When publicly funded Christian schools use rightwing textbooks to teach slavery as just Black immigration
One history textbook exclusively refers to immigrants as “aliens.” Another blames the Black Lives Matter movement for strife between communities and police officers. A third discusses the prevalence of “Black supremacist” organizations during the Civil Rights...
Vietnam 2.0: Why Afghanistan is another lost war that the U.S. will probably not learn a lesson from
The maudlin news coverage of how the U.S. botched the exit from Afghanistan will go on for months, maybe years. It will do as much good as rubbernecking a wreck on the side of the road to prevent it from having happened. The awkward exit from the country should not be...
Reggie Jackson: Final thoughts on my journey to visit Alabama and the history some want us all to forget
This special series by Reggie Jackson explores his journey across four cities in Alabama, to visit historical sites that many are trying to erase from public memory so the disturbing truth about racism, segregation, and White Supremacy can be forgotten....
Congressman Mark Pocan unveils bill that shifts some military spending to fund global vaccination efforts
A Democratic congressman from Wisconsin has unveiled a plan to use portions of America’s defense budget on increasing COVID-19 vaccinations in some of the poorest countries of the world. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan introduced a bill earlier this week that would shift...
Milwaukee doctor among hucksters peddling the livestock deworming drug ivermectin to prevent COVID
Ahead of full authorization of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had a simple message for Americans contemplating using ivermectin, a medicine used to deworm livestock, instead of getting a COVID shot. “You are not a...
Reggie Jackson: My journey to visit Tuskegee, Alabama and the history some want us all to forget
This special series by Reggie Jackson explores his journey across four cities in Alabama, to visit historical sites that many are trying to erase from public memory so the disturbing truth about racism, segregation, and White Supremacy can be forgotten....
President Joe Biden nominates Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg
The White House announced on August 25 that President Joe Biden had selected Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Praised in the White House press release as “the nation’s longest-serving big city mayor,” the...
Wisconsin allocates $250M for new grant programs to help communities build long-term economic recovery
Governor Tony Evers announced two new competitive grant programs on August 24 to help communities across Wisconsin rebound and recover from the coronavirus pandemic by providing $250 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help communities build...
Reggie Jackson: My journey to visit Montgomery, Alabama and the history some want us all to forget
This special series by Reggie Jackson explores his journey across four cities in Alabama, to visit historical sites that many are trying to erase from public memory so the disturbing truth about racism, segregation, and White Supremacy can be forgotten....
Closing the wealth gap: Milwaukee considers providing basic income to heal racial inequity
Towanda Perkins is a single mother with two grown sons. She works as an office manager at a nonprofit organization in Milwaukee. During the pandemic, she has seen many mothers with children who have lost their jobs and been evicted by landlords. Perkins is expecting...
Kenosha’s Black community still seeks answers one year after the Jacob Blake shooting
The incident, which started as a domestic call during a child’s birthday party, took place on a Kenosha street on a Sunday afternoon in late August of 2020. Neighbors took a cell phone video as Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey fired eight shots into Jacob Blake’s...
Reggie Jackson: My journey to visit Selma, Alabama and the history some want us all to forget
This special series by Reggie Jackson explores his journey across four cities in Alabama, to visit historical sites that many are trying to erase from public memory so the disturbing truth about racism, segregation, and White Supremacy can be forgotten....
