in solidarity at candlelight vigil to honor children killed in Ukraine by Russian invasion

April 11, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
Klondike: Award-winning motion picture from Ukraine to show at 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival

April 11, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Photos from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk gathers haunting visual evidence in aftermath of occupation

April 11, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Early days of war in Irpin: A look back at when families fled the Kyiv area ahead of the Russian invasion

April 11, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Pushing Putin’s Lies: Why Russia deploys misdirection as more horrific evidence of its massacres are uncovered

April 11, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Officials warn that Putin may use support for Ukraine as pretext to further interfere in American politics

April 11, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A Party built on Fascism: When 63 Republicans take Putin’s side of the war and vote against NATO

April 10, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Bringing Jesus to the Communist world: Why American Evangelicals cannot fully abandon their Kremlin ally

April 10, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Building blocks for war: How Putin used 14 years of lies and disinformation to justify a Ukraine invasion

April 10, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Lessons from FDR: It turns out that authoritarian governments depend on the economies of democracies

April 9, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Oligarchic economics joined with racist nationalism marks the ultimate failure of progressive politics

April 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
When the core beliefs of the “Culture Wars” produce more suffering for people living in Red States

April 9, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
An advocate for Irpin: How Boris Nayflish searched for his Ukrainian roots and found a Sister City

April 8, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Profiles |
Milwaukee’s Jewish community offers vital aid for Ukrainian refugees in response to humanitarian crisis

April 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Russia’s human shield narrative: The lies Putin invokes to justify the slaying of innocent civilians

April 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Why journalists were targeted by Russian forces to conceal crimes of genocide against Ukrainian people

April 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
The thinnest of silver linings: How Putin became responsible for beginning a new era in Washington

April 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Patriotic Propaganda: Staying silent as a choice when what is seen does not match with what is believed

April 7, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Cavalier Johnson: A photographic retrospective from before becoming Milwaukee’s first elected Black Mayor

April 6, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Profiles |
A Landslide Victory: Cavalier Johnson becomes Mayor of Milwaukee after historic election

April 6, 2022 | Photos |
When something feels right: The science behind the authenticity of discovering your true self

April 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
When Wisconsin parents yell fire after ensuring their unsupervised children have matches and gasoline

April 5, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
The media has a duty to report that a political party openly endorses using violence to overturn elections

April 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
A doom loop for democracy: When the United States gets taken down by the greed of our own oligarchs

April 5, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Most Black Americans remain left behind by economic progress 54 years after Dr. King’s assassination

April 4, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
A Domestic Threat: The FBI ignored White Nationalists while spying continuously on Muslim Americans

April 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Hate Speech: New study finds that propaganda for White Supremacy hit historically high levels in 2021

April 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Maks Levin: Missing Ukrainian photojournalist known for documenting Russian war crimes found dead

April 3, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Republican Role Model: Why Trump followers are inspired to emulate Putin’s brutal ideology in America

April 3, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A Kremlin Coup: What fantasies about replacing Putin forget is another madman always waits in reserve

April 3, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Battleground State: How Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race could shape the future of American democracy

April 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
A false political unity: Why the mythical vision of bipartisanship is an actual threat to progress

April 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Beyond an ethics scandal: Why Justice Thomas should resign and his wife be prosecuted over January 6 role

April 2, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Racists in mirror are closer than they appear: The false premise only some people can be true Americans

April 1, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Cultural geographers see plantation museums as resource to confront America’s slave-owning past

April 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
From Tulsa Massacre to Ukraine Invasion: Why erasing history books does not stop the timeless acts of hate

April 1, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |

March

Scenes from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk details the wreckage of Irpin in the wake of its liberation

March 31, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Zelenskyy’s Proposal: Ignoring the idea of protecting democracies is a disservice to the cause of peace

March 31, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
The New Truman Doctrine: How President Biden inspires support for Ukraine without sparking a wider war

March 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: My problem with how the American public reacted to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

March 30, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
State provides $8M grant to help Wisconsin residents access legal services needed for pandemic recovery

March 30, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Wisconsin child care providers struggle in COVID’s aftermath even as families move on from pandemic

March 30, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Irpin Liberated: Ukrainian forces drive Russians out of Milwaukee’s besieged Sister City and retake control

March 29, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Last Days in Irpin: Vulnerable residents given help to reach safety after a month of misery

March 29, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Invalid Opinions: Rejection of aid to Ukraine shows there are not two legitimate sides in every situation

March 29, 2022 | John Pavlovitz, Ukraine |
Former City-owned property to be renovated by HomeWorks: Bronzeville as housing and creative space

March 28, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Owning bits of the Metaverse: Why riding a blockchain between virtual worlds will require a crypto wallet

March 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
Falling short of its mission: How NPR can better support its local affiliates against commercial radio

March 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Rape of Irpin: Survivors of the Russian siege share disturbing accounts of escaping the inhuman cruelty

March 27, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Breaking Point: Ukraine reaches critical crossroads against Kremlin’s strategy of assault at any price

March 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
From Soviet chaos to Russian ruin: Local industries transformed Ukraine into a vital global economy

March 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Mercenaries and Massacres: Post-Soviet wars demonstrate Russia’s brutality in Ukraine invasion

March 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Truth as collateral damage: Why Republicans ignore lies at home while denouncing Putin’s war on facts

March 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
If Americans are unwilling to abandon Trump then we should not expect the Russians to give up on Putin

March 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A month of war: Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine has left death, destruction, and no clear endgame

March 26, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
An Age of Impunity: How Putin’s crimes against humanity puts international justice on trial

March 26, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Putin’s Other War: When historical revisionism is used like a weapon for domestic repression

March 26, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
From Litigation to COVID-19 Mitigation: Milwaukee County Courts after two years of the pandemic

March 25, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Cornerstone Speech: Why the Confederate ideology of Alexander Stephens remains with us today

March 25, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
More than $86M in funding awarded to support diversity of small business development in Wisconsin

March 25, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Irpin Billboard: Ukrainian Creatives use Milwaukee advertising space to inspire global info campaign

March 24, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Irpin Diary: Personal stories of war from the volunteers saving lives in Milwaukee’s sister city

March 24, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Images from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk photographs the people of Kyiv living daily with war

March 24, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
A Matter of Conscience: Acclaimed combat photojournalist Maks Levin reported missing near Kyiv

March 23, 2022 | Curated, Featured, Ukraine |
A War on Journalism: When reporters in Mariupol were hunted for covering the truth about Russian cruelty

March 23, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Kherson Diary: A first-hand account documenting three weeks of life in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city

March 23, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Irpin under siege: Alderman Rainey asks public to help Milwaukee’s sister city as it faces humanitarian crisis

March 22, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Suffering for art: What Mikhail Baryshnikov gets wrong about being punished for a nation’s sins

March 22, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Fear and Retribution: Why the Russian diaspora shows little support for Moscow’s massacres in Ukraine

March 22, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Community Solidarity: Faith leaders come together in support of the people of Ukraine at Milwaukee rally

March 21, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
A short history of nationalism: Why Russia’s attack on Ukraine is literally a war against Ukrainian statehood

March 21, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Self-Inflicted Wounds: The damage we allow at home by applauding Tucker Carlson’s glorification of Putin

March 21, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Governor Evers blasts Congressional leaders over proposed $225M cut of state’s COVID recovery funds

March 20, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Our Dystopian Normal: Why American narcissism over COVID is still needlessly killing people

March 20, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A Psychological Storm: How the rush to “normalcy” has robbed us the time to grieve COVID losses

March 20, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Do our voices matter? Historian Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with President Joe Biden

March 19, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Why a standardized national elections system must be created to protect America’s democracy

March 19, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Conservative Discontent: How White fears led to philanthropy that discouraged discussions of race

March 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
The guilt of safety: Ukrainian woman finds temporary peace away from war with her Milwaukee family

March 18, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
President of Ukraine invokes memory of 9/11 terror attacks in appeal for help from U.S. Congress

March 18, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
A freefall into poverty: UN report estimates that war has destroyed $100B worth of Ukraine’s infrastructure

March 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Ukrainian identity has only grown stronger in the century since young men gathered to defend Kyiv

March 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Moscow’s Miscalculations: How a little tyrant botched the attempt to subjugate a fearless nation

March 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Is Vladimir Putin a War Criminal? Understanding the legal implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

March 18, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Building Dreams: Local leaders join with Habitat for Humanity to begin construction of homes in Harambee

March 17, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Governor Tony Evers kicks off statewide tour to honor Health Care Heroes for work during pandemic

March 17, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
COVID-19 in decline: Two years of the pandemic and for some the future will still include wearing masks

March 17, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Photos from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk documents images of war as civilians evacuate Irpin

March 16, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Evacuees fleeing to Kyiv share dire stories about escaping Russia’s terror campaign on small towns

March 16, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Humanitarian Corridors: Russia has a long history of targeting vulnerable civilians in pathways to safety

March 16, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Pandemic in a time of war: The dilemma of seeking shelter from bombs while COVID-19 infections continue

March 16, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Wrong about the future: How unsetting events at home and abroad have upended hope for tomorrow

March 16, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Beyond Censorship: How China amplifies propaganda for Russia’s distorted version of the war in Ukraine

March 16, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Public schools hope to resolve Milwaukee’s reckless motorist crisis with driver education programs

March 15, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Freeway Congestion: Billions went into expanding highway capacities only to increase traffic delays

March 15, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Part of $1B infrastructure plan to restore polluted sites on Great Lakes includes Milwaukee River Estuary

March 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Happy Days: Milwaukee’s RiverWalk welcomes the return of a newly refreshed Bronze Fonz

March 14, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee hosts inaugural Wisconsin E-Sports Summit as video game industry drives interest in pro gaming

March 14, 2022 | Articles |
The indentured servants of pro sports: MLB’s labor deal fails to address grievances of player and fans

March 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
Failure of Budapest Memorandum could push South Korea and Taiwan to seek their own nuclear deterrent

March 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
After using disinformation against the West for years the Kremlin finds itself under attack on social media

March 13, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
For China’s own sake President Xi Jinping should pressure Putin to end his war against Ukraine

March 13, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
World War Z: Why Russian propaganda is using the last letter of the Latin alphabet like the swastika

March 13, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Unearned Suffering: Critics contend that Big Pharma is supporting Putin’s regime by staying in Russia

March 13, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Price of gas: How Trump’s manipulation of oil policies reaped profits for Putin and fossil-fuel benefactors

March 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Psychological Wounds: Ukrainians face an unknown future with lasting PTSD from Putin’s invasion

March 12, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Nearly two million people have fled Kyiv as Russian military forces commit war crimes against civilians

March 12, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Response to refugee crisis aims to sustain displaced Ukrainians in host communities for next few years

March 12, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Fears of global food crisis: Putin’s assault on Ukraine has disrupted the output of a major “breadbasket”

March 12, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
I Testify: An open letter to the global media by Olena Zelenska condemning the mass murder of civilians

March 12, 2022 | Curated, Ukraine |
Wisconsin’s congressional leaders vote for Ukraine aid and propose investigation of Putin as war criminal

March 12, 2022 | Curated, Ukraine |
Dear America: We have heard your whitewashed version of history. It is time you hear the truth.

March 11, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
From Selma to Ukraine: Ordinary people continue fighting to protect their freedom and democracy

March 11, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Congress passes bill after almost a century of effort that finally makes lynching a federal hate crime

March 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
Sevgil Musaieva: The challenges of reporting from the frontlines of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

March 10, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Where families once lived: War through the eyes of Ukrainians in the wasteland of Kharkiv

March 10, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Grief and Solidarity: Kyiv’s suburbs transformed from thriving community to ghost town in two weeks

March 10, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism: Milwaukee Independent recognized as Finalist for 8 MPC awards

March 9, 2022 | Articles, Awards, Featured |
St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Milwaukee in 2022 after two-year hiatus due to pandemic

March 9, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Milwaukee Night Market kicks off a full season of downtown festivities in 2022 beginning in June

March 9, 2022 | Curated |
Wisconsin warns public about charity scams claiming to help those affected by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

March 8, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Siege of Irpin: Images show conditions in Milwaukee’s sister city as civilians flee Russian bombardment

March 8, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Ukraine is the first military engagement of America’s Proxy Wars where a country wants to fight for itself

March 8, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Why the Republican Party faces a crisis over Ukraine and the global support for its defense of democracy

March 8, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
A sympathy for Putin: When the rightwing’s “Culture War” spills into an actual “War” war

March 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A TikTok War: How selfie videos inside Ukraine are winning the global PR battle against Putin

March 8, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson speaks with Mayor of Irpin as Milwaukee’s sister city faces brutal attack

March 7, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
What makes the new Cold War more dangerous is that Putin’s authoritarian has rooted itself in America

March 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A Trump-Putin Network: It is time to confront the stunning number of Republicans with deep Kremlin ties

March 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
What is the point of saying “never again” if the world stays silent when bombs drop on the site of Babyn Yar?

March 7, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Support for Ukraine: A growing number of Milwaukee companies have halted their business in Russia

March 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Echoes of the Soviet collapse: Why Russia may find itself in an economic catastrophe similar to 1991

March 7, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A disruption of systems: Critical infrastructures are vulnerable to cyberattacks that put our safety at risk

March 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
Russian assault of Zaporizhzhia Power Plant intensifies global fears of radioactive disaster

March 6, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A Bot Holiday: Russia pivots from COVID to Ukraine with its onslaught of disinformation across social media

March 6, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Veteran Anna Mae Robertson honored on her 98th birthday for distinguished service in Six Triple Eight

March 5, 2022 | Articles |
Wisconsin National Guard turns 185: From territorial militia to a combat reserve with an international role

March 5, 2022 | Articles |
A betrayal of Ukraine: Republican Senators obstruct vital humanitarian aid while seeking profits for Big Oil

March 5, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Joe F. Campbell: Remembering how the Big Boy burger gave him hope in Vietnam as Veterans mourn his loss

March 4, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
COVID is Over: The pandemic is no longer a concern for those who have died and those who deny it still exists

March 4, 2022 | COVID-19, John Pavlovitz |
A life of Self-Determination: Ways to take back some control after feeling powerless from the pandemic

March 4, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Milwaukee’s pandemic-related violence prevention programs get much needed funding from Governor

March 4, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Business and education leaders call on state officials to invest in Wisconsin’s children and schools

March 3, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee fires assistant city attorney after saying Putin was justified to invade Ukraine on Russian TV

March 3, 2022 | Articles |
President Joe Biden visits Wisconsin after State of the Union address to promote infrastructure plans

March 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
A chaotic resettlement: Afghan family sent to live in separate states after months together at Fort McCoy

March 2, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Wisconsin National Guard troops remain on standby in Poland with no orders about Ukraine mobilization

March 2, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
President Joe Biden highlights unity and diplomatic triumphs against Putin in State of the Union address

March 2, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Putin’s biggest fan: Why Trump would happily oblige his Russian benefactor in a second presidency

March 2, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
What we are taught to be ashamed of: A tale of two grandmothers and our ethnic identity in America

March 1, 2022 | Articles, Editorial, Featured, Ukraine |
We are all Ukrainians now: Milwaukee residents condemn Putin at peace rally against war in Ukraine

March 1, 2022 | Photos, Ukraine, Video |
Solomiya Kavyuk: I am an American. I am Ukrainian. If you love democracy, you can be “pro-Ukraine” too.

March 1, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Krystia Nora: Painting a picture of family, war, and the hope for a free Ukraine with poetry

March 1, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Zakhida Adylova: A mother’s diary from Kyiv shares an eyewitness account of life as Putin’s invasion unfolds

March 1, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
A fight for democracy: Fierce resistance by the people of Ukraine exposes Putin’s enablers in America

March 1, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |

February

A historic reemergence: America’s Black Holocaust Museum welcomes visitors for first time since 2008

February 28, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Thirty Years a Slave: Remembering Milwaukee’s first published Black author Louis Hughes

February 28, 2022 | Articles |
Restoration of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville to its former glory gains momentum after decade-long effort

February 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
Beyond the “Magical Negro” trope and the rise of powerful roles for Black women in science fiction

February 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
A non-White fantasy world: Why Tolkien’s “The Rings of Power” is no less authentic with a cast of Black actors

February 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
American Feudalism: How our nation went from “we the people” to “my feelings trump your rights”

February 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge joins landmarks around the world using lights to show solidarity with Ukraine

February 26, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
National Guard deploying to protect nation’s capital as rightwing truck convoy prepares to encircle DC

February 26, 2022 | Syndicated |
State of the County 2022: Racism in Milwaukee and the pandemic continue to devastate community health

February 26, 2022 | Syndicated |
Ukraine under siege: Why a war against one is a war against all

February 25, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Blitzkrieg of Ukraine has emboldened Republicans to use global crisis to undermine an American President

February 25, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Cost of defending freedom: How Americans will feel the economic impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 25, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Jennifer Vosters: A visit to Kyiv that offered insight, awareness, and an inspiration for solidarity

February 24, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Politics stop at the water’s edge: It matters when a democracy like Ukraine is taken down by an autocracy

February 24, 2022 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
How a generation of Americans went from fighting Reagan’s “Evil Empire” to praising Trump’s “Sugar Daddy”

February 24, 2022 | John Pavlovitz, Ukraine |
Got War? Why America continues to champion what MLK called the “madness of militarism”

February 23, 2022 | Syndicated |
Building student confidence requires making space in the classroom to learn about Black History

February 23, 2022 | Syndicated |
Violent Education: Why it is time to rewrite history books that stop glorifying White Nationalism

February 23, 2022 | Syndicated |
Do Black Lives Matter? Part 4: The devaluation of Black people in science and medicine

February 22, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
City leaders highlight efforts by Milwaukee Rental Housing Resource Center to prevent evictions

February 22, 2022 | Photos |
Happy Twosday: Why the numerology of 2/22/22 inspires meaningful connections between unrelated things

February 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
Pardeep Kaleka: Understanding our moral obligation for delivering humanitarian relief to Afghanistan

February 21, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Pardeep Kaleka |
A Sikh Voice from Oak Creek: Testimony urges Congress to protect minorities as GOP distorts the narrative

February 21, 2022 | Syndicated |
Prosperity of Losing Wars: How 60 years of funding the military industrial complex could end our democracy

February 21, 2022 | Syndicated |
Walking Wounded: When each day feels like a funeral for the living with memorials to all that has been lost

February 20, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
Trauma Rehearsal: How zombie movies prepared us for a post-apocalyptic scenario under Trump

February 20, 2022 | Syndicated |
If the Internet is any example, the Metaverse will a virtual hot mess

February 20, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Big Grift: Why Americans are becoming increasingly exhausted and sickened by a political Death Cult

February 19, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Convoy of Crackpots: Far-right conspiracy groups set sights on Canada-inspired blockade of U.S. Capitol

February 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Wall Street putsch: When powerful Bankers sought to overthrow FDR with a fascist dictator

February 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
Then They Came for Me: Milwaukee exhibit explores the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II

February 18, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Darryl Morin: Where family and freedom converged at the crossroads of a trip to Crystal City

February 18, 2022 | Articles |
Born Free and Equal: A look at the historical photos by Ansel Adams from the Manzanar Relocation Center

February 18, 2022 | Articles |
A Dream Deferred: Toshio Mori survived internment camps to become the first Japanese American novelist

February 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
Spiritual but not religious: Why Japan’s Shintoism is attracting American followers and growing online

February 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
MCTS adopts modernized fare collection system to help connect riders with regional transit services

February 17, 2022 | Curated, Featured |
Plan to expand charging stations in Wisconsin for electric vehicles turns sour in fight over profits

February 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
State of the State 2022: Governor Tony Evers proposes legislative action on budget surplus to help residents

February 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee’s Next Mayor: Voters pick Cavalier Johnson and Bob Donovan for general election in April

February 16, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Treatment and Reuse: First company in The Water Council’s BREW program prepares to go public

February 16, 2022 | Curated |
An Insect Evolution: Scientists discover how enzymes from plastic-eating bugs can boost recycling

February 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee seeks state financial help to address public safety issues with funds from budget surplus

February 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
How a “violent insurrection” has been part of the GOP playbook for “legitimate political discourse”

February 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why the next Republican president can become a dictator if Trump is not prosecuted for his crimes

February 15, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Do Black Lives Matter? Part 3: The devaluation of Black people in the criminal justice system

February 14, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Political Bibliophobia: Why a fabricated “moral panic” over CRT transformed into a book-banning hysteria

February 14, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Robin D. G. Kelley: How scholars are countering well-funded attacks on Critical Race Theory

February 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
A denial of freedom: Why cries of “1776” by January 6 insurrectionists are more like “1860” by Confederates

February 13, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
A War on Reality: The shocking things Trumpublicans believe

February 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Black players, White head coaches: Why the NFL’s effort to diversify team leadership shows no progress

February 13, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Panic of 1893: How Republicans have hurt the economy and perpetuated a myth to blame Democrats

February 12, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Corporate Sedition: Why business donations continue to fund lawmakers bent on eliminating democracy

February 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Rich Man’s War: How the Koch network of wealthy White men has taken over the Confederate ideology

February 12, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Tom Barrett officially becomes a U.S. Ambassador after presenting credentials to Grand Duke Of Luxembourg

February 11, 2022 | Curated, Featured |
Mayoral candidates debate range of issues before city’s first election without an incumbent since 2004

February 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
The intent of discrimination: How Republicans are redefining racism in order to exclude Black voters

February 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
Gilligan’s Island: The disturbing themes I noticed while binge watching the classic sitcom during the pandemic

February 10, 2022 | COVID-19, Editorial, Featured |
The Secret Garden: New floral exhibit brings magical expressions of spring to Milwaukee’s dull COVID winter

February 10, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Our parks are for us: Community support needed to preserve public greenspaces across Milwaukee County

February 10, 2022 | Syndicated |
Stakeholders tour revitalized Soldiers Home to review affordable housing initiatives for Milwaukee Veterans

February 9, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
The Great Upgrade: Workers are seeking better jobs while their strong bargaining position lasts

February 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
Maybe Not So Great: Analysis of historical data offers a better context to understand the Great Resignation

February 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
State of the City 2022: Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson delivers video address for his vision of Milwaukee

February 8, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
State plan to use surplus revenue funds would invest in childcare and employment for Wisconsin residents

February 8, 2022 | Curated |
Why companies must change how they view workers as they compete for finding and keeping talent

February 8, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Do Black Lives Matter? Part 2: The devaluation of Black people in politics and law

February 7, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
An Incredible Heroine: Mattel adds tribute doll of Ida B. Wells to Barbie’s Inspiring Women series

February 7, 2022 | Curated |
World-class cultural center featuring African American art proposed for Bronzeville neighborhood

February 7, 2022 | Curated |
The combat ship USS Milwaukee seizes cargo of suspected cocaine with estimated value of $22M

February 6, 2022 | Articles |
How Oshkosh Defense cheats Wisconsin workers with decision to produce $6B USPS contract out-of-state

February 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
Last branch of U.S. military initiates involuntary discharge of solders who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

February 6, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Trump’s public confession stirs calls for his criminal indictment and abolition of the Electoral College

February 5, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Congress considers how to modify the Electoral Count Act of 1887 after voting rights stalled

February 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Absentee Ballots: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules drop boxes are permitted at least for February 15 primary

February 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Always Facing Left: What collecting Mao pins in China taught me about art and ideology

February 4, 2022 | Editorial, Featured |
Sports Diplomacy: There are better ways to pressure China than boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
An Economic Shock: China gained so much so fast through trade policies that still impact America

February 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Great Reset: Why Canada became the new home of the “American Dream” for immigrants

February 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Of Mice and Men: How Joe Tsien became a celebrated scientist without a country

February 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Over 27 and Unmarried: How China’s “Leftover Women” are fighting back against the stigma of being single

February 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Dangerous Books: Perhaps Bible-believing Conservative Christians should consider banning the Bible

February 3, 2022 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
No Maus: Latest book-banning tirade by GOP targets pulitzer-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust

February 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
Libraries in Wisconsin are keeping an eye on the unprecedented efforts nationwide to ban books

February 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
GOP’s sinking ship: Why White Supremacists freak-out over idea of a Black woman as Supreme Court Justice

February 2, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Wisconsin Republican’s latest legislative attack on education aims to dismantle Milwaukee Public Schools

February 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Reaching toward Light: The vision of love as a moral imperative remains relevant to America’s future

February 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Do Black Lives Matter? Part 1: An introduction to the historical devaluation of Black people

February 1, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Dr. Lester Carter: Pharmacist and pioneer of herbal remedies for Milwaukee’s Black community dies at 90

February 1, 2022 | Articles |
America’s modern-day slavery: A fatal flaw in the 13th Amendment created our forced labor prison system

February 1, 2022 | Syndicated |

January

How watching Korean food videos can be a soothing vacation as the pandemic drags on in Milwaukee

January 31, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19, Editorial, Featured |
Asian study boom: Popularity of Anime and Hallyu has diminished student interest in European languages

January 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Cup Noodles: How the instant food became a success story in America by hiding its Japanese roots

January 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why American policies must change for an End-of-War Declaration with North Korea to succeed

January 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Like father, like grandfather: How Kim Jong Un’s grip has extended brutal repression to a new generational

January 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Beyond Spycraft: Lessons from South Korea on how the business of disinformation fueled a dirty industry

January 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Protecting the rule of law: President Joe Biden may be unable to stop the Republican drive to end democracy

January 30, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Intimidate and Conquer: GOP’s new “election police” proves voter fraud is not real but election fraud is

January 30, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Advocating for Voter Suppression: When politicians don’t care if their constituents want fair elections

January 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
A War on Babies: Why Senator Ron Johnson’s “you’re on your own” message for families betrays our children

January 29, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
False Certificates: Congressional committee subpoenas two Wisconsin Republicans over fake Trump electors

January 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why a lack of census classification leaves Milwaukee’s MENA ethnic groups without elected representation

January 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Criminal-in-Chief: No surprise why crime is rising after 4 years of a president who disregarded the rule of law

January 28, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Jimmy Carter 2.0: Why the anti-democratic mob is determined to make Joe Biden into a bogeyman

January 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
What Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court means for American democracy

January 28, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Keeping families healthy: Wisconsin distributes 5.4M of personal protective equipment so far in 2022

January 27, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Fear, change, and 2022: Why COVID-19 variants renew our anxiety of the pandemic and an unknown future

January 27, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A vaccine built for the world: How the patent-free CORBEVAX could help end the global pandemic

January 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
Flashbacks of the USSR: Understanding the crisis behind Russia’s high-stakes gamble to invade Ukraine

January 26, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Yizker bikher: How “Memorial Books” commemorate Holocaust deaths while also celebrating Jewish lives

January 26, 2022 | Syndicated |
Indefinitely Confined: Critics call out Kleefisch’s hypocrisy on voting method in 2020 election

January 26, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Milwaukee County Historical Society’s feature exhibit for 2022 explores “Where the Waters Meet”

January 25, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Freshwater Pollution: Each year Lake Michigan gets filled with more than 1M tons of winter salt

January 25, 2022 | Syndicated |
Don’t Look Up: Why the Netflix film is a perfect metaphor for American denialism of climate change

January 25, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
PixelSmiths: New podcast series features stories about the creative minds behind indie video games

January 24, 2022 | Curated, Featured |
John Suess: Collection of paintings by retired Milwaukee librarian on display at public library

January 24, 2022 | Curated |
Exhibit of J.R.R. Tolkien’s manuscripts for “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” coming to Milwaukee

January 24, 2022 | Curated |
Why the Supreme Court’s right-wing political ruling against vaccinations further weaponizes COVID-19

January 23, 2022 | COVID-19, Heather Richardson |
Hypocrisy and Health: Workplace safety at risk after SCOTUS blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses

January 23, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Pandemic Payday: Oxfam’s report shows Ultrawealthy earned $1.2B a day while inequality killed millions

January 23, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Thich Nhat Hanh: Remembering the influential Buddhist monk who taught me to be a better Christian

January 22, 2022 | Articles, Editorial |
FlexRide Milwaukee: MCTS begins on-demand transit service to connect workers with distant jobs

January 22, 2022 | Articles |
Nigeria completes purchase of Talgo trains intended for unbuilt Milwaukee-Madison high-speed rail line

January 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
When society is itself the tyrant: Understanding why America has never been a Democracy of the people

January 21, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
An Immortal Dream: Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21, 2022 | Articles |
Becoming Unraveled: How a nation that was a beacon of freedom disintegrated from its own brutality

January 21, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Defending Democracy: Senator Tammy Baldwin details attacks on Wisconsin voting rights in Senate speech

January 20, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
One-Party Rule: Why Republicans oppose the foundation of democracy and the freedom to vote

January 20, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Forcing voters from the polls: Senate filibuster blocks urgently needed Federal legislation

January 20, 2022 | Syndicated |
A workforce dilemma: How Wisconsin’s labor shortage has transformed the jobs market for years to come

January 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
Economists unsurprised that Black Americans still experience higher jobless rate despite market recovery

January 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Tyranny of Generosity: When philanthropists think making sandwiches is enough to end hunger

January 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
An injustice ends after 38 years: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue finally extends into Downtown Milwaukee

January 18, 2022 | Featured, Sound |
Milwaukee Film dedicates February to Black History Month 2022 with a focus on local experiences

January 18, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19 |
Historic sites are not Disneyland: Why tours of slaveholding plantations are inflaming culture wars

January 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
Un-Whitewashing MLK: Seeing a true legacy that heroification has kept long hidden

January 17, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
King’s Vision: How the Vietnam War pushed the Civil Rights leader to embrace global justice

January 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
Still no justice for Emmett Till: Why the spirit of the Jim Crow era remains alive and well

January 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
War on Voting: How a small but wealthy group seized control of our political system for their own profit

January 16, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Advocates demand DC statehood: Almost 700K American citizens still denied voting representation in Congress

January 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Coup by a thousand cuts: Trump’s erosion of American democracy depends on vicious conspiracy theories

January 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Hispanic community urges City leaders to get outside counsel after flawed opinion on Fair Map proposals

January 15, 2022 | Articles |
Waukesha Judge sides with conservative lawsuit that ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law

January 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin jurisdictions part of new federal effort giving non-English proficient citizens access to vote

January 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Same old “Lost Cause” Myth: We should stop pretending that the “Big Lie” is something new in America

January 14, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Voting for voter suppression: Why Republicans are unwilling to support common-sense Voting Rights

January 14, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Wisconsin panel explores root causes of domestic terrorism in response to January 6 insurrection

January 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveils comprehensive three-point plan for public safety in Milwaukee

January 13, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Political Panic: Libraries across America report surge of coordinated attempts to ban books in schools

January 13, 2022 | Syndicated |
Guarantee Clause: Buried in our Constitution for 232 years is an emergency mechanism to save Democracy

January 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Abandoning Democracy: A failure to pass meaningful voting rights will signal the death of our republic

January 12, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
American Autocracy: 2024 will most likely see the end of our Civil Liberties if voting rights not secured

January 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
Insurrectionists in suits and ties: How the next coup to overthrow American Democracy has already begun

January 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
Beyond Omicron: The laws of biochemistry mean that COVID-19 variants cannot improve indefinitely

January 11, 2022 | COVID-19, Featured, Syndicated |
Standards of care: How the COVID-19 surge forced hospital staff into impossible ethical decisions

January 11, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Pandemic Poverty: Out-of-pocket medical costs have pushed half a billion people into financial distress

January 11, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Bankrupting American society: Why billionaires peddle the cultural lie of “rugged individualism”

January 10, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Driver Shortages: MCTS temporarily suspends eight freeway flyers to downtown starting January 10

January 10, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19 |
The COVID-19 Pill: Wisconsin receives first Federal shipment of oral treatments for the coronavirus

January 10, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Sheriff Earnell Lucas issues statement about his position on addressing local violent crimes

January 9, 2022 | Articles |
Report calls for creation of a new Civil Rights law in Wisconsin to expand the review of police shootings

January 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
Transparency and Reform: Research shows how body cameras have increased police accountability

January 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Gaslighting of America: Why justice for the Day of Sedition remains elusive

January 8, 2022 | Syndicated |
A wake-up call unheeded: America’s Reichstag fire continues to smolder from a far-right threat

January 8, 2022 | Syndicated |
Sore losers are subverting Democracy: Outrage over the Big Lie has helped fuel domestic terrorism plots

January 8, 2022 | Syndicated |
Power over Principle: The day when Americans lost faith in America

January 7, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Seeing the Facts: President Joe Biden asks Americans to believe the truth of January 6 with their own eyes

January 7, 2022 | Syndicated |
Web of lies: How the treachery of a disgraced former president holds a dagger at the throat of Democracy

January 7, 2022 | Syndicated |
Democracy is not a state: It is an act that requires each generation to do its part

January 6, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
America’s most shameful day: How we failed to be good stewards of the freedoms that so many sacrificed for

January 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
Jail time for January 6: Capitol rioters given severe sentences for involvement in Trump’s failed coup

January 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
None Dare Call It Treason: Why co-conspirators in Trump’s Capitol attack are still serving in Congress

January 5, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Minority Rule: Trump Republicans do not need to form their own country since they can dominate this one

January 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
A failure of imagination: When the idea of an armed rebellion goes from conspiracy theory to reality

January 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Big lie, big anger, and big money: The War on Democracy that Congress faces after a holiday break

January 4, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Disgraced ex-president plans to reiterate false claims on anniversary of deadly January 6 attack

January 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Opportunism and Cowardice: Why Republican falsehoods were designed to destroy democracy

January 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Fully Vaccinated and Boosted: Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson urges Milwaukee to take COVID-19 precautions

January 3, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured |
Slaying social anxiety: How Dungeons & Dragons became a safe haven for many during the pandemic

January 3, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Post-Pandemic PTSD: Research finds increased mental trauma after recovery from COVID-19 hospitalization

January 3, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
The rejection of empathy: Why MAGA Republicans would have canceled Jesus for His ministry of love

January 2, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
Social change is coming: When rightwing ideology focuses its fear in a perpetual war against progress

January 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Lost Voting Rights: How a “slow motion insurrection” over 2021 has put fascism on the ballot for 2022

January 2, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
On the brink of a New Progressive Era: America faces a moment of both great danger and great opportunity

January 1, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Toxic Positivity: When pursuing happiness can overemphasize its value and cause more unhappiness

January 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
A.D. 2022: Why years are counted with a Gregorian calendar when most of the world is not Christian

January 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee welcomes 2022 by ringing the historic Solomon Juneau Bell at City Hall on New Year’s Eve

January 1, 2022 | Video |

December

Year In Review 2021: A generation of forgotten heroes who served our country

December 31, 2021 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: Giving voice to unique stories from the Milwaukee community

December 31, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: The ripple effect of social trauma across Milwaukee

December 31, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: The COVID-19 crisis further divides the Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

December 30, 2021 | Articles, COVID-19, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: The Biblical irony of Christians who denounce the message of Christ

December 30, 2021 | John Pavlovitz, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: When marches start with a hope for healing and end with vigils for loss

December 30, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: Milwaukee’s somewhat socially distanced public celebrations in photos

December 29, 2021 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: Honoring a vibrant Black culture in Milwaukee from Cowboys to Juneteenth

December 29, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: A virtual Japan experience in art and exploration to escape isolation

December 29, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: A dark shadow across Democracy after January 6 insurrection

December 28, 2021 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: When racists complain about being labeled as racists

December 28, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: Trump’s Cult of toxic patriotism that fueled the Big Lie

December 28, 2021 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: A journey to Alabama on the long road of America’s unjust history

December 27, 2021 | Featured, Reggie Jackson, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: Finding a strategy for giving up our confinement to fear

December 27, 2021 | Pardeep Kaleka, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2021: When the party of Abraham Lincoln became the party of Jefferson Davis

December 27, 2021 | Heather Richardson, Year In Review |
Wisconsin expects a Federal investment of $142M in 2022 to ensure safe drinking water across state

December 26, 2021 | Curated |
Creating a less deadly society: Why so many Americans oppose saving the lives of so many Americans

December 26, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Poisoned Cars: Why the oil industry sold leaded fuel for a century while knowing about its health risks

December 26, 2021 | Syndicated |
The Original American Crisis: When George Washington fought for human self-determination on Christmas

December 25, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
A holiday survival guide: How to transform the Christmas experience in the second year of a pandemic

December 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Those left behind: How to help survivors of suicide loss cope with grief during the holidays

December 25, 2021 | Syndicated |
Common Council President Cavalier Johnson becomes acting Mayor of Milwaukee just before Christmas

December 24, 2021 | Articles, Featured, Photos |
End of an Era: Tom Barrett resigns as Milwaukee’s Mayor and sworn in as Ambassador to Luxembourg

December 24, 2021 | Articles |
From German roots to American soil: How the image of Santa Claus made Christmas a holiday tradition

December 24, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Yuletide Blockbuster: Why the film “Die Hard” is legitimately a Christmas movie

December 23, 2021 | Syndicated |
Christmas as Religion: When movies create an idealized world and watching them becomes a holiday ritual

December 23, 2021 | Syndicated |
The original energy bar: A magnificent history of the much maligned holiday fruitcake

December 23, 2021 | Syndicated |
Trolls, Vigilantes, and Death: When a political party embodies the darkest ideology of its constituency

December 22, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
The Rittenhouse Rule: Why White Supremacists are overjoyed to welcome their new Conservative hero

December 22, 2021 | Syndicated |
Since Sandy Hook: How a new breed of conspiracy theories has became more mainstream and cruel

December 22, 2021 | Syndicated |
Only liars fear truth: Parents of color want America to know that our children’s education matters

December 21, 2021 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
MATC offers free tuition and debt forgiveness to make college more available to diverse student population

December 21, 2021 | Syndicated |
Technology is never neutral: Why Black people will struggle to find a place in the Metaverse

December 21, 2021 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: Stop conflating “social justice” advocacy with “anti-social justice” rhetoric

December 20, 2021 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Feeling Undervalued: 50 percent of Wisconsin’s working women are considering leaving their jobs

December 20, 2021 | Syndicated |
Remote vs. In-Office: How the pandemic is accelerating the transition to a hybrid workplace

December 20, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A Campaign of Subversion: Evidence grows against GOP lawmakers who conspired to overturn Biden’s victory

December 19, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
America’s anger problem: Lessons from a decade of political rage when delusion stood in place of reality

December 19, 2021 | Syndicated |
A National Divorce: Why the American military could not withstand an insurgency by White Supremacists

December 19, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Love of Guns: When pro-life Christians find joy in uplifting high-powered weapons designed to end life

December 18, 2021 | John Pavlovitz |
Distorted Values: Why some Americans are so willing to let children die to protect the Second Amendment

December 18, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Generating unusual harm: What recent high-profile criminal trials say about America’s flawed gun laws

December 18, 2021 | Syndicated |
Tom Barrett: A photographic retrospective of his time as Milwaukee’s Mayor

December 17, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
What We Owe Our Children: Education is an empty ritual without honesty and intellectual stimulation

December 17, 2021 | Columns, Reggie Jackson |
Wisconsin Republicans react to student shootings in Michigan with Bill allowing more guns in schools

December 17, 2021 | Curated |
A Coming Storm: Authoritarian coups are gradual and then sudden

December 16, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Sleepwalking into another insurrection: America’s Anti-Democratic movement is quietly taking hold

December 16, 2021 | Syndicated |
A detriment to democracy: State GOP senator implores Wisconsin Republicans to end brazen election attacks

December 16, 2021 | Syndicated |
Common Council reopens Aldermanic redistricting process with unanimous vote to sustain Mayor’s veto

December 15, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
Government of Mexico honors West Allis restaurant owners with 2021 Mexicanos Distinguidos Award

December 15, 2021 | Articles |
Attorney General Josh Kaul to refuse enforcement of state’s 1849 abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned

December 15, 2021 | Syndicated |
Habitat for Humanity continues partnership with City to build new housing in Harambee Neighborhood

December 14, 2021 | Curated, Featured |
Mitchell Airport launches Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program to increase travel accessibility

December 14, 2021 | Articles |
Lake Michigan’s shrinking beaches: DNR considers how much land to preserve as nature erodes state parks

December 14, 2021 | Syndicated |
Republican cuts to emergency unemployment benefits did not help improve workforce shortages

December 13, 2021 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Two pandemic school years: Wisconsin colleges see continued decline in student enrollment

December 13, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Brain Drain: America feels prolonged economic impact from the slump in foreign student admissions

December 13, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
When Conservative Christians come to the sobering reality that they are antithetical to Jesus

December 12, 2021 | John Pavlovitz |
Freedom of religion is part of American values but QAnon conspiracies have no place in a civilized society

December 12, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
How the U.S. Supreme Court has undermined the Federal protection of Civil Rights enshrined since 1954

December 12, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
Jonathan Brostoff: We cannot permit Republican efforts that undermine Wisconsin’s elections

December 11, 2021 | Curated |
Study details methods used by Trump allies that systematically remove obstacles to steal votes

December 11, 2021 | Syndicated |
Perpetuating Trump’s Big Lie: How Republicans are setting the stage for anther insurrection in 2024

December 11, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Just as poisonous snakes require specific antivenoms, there is no one-size-fits-all remedy for discrimination

December 10, 2021 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Exploiting an internal rot: When foreign governments pretend to be Americans on social media

December 10, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
The link between deception and technology: Why people are lying more since the rise of social media

December 10, 2021 | Syndicated |
John McGivern’s new holiday show celebrates the life of his late mother with a touching tribute of love

December 9, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
Metro Milwaukee area allocated $7M in workforce initiative grants to help employ hundreds of workers

December 9, 2021 | Articles |
Distribution of $200M in ARPA funds begins reaching Wisconsin communities to support economic recovery

December 9, 2021 | Curated |
90 years of Billie the Brownie: Milwaukee County Historical Society celebrates a beloved holiday icon

December 8, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
Milwaukee nonprofits get $1.6M investment to strengthen the local food and nutrition ecosystem

December 8, 2021 | Curated |
Wisconsin ranks poorly in new report that maps disparities in health by race and ethnicity nationwide

December 8, 2021 | Syndicated |
Mayor Tom Barrett vetoes proposed Aldermanic map over concerns by Latinx community leaders

December 7, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
Money for Nothing: Lawrence Tabak’s book explores how taxpayers funded the foolish Foxconn fantasy

December 7, 2021 | Syndicated |
Death as a political strategy: Why the latest unhinged rant against Dr. Fauci perpetuates Republican lies

December 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Thom Hartmann |
Supreme Court justices appointed by a president who instigated a coup show true colors as partisan hacks

December 6, 2021 | Featured, Syndicated |
Roe v. Wade rulings: Constitutional rights hinge on the judgment of when “personhood” occurs

December 6, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Fear of Legitimacy: When the only political agenda is to deny Democracy by igniting culture wars

December 6, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
Predatory Health System: Omicron variant shows need to condemn greed and again celebrate community

December 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Thom Hartmann |
Health officials confirm a vaccinated Milwaukee County resident as first Omicron variant case in state

December 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Curated |
From AIDS to Omicron: How America’s pharmaceutical apartheid creates a viral underclass

December 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
The GOP’s War on Women: Using the justice system to roll back the clock on legal rights

December 4, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
The cost of contraception: How limiting abortion access could severely harm the economy

December 4, 2021 | Syndicated |
New limits on abortions: U.S. Supreme Court decision could spur a cascade of legal changes across states

December 4, 2021 | Syndicated |
Taking a Deep Breath: Reggie Jackson on being totally off the grid for eight days

December 3, 2021 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Sick before the pandemic: How the COVID catastrophe distracted Americans from the obesity epidemic

December 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
No one can opt out: Why ultra-processed foods are engineered to be addictive and unhealthy

December 3, 2021 | Syndicated |
Appetite for gentrification: When foodscapes make neighborhoods unaffordable for longtime residents

December 2, 2021 | Syndicated |
Efforts by White nature conservationists are upending a generations-old way of life for Black farmers

December 2, 2021 | Syndicated |
Greenhouse Gases: How increased food production impacts land use and contributes to climate change

December 2, 2021 | Syndicated |
Honoring Alonzo Robinson: Milwaukee Fire Dept. building named for Wisconsin’s first Black architect

December 1, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
A reserved bus seat: MCTS hosts sixth annual tribute to Rosa Parks for her resistance to segregation

December 1, 2021 | Curated |
Virgil Abloh: Wisconsin alum and visionary fashion designer dies from cancer at 41

December 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Featured, Syndicated |

November

Unhappy Americans: The unrealistic expectations of how fast President Joe Biden can clean up Trump’s mess

November 30, 2021 | Featured, Syndicated |
How the unequal weight between emotion and policymaking has disconnected voter perceptions

November 30, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
Making unacceptable acceptable: The political combat behind the linguistic slur of “Let’s Go Brandon”

November 30, 2021 | Syndicated |
Vaccine Inequalities: How a one-size-fits-all approach to eradicating the pandemic opens a door to variants

November 29, 2021 | COVID-19, Featured, Syndicated |
Omicron Variant: Scientists warn of new virus strain that can carry a high number of mutations

November 29, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Why Moderna refuses to share the rights for a COVID-19 vaccine developed with taxpayer funding

November 29, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Whiteness as Property: Why the acquittal of Rittenhouse is an affirmation of Critical Race Theory

November 28, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Sweet Kid: How the Rittenhouse precedent serves as a rallying cry for vigilantism by the White supremacists

November 28, 2021 | Syndicated |
Ahmaud Arbery Verdicts: For want of a video the crime and its coverup would never have been prosecuted

November 28, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
A love of reading: Remembering Jeanette Schaffer’s unique life and cornerstone bookstore in Milwaukee

November 27, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
Shop Small Wisconsin Day: Consumers encouraged to help local businesses thrive this Holiday Season

November 27, 2021 | Articles |
Alleviating social isolation: How online arts programs for seniors can improve their quality of life

November 27, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Surge of Sickness: Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations across Wisconsin surpass January’s record high

November 26, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Believing the Lie: Pandemic misinformation continues to spread as quickly as COVID according to new survey

November 26, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A perennial pandemic: What a future with COVID-19 looks like as the virus becomes endemic

November 26, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Money Hungry: Satisfying our consumeristic need for wealth and well-being

November 25, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
America’s Origin Story: Why Thanksgiving is part of how we think about the founding of our country

November 25, 2021 | Syndicated |
How Thanksgiving became rooted in a defense of democracy during the Civil War

November 25, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
Not everyone says thank you: The cultural language and economic rhetoric of gratitude

November 25, 2021 | Syndicated |
A False Inflation: High prices are being driven by a few corporate giants trying to rake in too much profit

November 24, 2021 | Syndicated |
Supply chain stress: Empty shelves remain as consumer demand soars into the holiday shopping season

November 24, 2021 | Syndicated |
The Great Resignation: Seismic shifts in the economy has hit companies with higher employee Quit Rates

November 24, 2021 | Syndicated |
Interfaith prayer vigil held for local community following Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy

November 23, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
A Poor Man’s Weapon: Waukesha tragedy highlights how vehicle ramming can cause mass casualties

November 23, 2021 | Syndicated |
Anti-poverty programs: How State investments can substantially reduce child abuse and neglect

November 23, 2021 | Syndicated |
A tour with TSA: Detecting guns and enforcing COVID protocols at Mitchell Airport before Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
Celebrating the Holidays Safely: Wisconsin DHS shares recommendations to reduce health risks from COVID

November 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Curated |
Milwaukee Mitchell earns top airport marketing awards in recognition of passenger experience

November 22, 2021 | Curated |
A Letter to White America: From Alabama to Kenosha as the march toward justice continues

November 21, 2021 | Curated |
Milwaukee protestors march peacefully through downtown streets in response to Rittenhouse Verdict

November 21, 2021 | Articles |
Aiding and Abetting Instability: Why Law Enforcement must be held accountable for its toxic role in Kenosha

November 21, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Green Light for Armed Vigilantes: White America has been on trial along with Kyle Rittenhouse

November 20, 2021 | John Pavlovitz |
Evading Accountability: Kenosha jury’s acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse just the latest miscarriage of justice

November 20, 2021 | Syndicated |
Vigilante Trial Ends: Milwaukee leaders react to non-guilty decision in Kenosha shootings

November 20, 2021 | Articles |
Only White Lives Matter: Why Republicans rally around Rittenhouse as the hero of a modern Confederacy

November 20, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
A Poisoned Doctrine: Rittenhouse verdict legitimizes claim of self-defense against a self-created danger

November 20, 2021 | Syndicated |
Legacy of Faith: Sixth generation from Brumder Family still attends church founded by George and Henriette

November 19, 2021 | Articles, Featured |
An 1867 relic of the Milwaukee Road: One of state’s last train depots moved for conversion into coffeehouse

November 19, 2021 | Articles |
On Contested Terrain: New exhibition in Milwaukee to highlight celebrated photographer An-My Lê

November 19, 2021 | Articles |
New federal study highlights Milwaukee and Madison as keys hubs in high-speed rail network across Midwest

November 18, 2021 | Featured, Syndicated |
Carbon reduction: Wisconsin’s largest utility company plans to shift from coal to natural gas by 2035

November 18, 2021 | Syndicated |
A climate tug of war: Wisconsin communities expect to spend millions to protect Lake Michigan shorelines

November 18, 2021 | Syndicated |
If the truth offends: When racists complain that they are tired of being labeled as racists

November 17, 2021 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
A Post-Pandemic Life: Why it is so sad that so many people are happy with a return to normal

November 17, 2021 | Articles, COVID-19 |
A War on Democracy: How White Supremacists can attack the foundation of America with impunity

November 17, 2021 | Syndicated |
Jeffrey Norman takes Oath of Office at City Hall and begins four-year term as Milwaukee’s Chief of Police

November 16, 2021 | Articles, Audio, Featured, Sound |
The loss of fact-based truth: Very few people understand what journalism really is

November 16, 2021 | Syndicated |
Journalism vs. Infotainment: News is too vital for democracy to be left in the hands of corporations

November 16, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Discovery World Gala 2021: Annual fundraising benefit sees joyous return after a year postponed by pandemic

November 15, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
Nadiyah Johnson: Ensuring that people of color and women can find opportunities in the Tech industry

November 15, 2021 | Syndicated |
Foxconn after 4 Years: Wisconsin lawmakers refuse to admit their political ambitions hurt state’s economy

November 15, 2021 | Curated |
Reaching zero emissions: Local energy self-sufficiency could turn every home into a power plant

November 14, 2021 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Expanding Renewable Energy: Milwaukee Solar Group celebrates its buying program’s most successful year

November 14, 2021 | Articles |
Utility Rights: Proposed Wisconsin bill would remove barriers to third-party solar ownership

November 14, 2021 | Syndicated |
Crocodile Tears: Kyle Rittenhouse’s masterclass in victimology deserves an Emmy but not an exoneration

November 13, 2021 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee struggles to reduce disparity with Black students over suspensions and disciplinary actions

November 13, 2021 | Syndicated |
Waukesha students say school district’s ban on LGBTQ and BLM signs perpetuates bullying

November 13, 2021 | Syndicated |
The Value of Milwaukee: Cavalier Johnson talks about restoring the city’s relationship with state leaders

November 12, 2021 | Featured, Syndicated |
Pregnancy Inequities: Milwaukee County continues to the lead nation in Black birth disparities

November 12, 2021 | Syndicated |
Research details links between racial discrimination and suicidal thoughts in people of color

November 12, 2021 | Syndicated |
Veterans Day Parade returns to the streets of Milwaukee to celebrate those who served our nation

November 11, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
Wisconsin Air National Guard specialist becomes Mother’s wingman in her fight against cancer

November 11, 2021 | Curated |
Innovative and Excellence: Milwaukee’s historic Soldiers Home earns National Preservation Award

November 11, 2021 | Articles |
Living Memorials: The mementos some Marines use to remember their fallen comrades on Veterans Day

November 11, 2021 | Syndicated |
Lawsuit alleges Senator Ron Johnson received illegal campaign contributions from NRA affiliates

November 10, 2021 | Syndicated |
Anti-Muppet attack on Big Bird over COVID vaccine is example of why Republicans love to hate Sesame Street

November 10, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A Thriving Southern Strategy: Why the public fails to admit Republican “policy” is naked White Supremacy

November 10, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Milwaukee Bucks honored by President Joe Biden in first visit to White House by NBA team since 2016

November 9, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
How a “safety net” prevents personal disasters while “rights of citizenship” is a foundation for society

November 9, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Dignity and Respect: United States issues first passport with X gender designation

November 9, 2021 | Syndicated |
Passage of $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill and a recovering economy dispels rightwing fearmongering

November 8, 2021 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
The threat of excessive wealth: Americans have struggled over generations for economic equality

November 8, 2021 | Syndicated |
Rising Insecurity: COVID has increased the difficulty for many households to obtain healthy food

November 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
A fall from grace: How Aaron Rodgers jeopardized the health of others with his anti-vaccination deception

November 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Sports and Politics: The challenge of rebranding community ownership of a business as Packerism

November 7, 2021 | Syndicated |
What if Tom Brady took a knee? And why Colin Kaepernick is still out of a job after five years

November 7, 2021 | Syndicated |
Outrage Industrial Complex: Research shows that polarized political discourse is actually addictive

November 6, 2021 | Syndicated |
Racine’s partisan ploy: Why proposed criminal charges against election officials is a political smear tactic

November 6, 2021 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin police departments struggle to find and retain officers after public calls for accountability

November 6, 2021 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin begins offering children ages 5 to 11 COVID-19 vaccinations as infection activity remains high

November 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Curated, Featured |
A veneer of legitimacy: How fringe Anti-Vaxxers have co-opted local news outlets with misinformation

November 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
COVID in Dog Years: How emotional responses to the pandemic has altered our perception of time

November 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
The Facebook Papers: New documents expose tech giant’s greed that put profits before people

November 4, 2021 | Syndicated |
A misinformation problem: Why Facebook’s algorithms are a threat to public health

November 4, 2021 | Syndicated |
From Neuromancer to Snow Crash: Facebook’s clumsy vision unlikely to fulfill 40-year dream of a Metaverse

November 4, 2021 | Syndicated |
Fair maps by nonpartisan redistricting commission at odds with Wisconsin GOP-drafted gerrymandered plan

November 3, 2021 | Syndicated |
A Cancer on Democracy: How the Supreme Court poisoned America with its Citizens United decision

November 3, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
Archaic and often racist Supreme Court cases dating back to 1901 still rule over millions of Americans

November 3, 2021 | Syndicated |
Last free election: America is in an existential fight to defend democracy from those who would destroy it

November 2, 2021 | Heather Richardson |
Under Threat: Milwaukee election workers still face harassment from Trump voters who push the Big Lie

November 2, 2021 | Syndicated |
Ambition vs. Public Good: Our founding freedom was not meant to allow people do whatever they want

November 2, 2021 | Syndicated |
Local immigrant rights allies pressure Democrats to keep their promises and deliver a path to citizenship

November 1, 2021 | Syndicated |
How racists and big money transformed the party of Abraham Lincoln into a modern-day Confederacy

November 1, 2021 | Thom Hartmann |
No perfect time: Why a lingering stain of homophobia has kept major league baseball in the closet

November 1, 2021 | Syndicated |

October

Day of the Dead: Milwaukee celebrates annual Día de los Muertos Festival at Forest Home with 5K Run/Walk

October 31, 2021 | Featured, Photos |
Día de los Muertos: How commercialization has transformed the Day of the Dead holiday

October 31, 2021 | Syndicated |
Halloween 2021: Simple safety tips to minimize risks from the Delta variant while trick-or-treating

October 31, 2021 | Syndicated |
The Great Vampire Epidemic: How the myth of Dracula was born from disease and folklore

October 31, 2021 | Syndicated |
Build the Change: Lego shares COP26 instruction guide from children on how to solve the climate crisis

October 30, 2021 | Curated |
Human cost of climate change: Millions of urban families at risk from dangerous weather exposure

October 30, 2021 | Syndicated |