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Milwaukee’s Mansion: Critical restoration needed to save landmark Pabst Home from deterioration
Known as “Milwaukee’s Mansion,” the home of Captain Frederick Pabst is one of the Brew...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Ukrainian tactics to cripple Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have historical parallels to the Russo-Japanese War
In a series of relentless and innovative strikes, Ukraine has continued to weaken Russia’s Black...
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Luke Waldo: The promise of a guaranteed income for the economic stability of Milwaukee families
“This direct cash transfer is grounded in the belief that economic and concrete supports build...
Reggie Jackson: Why the denial of Black oppression is growing as another false American narrative
“If some groups are simply meant to be at the bottom, then there are no questions to ask about...
Pardeep Kaleka: The “might makes right” mindset is acculturated into the racial hurt we consume
Sometimes it feels like the hate that we give back to ourselves cuts the deepest. This American...
One life saved: Why speaking openly about suicide prevention is vital for growing community support
As suicide prevention month draws to a close, we must remember that the door is always open for...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
Essential Gear: The toolkit of a Milwaukee photojournalist on international assignments
Anyone who has taken a long-distance trip has an idea about what is required to pack for the...
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Generative journalism: The risk of newsrooms experimenting with AI tools that are still unreliable
By Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston The...
A level playing field: Why the Reagan economic era is over regardless of Trump’s future
There are really two major Republican political stories dominating the news these days. The more...
The conservative model: When a perfect storm of fanatics strives to build a nation of uneducated serfs
Republican politicians and the rightwing billionaires who fund them want a nation of uneducated,...
The Pandemic We Wasted: How we could have transcended our self-erected barriers of politics
What do you remember about the first days of the pandemic? I remember going to three grocery...
Business politics: Corruption of U.S. Supreme Court was a corporate strategy 53 years in the making
The series of devastating rulings at the end of June and beginning of July are the consequence of...
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Silent City Honey: The sweet story of utilizing Forest Home Cemetery’s Arboretum as an apiary
Among its many historical distinctions, Forest Home Cemetery has one of the oldest preserved forests within a metropolitan area that exists in Wisconsin. An unexpected byproduct of the silent city’s lush biodiversity is its ability to produce premium honey, with a little help from Chad Nelson and Barbie Brennan Nelson.
