How youth can manage anxiety and build resilience against the emotional toll of climate change
Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people. Many worry about what the future holds, and a daily grind of climate anxiety and distress can lead to sleeplessness, an inability to focus,...
Construction crews demolish part of White House without approval to build Trump’s royal ballroom
The White House on October 20 started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such...
Wisconsin first to introduce resolution condemning Russia’s cruel abduction of Ukrainian children
Wisconsin has become the first state in the nation to introduce a resolution formally condemning Russia’s abduction and forced deportation of Ukrainian children, marking what advocates called a moral and historic stand for human rights. The joint resolution, announced...
Traveling VR exhibit “War Up Close” depicts invasion of Ukraine through 360° photos by Mykola Omelchenko
On the same day Wisconsin became the first state in the nation to officially condemn Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children, visitors to the Capitol experienced a hauntingly immersive window into the war’s toll on civilians. The War Up Close virtual reality...
Milwaukee crowds join millions across the U.S. in “No Kings” protest against Trump’s assault on democracy
Thousands of Milwaukee residents of all ages joined hundreds of peaceful demonstrations nationwide on October 18 for the “No Kings” 2.0 march, combining millions of voices in protest against Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grabs and blatant...
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” still speaks to a nation founded on its rejection of kings
By Matthew Redmond, Lecturer, Université de Lille In one of his stand-up sets, comedian David Cross rejects all political commentary that tries to answer the question, “What would America’s Founding Fathers think if they were alive today?” For Cross, it is pointless...
How Muslim Americans navigate faith, culture, and technology in search of love and marriage
Nura Maznavi got a kick out of learning that New York City Muslim mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdanimet his wife on Hinge. “It made me feel like less of a loser,” Maznavi said laughingly about meeting her own husband online more than 14 years ago, before...
Journalists abandon Pentagon posts in mass exodus after refusing new rules they say violate free speech
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on October 15 rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership...
SCOTUS moves toward endorsing a radical theory that would give Trump total control of the government
By Graham G. Dodds, Professor of Political Science, Concordia University Donald Trump set the tone for his second term by issuing 26 executive orders, four proclamations, and 12 memorandums on his first day back in office. The barrage of unilateral presidential...
How Kash Patel weaponized the FBI into a political tool for Trump’s retribution against critics
By Betty Medsger, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, San Francisco State University As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he is doing that. At the Department of Justice, a “Weaponization Working Group”...
Built to deceive: How AI is helping uncover fake personas and foreign influence campaigns in America
By Mark Finlayson, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Florida International University; Azwad Anjum Islam, Ph.D. Student in Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University It is not often that cold, hard facts determine what people care most...
“White genocide” responses from the AI chatbot Grok show how easily generative AI can be weaponized
By James Foulds, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Phil Feldman, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Shimei Pan, Associate Professor of...
