2022 Midterms: The January 6 attack was a warning that America’s future is at risk from Trumpublicans
The Capitol attack was a warning: the United States democracy is at risk. To fix the system before the midterms, two steps have to be enacted before the 2022 midterms. Academics rarely agree about the big issues, and generally hesitate to enter the political fray by...
Wisconsin 2022: Governor Tony Evers announces his intention to run for re-election
Governor Tony Evers will seek a second term in office in 2022. The governor announced his reelection bid on June 5 during a speech at the state Democratic Party convention. Evers, who narrowly defeated former Republican Governor Scott Walker in 2018, told attendees at...
Representative Gwen Moore joins clean energy advocates in urging support for infrastructure plan
United States Representative Gwen Moore joined clean energy advocates, elected officials, labor organizations, and community members on June 2 to speak about her support of initiatives to increase energy efficiency in schools, clean energy buses, investments in...
Milwaukee dramatically increases the amount of curbside recycling collected under new program
The City of Milwaukee is transforming its curbside recycling program. Starting in June, the City began a transition to an every other week, spring-through-fall, citywide collection schedule. The winter collection schedule, December-to-March, will continue to be varied...
Environmental Contamination: Wisconsin residents struggle with harmful impact of “forever chemicals”
Originally produced by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit online newsroom that offers investigative and enterprise coverage of agribusiness, Big Ag, and related issues through data analysis, visualizations, in-depth reports, and interactive...
James Meredith remains a symbol of how powerful movements can include those with different ideas
By Aram Goudsouzian, Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis James Meredith was walking down Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi. It was June 6, 1966, the second day of his planned 220-mile trek from Memphis to Jackson, which he undertook...
Ending the 1033 Program: How local communities can take military weaponry out of the hands of police
In an effort to curtail police militarism, anti-war group Win Without War on April 29 released an activist guide titled Stop Militarizing Our Communities: 5 Things You Need to Know About the 1033 Program. The activist guide was authored by Tanaya Sardesai, a student...
A Deadly Divide: How COVID impacted Americans depended on the partisan stance of their state
By Julie VanDusky-Allen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University; and Olga Shvetsova, Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a partisan divide has...
Wuhan lab-leak Speculation: China under scrutiny again as efforts seek to determine origin of COVID-19
President Joe Biden asked the intelligence community on May 26 to increase its efforts to figure out where the coronavirus started. At stake is not only isolating the origins of a deadly pandemic to make sure the same mistakes are not made again, but also a new U.S....
Thirty-two years after Tіаnаnmеn Square: Activist left to mourn June 4 in secrecy amid crackdowns and COVID
For the first time since the 1989 Tіаnаnmеn Square massacre, there will be no formal commemoration event held in the Chinese-speaking world for the anniversary. Thirty-two years after soldiers crushed student protests in Beijing and killed anywhere from several...
Visualizing the Underground Railroad: Barry Jenkins crafts a delicate dance between beauty and suffering
By William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Barry Jenkins, the director of “The Underground Railroad,” noted that “before making this show … I would have said I’m the descendant of...
State of the City: Mayor Tom Barrett shares his reflections on a historic year in video address
“All of us faced unprecedented disruption, challenge, and change during this year. ‘Reflections on a Historic Year’ shares the voices, sentiments, and stories of different Milwaukeeans and their unique perspectives about our city and our journey...
