FDR’s principal intention for a “living wage” was to protect workers from abuse by employers
By Felix Koenig, Assistant Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University The US$1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that the House of Representatives passed included a gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. While its chances in the...
Tiffany Krihwan: Longtime S/V Denis Sullivan captain departs Milwaukee to command 127-year-old Schooner
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) announced on February 22 that Tiffany Krihwan would be the new Captain of the historic Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, a renovated tall ship which is expected to arrive at the Cape Cod campus in the Fall of 2021. Captain Krihwan...
Is the pandemic here to stay? How viral mutations are pushing SARS-CoV-2 into becoming endemic
By Grace C. Roberts, Research Fellow in Virology, Queen’s University Belfast Endemic viruses are those that have constant presence within a geographical area. Such viruses are all around us, though they vary by location. Examples in Europe and North America...
Americans continue to face serious hardships even after the trillions already spent on coronavirus aid
By Mary G. Findling, Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University; and John M. Benson, Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University; and Robert J. Blendon, Richard L. Menschel...
Unifying against racism: “Freedom Together” advocates demand Congress take action on Immigrant Rights
Voces de la Frontera held a “Freedom Together” Press Conference on the steps of the Federal Courthouse downtown, outlining demands for Immigrant Rights. The collection of community advocates spoke about expectations from the White House and the 117th Congress, and shared a strategy to ensure that the key demands were met.
Conspiracies and Extremism: How the Wisconsin GOP lost its credibility over the turmoil of 2020
From the early days of the pandemic to the fever-pitched and riotous last days of the Trump presidency, Wisconsin’s conservative movement was swept up in conspiracies and extremism in 2020. Over the past year, online provocateurs, fringe lawyers, Republican lawmakers,...
Documenting Hate: A look back at 2017 when the Proud Boys established their first Wisconsin Chapter
In May of 2017, eight men met at Mackesey’s Irish Pub in downtown Madison to drink beer and talk politics. The men, all of them White and most in their 20s, had met online and were getting together for the first time. The meeting would establish the Wisconsin chapter...
Podcast: Voices in Union – Episode 022721
Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton – is a weekly podcast that focuses on the African American Diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects local concerns to national trends on social justice, and educates the general population on the...
County Executive David Crowley outlines measures to heal racial injustices in his State of the County speech
David Crowley presented the 2021 State of the County address on February 24, his first as Milwaukee County Executive. The main topics included investments in transportation, mental health services, and measures needed to resolve racial disparities while enduring the...
Milwaukee Repertory Theater to reopen after a year with first in-person performance in April
Milwaukee Rep announced on February 25 that it would reopen with in-person performances of the previously announced “Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song” with Alexis J Roston beginning April 27 and running through May 23 in the Quadracci Powerhouse...
Acute food shortages are disproportionately pushing more Black and Latinx families to brink of starvation
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries. Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our...
A failed health policy: How a wealthy nation can go from an obesity epidemic to tragic food insecurity
By Caitlin Caspi, Professor of Public Health, University of Connecticut Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up at a food bank. A jarring awareness of food insecurity in the U.S. has...
