Hunting critics: Why the FBI is racing to counter threats to dissidents in the U.S. by China and Iran
After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the...
Milwaukee Celebrates Pride Month 2024 with inclusive LGBTQ+ flag raising at municipal building
The City of Milwaukee marked the beginning of Pride Month on June 3 with a significant and inclusive celebration, when the Intersex Progress Pride Flag was raised at the Zeidler Municipal Building. Symbolizing the city’s ongoing commitment to diversity, inclusivity,...
Milwaukee County highlights successes from initiatives funded by opioid litigation settlements
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley highlighted a recently released report about Milwaukee County’s strategic and data-informed efforts to combat the opioid epidemic through the effective utilization of opioid litigation settlement dollars. The report details how...
The struggles of a trans daughter were a wake-up call for the father to push past his prejudice
Before his transgender daughter was suspended after using the girls’ bathroom at her Missouri high school. Before the bullying and the suicide attempts. Before she dropped out. Before all that, Dusty Farr was in his own words “a full-on bigot.” By...
When Christian Nationalism twisted Reagan’s shining “city upon a hill” into Trump’s dark dream
By Diane Winston, Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism In August 1982, Ronald Reagan’s father-in-law was dying. Nancy Reagan’s beloved dad, Loyal Davis, was an atheist. That was a troubling...
Summer to Be Seen: Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates 30th anniversary with hometown Pride
To celebrate a milestone anniversary of Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ community, a special interactive traveling exhibit will travel across the state from June 1 to October 5. Taking the show on the road, “The Summer to Be Seen” will celebrate the people,...
Senator Tammy Baldwin aims to stop a nationwide abortion ban by fighting Republican’s filibuster
Senator Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign. She is willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules...
Seeds of skepticism: Mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrustful of medical system
By Johanna Richlin, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Maine It can be hard to imagine sometimes why a mother would reject safe and potentially lifesaving vaccines for her child. Popular writing on vaccine skepticism often denigrates white and...
CDC expands nasal swabbing program at airports to screen international travelers for infectious diseases
The nation’s top public health agency expands a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses...
Researchers confirm that existing rapid antigen tests can detect newly emerging COVID variants
By Name Here, Academic title and school goes in this space in italic By September 2020, just six months after COVID-19 triggered shutdowns across the U.S., it was clear that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had mutated from its original form. The question...
Fight over union rights: Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to overturn Act 10 and restore collective bargaining
Unions for public workers and teachers argued on May 28 that their lawsuit seeking to strike down a Wisconsin law, that drew massive protests and made the state the center of a national fight over union rights, should be allowed to proceed. It is the first challenge...
Children in pieces: Dozens of refugee camp civilians killed after Netanyahu refuses to halt strike on Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on May 27 that an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah set fire to a designated refugee camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people. The continued...
