Abusive detentions of White American and European tourists fuels fear of traveling to America
Lennon Tyler and her German fiancé often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in the United States since it was only a day’s drive from her home in Las Vegas, one of the perks of their long-distance relationship. But things went terribly wrong when they...
Thousands of U.S. veterans who have been fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by Trump
Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he is now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job. “I...
Why Putin covets Ukraine’s territory and turned Crimea from a playground into a battleground
Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War. It also paved the way for Russia’s...
Trump’s antagonistic foreign policy could cost U.S. companies billions as allies rethink weapons orders
Two major U.S. allies are reconsidering their purchase of the F-35 fighter jet, raising the specter of lost American defense contracts worth billions of dollars. Canada and Portugal, both longstanding buyers of U.S. weaponry, have hinted they might back away from...
Wisconsin’s defense industry at risk if buyers shift billions in arms purchases to other Rust Belt states
Wisconsin’s defense industry faces economic uncertainty as neighboring states consider ways to attract shifting military contracts. Experts say Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions have contributed to tighter budgets and strained international deals, leaving...
A grim projection: Exploring if Milwaukee’s cemeteries could handle mass casualties from a Second Civil War
America has long been a land of paradoxes. Celebrated for its diversity and freedoms, while haunted by unresolved tensions and deep social fissures. In recent years, a chorus of voices on the far-right fringe, including White Nationalists and provocateurs within...
Musk’s “Game of Capitalism” mirrors the exploitation that drove abused workers to embrace communism
Elon Musk’s manipulation of Dogecoin was no lighthearted prank. It was a deliberate exercise in extracting wealth from unsuspecting investors, echoing the same inhumane forces that ignited communism as a desperate reaction to unchecked capitalism. Musk’s constant...
Billionaire Villain: Musk grabs the spotlight in key race for control of Wisconsin Supreme Court
When Republicans are looking for a political bogeyman, they point to liberal megadonor George Soros. Democrats recently have been answering with a villain of their own: the fascist oligarch and close adviser to President Donald Trump, Elon Musk. Now, the...
How Trump and Musk are breaking the U.S. government so oligarchs can seize control of public institutions
The reelection of Donald Trump has emboldened a brazen strategy designed to undermine the federal government, hollow out its core functions, and ultimately transfer power into the hands of the ultra-wealthy. The campaign is not a misguided conspiracy theory, it is a...
Trump declares the U.S. is in a state of war by invoking a 1798 law granting him power for deportations
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Venezuelan gang. Hours later, a federal judge halted deportations...
Trump’s Arctic land grab: What Milwaukee’s role in a U.S. military invasion of Greenland would look like
The reelection of Donald Trump signaled an unmistakable pivot in global geopolitics, one that has seismic ramifications for the United States, the Arctic, and the world at large. In light of Trump’s historical interest in Greenland, it is not hard to imagine how his...
Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin Township, near Princeton, where it was built a decade ago under the...
