How transgender people became a political lightning rod even though they are 1% of the U.S. population
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention of...
Sacramental Shame: How LGBTQ+ conservative Christians wrestle with and find spiritual healing
By Dawne Moon, Professor of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University; and Theresa Tobin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Marquette University Kai found Jesus as a teenager. A person of White and Hawaiian descent, Kai now goes by gender-neutral pronouns...
From Mao to MAGA: How Trump’s decade of political chaos echoes China’s Cultural Revolution
China descended into chaos under the direction of its own leader in 1966. Mao Zedong, facing diminished influence after the Great Leap Forward’s disastrous failure, launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution. It was framed as a purge of...
ICE expands 287(g) to record levels under Trump as critics warn of lost trust and diminished safety
By W. Carsten Andresen, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward’s University During his first few months in office, President Donald Trump has been establishing a framework for deporting undocumented immigrants en masse. It is something he has...
June 6 “D-Day” protest against Trump’s VA cuts marks historic moment as U.S. veterans mobilize for survival
By Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff...
Advocates warn fast-tracking of Line 5 tunnel project threatens Wisconsin’s Lake Superior watershed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape...
Drone battlefields: Ukraine’s advanced tactics shows U.S. deficiencies in adapting to modern warfare
A battlefield revolution is unfolding across Ukraine, driven by wire-guided FPV drones and improvised strike tactics that have transformed front-line warfare into a test of adaptability and production, not just firepower. While this shift continues to alter the...
New image engine offers hope for historic representation but racial bias still clouds the picture
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly central tool for cultural storytelling, its limitations remain stark, especially when the subject is Black history. The recent unveiling of OpenAI’s new GPT‑4o render engine brings promise for photorealistic image...
Historians are alarmed over Trump’s mass destruction of White House records to cover up his actions
For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected, from the era of quills and parchment to boxes of paper to the cloud, safeguarding snapshots of the government and the nation for posterity. Now, the Trump regime is scrubbing...
Rethinking I-794: What removing Seoul’s “Car Sewer” can teach Milwaukee about revitalizing its downtown
Across the heart of Seoul, a river runs in a space previously buried under a concrete freeway. Once hailed as a monument to South Korea’s rapid modernization, the elevated Jonchigyogak ultimately became known as a “car sewer.” The elevated Cheonggye Expressway...
Arrest of North Korean tech spy in China signals diplomatic rift as Pyongyang expands ties to Moscow
By Linggong Kong, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University Chinese authorities in the northeastern city of Shenyang reportedly arrested a North Korean IT specialist in late April 2025, accusing him of stealing drone technology secrets. The suspect,...
The post-DEI era is forcing founders of Black-owned brands to adapt their hopes and business plans
The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother and sister who make jigsaw puzzles celebrating Black subjects wonder if they need to offer “neutral” images like landscapes...
