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March

Earthquake Mission in Türkiye: Documenting vast devastation with the Turkish Red Crescent

March 27, 2023 | Articles, Editorial, Featured |
Displaced and Deserted: What remains of Adiyaman and Antakya after the February 6 disaster

March 27, 2023 | Photos |
Türk Kizilay: Providing emergency relief to those affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake

March 27, 2023 | Articles |
Cost of damage from earthquake in Türkiye reaches $100 billion as donors pledge funds to assist recovery

March 26, 2023 | Newswire |
Aid groups play vital role in helping Syria’s quake-devastated areas that were already disaster zones

March 26, 2023 | Syndicated |
Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims across the world amid high costs and hopes for peace

March 26, 2023 | Newswire |
World Bank report puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine from Russia’s invasion at $411 billion over next decade

March 25, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
War-weary Ukrainians who fled Russia’s full-scale invasion face end of temporary sanctuary in America

March 25, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
An undivided Ukraine: How wartime unity is forging a national vision for rebuilding the future

March 25, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
FCK PTN: Ukraine symbolically body slams Putin with postage stamps based on Banksy mural

March 24, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
The central European country of Slovakia sends old arms to Ukraine from the safety of NATO’s umbrella

March 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Putin’s sales pitch: Why GOP members of Congress are suddenly outspoken against aid to Ukraine

March 24, 2023 | Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Disaster Debate: Pro-Russian voices spread toxic propaganda on social media after Ohio train crash

March 23, 2023 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Putin charged with war crimes after international court issues warrant over child abductions in Ukraine

March 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Child Victims: Why prosecuting Putin for abductions in Ukraine will not guarantee the kids can return home

March 23, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Jordan Stolz: A Milwaukee high school student’s rise to the youngest world champion speedskater

March 22, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
An open wound: Small town criticizes child cancer settlement from chemical company’s toxic waste

March 22, 2023 | Newswire |
When kids become a prop: Understanding legal protections for the children of influencers

March 22, 2023 | Syndicated |
Deep concern for impact on startups by people of color emerges after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

March 21, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Why Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Legislature ignores public safety by seeking to ratify cash bail system

March 21, 2023 | Newswire |
How providing a driver’s license pathway for undocumented residents makes streets safer

March 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
Shock and Awe: Why the United States military remains in Iraq after 20 years

March 20, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Measuring the Freedom Gap: George W. Bush’s promise of democracy for the people of Iraq still falls short

March 20, 2023 | Syndicated |
UN says Afghanistan is world’s most repressive country for women after Taliban takeover in 2021

March 20, 2023 | Newswire |
African American Christianity: The vital contributions Black Churches had in U.S. political history

March 19, 2023 | Syndicated |
Secularization in America: The idea that scientific knowledge would replace supernatural explanations

March 19, 2023 | Syndicated |
God and AI: Clergy concede that sermons written by ChatGPT are competent but have no soul

March 19, 2023 | Newswire |
New Bird Flu strain: Why next pandemic could be more deadly because Trump used racism to politicize COVID

March 18, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Avian Influenza: Costs pile up and health concern spreads as bird flu outbreak enters second year

March 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Elderly LGBTQ and disabled people hit hardest by caregiver crisis in Wisconsin

March 18, 2023 | Syndicated |
World Health Organization’s chief says COVID still an emergency but nearing inflection point

March 17, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Scientific advisers support FDA’s plan to simplify process for COVID-19 vaccinations

March 17, 2023 | Newswire |
Excessive Deaths: Research shows COVID-19 fatalities continue to be undercounted in the United States

March 17, 2023 | Syndicated |
The new Acorn Way: Street that honored KKK leader finally renamed after students press for change

March 16, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Victory and more bigotry: American politics still influenced by the backlash to Civil Rights legislation

March 16, 2023 | Syndicated |
Threat Rhetoric: Understanding the language used to stoke violence by those who want to divide society

March 16, 2023 | Syndicated |
Why accepting DeSantis’s version of history would be a perversion of our past and our principles

March 15, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Environment. Social. Governance: Why ESG investing is the new political boogeyman hated by Conservatives

March 15, 2023 | Newswire |
Frances Willard: How the legacy of the temperance movement’s founder still influences feminism today

March 15, 2023 | Syndicated |
The threat of domestic terrorism: Why the “lone wolf” extremist myth is dangerous to society

March 14, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse accused of purposefully evading attorneys in a civil lawsuit

March 14, 2023 | Newswire |
Chronic trend of mass shootings in America linked to spike in right-wing extremism over past decade

March 14, 2023 | Newswire |
Airport security across United States intercepted an alarming number of passenger guns in 2022

March 13, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Violent domestic abusers allowed to keep their guns under interpretation of recent Supreme Court ruling

March 13, 2023 | Syndicated |
Courtrooms thrown into turmoil after Supreme Court upends gun laws over Second Amendment

March 13, 2023 | Newswire |
Protracted legal battle begins with lawsuits that target state restrictions on access to abortion pills

March 12, 2023 | Newswire |
What happens next if legal challenges succeed in blocking women from access to abortion pills

March 12, 2023 | Newswire |
“School Choice” policy push revived by GOP culture wars in the aftermath of pandemic rhetoric

March 12, 2023 | Newswire |
Safe decommission of Fukushima nuclear plant still not possible as extent of damage remains unknown

March 11, 2023 | Newswire |
Japan prepares to release treated radioactive wastewater into the sea 12 years after meltdown

March 11, 2023 | Newswire |
Revisiting the tsunami scars of Japan that still linger after more than a decade

March 11, 2023 | Newswire |
Milwaukee Independent recognized as finalist for 11 journalism awards including War in Ukraine coverage

March 10, 2023 | Articles, Awards, Featured |
Without a budget plan of their own to offer House Republicans try to steal the president’s thunder

March 10, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Court papers in defamation lawsuit against Fox reveals Tucker Carlson harbored scorn for Trump

March 10, 2023 | Newswire |
A cancerous network: Why Rupert Murdoch’s Lie Machine is a violent assault on global democracies

March 10, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Showcase of extremism at CPAC: Trump embraces grievances that echo surge of fascist movements

March 9, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
An unlikely collision course: Libel suit defense used by Fox at odds with top GOP presidential foes

March 9, 2023 | Newswire |
Dramatic plunge in border crossings from Mexico could diminish GOP’s attack on President Biden

March 9, 2023 | Newswire |
When the rich paid taxes: Why Republicans hide the real cause of America’s $31tn debt

March 8, 2023 | Featured, Robert Reich |
Debt Default: Republicans risk triggering the dollar’s collapse and damaging America’s economic might

March 8, 2023 | Syndicated |
Horse and Sparrow Economics: Why Republicans are reviving Reagan’s trickle-down fraud to fund the rich

March 8, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
How MAGA Republican’s radical tax bill will dismantle the federal system created by Civil War Republicans

March 7, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Servicing our National Debt: How Trump era tax cuts for the rich added billions in interest payments

March 7, 2023 | Syndicated |
Why some wealthy interests seek to create desperate economic situations to disenfranchise Americans

March 7, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Millions who depend on government-sponsored Medicaid coverage may soon be booted from program

March 6, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
President Biden warns country that MAGA Republicans aim to cut health care for millions in budget

March 6, 2023 | Newswire |
A conservative fantasy: GOP leaders seek way out of economic ruin after growing debt by trillions

March 6, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
Bloody Sunday: President Joe Biden’s visit to Selma puts spotlight back on voting rights

March 5, 2023 | Newswire |
New mass grave: Mourners in Bucha commemorate volunteers who tried to stop Russian drive to Kyiv

March 5, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Wisconsin Republican breaks pledge on Congressional term limit with announcement to seek reelection

March 5, 2023 | Newswire |
New Amtrak service running between Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Chicago could roll out by late 2023

March 5, 2023 | Syndicated |
Clean Mobility: Why the EV transition should provide all Americans with safe and reliable options

March 5, 2023 | Syndicated |
The Ironton’s tragic fate: Shipwreck hunters discover long-sought underwater gravesite in Lake Huron

March 5, 2023 | Newswire |
SCOTUS for sale: How a “donation” of $25,000 can buy some “face time” over dinner with a sitting justice

March 4, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Equal Protection: SCOTUS grapples with efforts by Clarence Thomas to overturn affirmative action

March 4, 2023 | Syndicated |
Fan the flames: Audio recording exposes Trump campaign staff’s work to promote 2020 election lies

March 4, 2023 | Newswire |
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps

March 3, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Profiles |
Comprehension vs. Accuracy: Why paper maps still matter in the digital age of travel

March 3, 2023 | Syndicated |
How the Grinch Lost Christmas: Classic Dr. Seuss children’s book from 1957 gets a sequel

March 3, 2023 | Newswire |
When rightwing politicians weaponize public opinion to cover-up investigations into their schemes

March 2, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
How classified government documents became a 13-year-old girl’s show-and-tell project at school

March 2, 2023 | Newswire |
Why credit rating agencies are working to improve access for consumers who need credit the most

March 2, 2023 | Newswire |
Living Legends Honored: Milwaukee holds special celebration on last day of Black History Month 2023

March 1, 2023 | Articles, Featured |
Black History Matters: President Joe Biden condemns efforts to block African American studies in schools

March 1, 2023 | Newswire |
Election season kicks off in Milwaukee with debates of 2024 GOP presidential candidates in August

March 1, 2023 | Newswire |

February

Trump’s 2024 campaign run struggles to find traction in latest push as support from loyal base wavers

February 28, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Why the far right opposes the idea that the United States has ever practiced systemic racism

February 28, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Democracy’s Survival: The destructive nature of fascists posing as “Cultural Warriors” in America

February 28, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
United For Freedom: Milwaukee holds vigil to honor the lives lost in 365 days of defending Ukraine

February 27, 2023 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
What lies ahead: New offensives and new objectives as Ukraine endures Russian terror for another year

February 27, 2023 | Newswire |
A World War: How information became a key weapon of the Ukrainian defense against Russia’s brutality

February 27, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
An Everyday War: When there are no more words to talk about the experience of trauma in Ukraine

February 26, 2023 | Syndicated |
Drone footage shows the utter devastation of Bakhmut and the scale of Putin’s madness

February 26, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Resettlement agency aims to place nearly 300 refugees across Central Wisconsin within two years

February 26, 2023 | Syndicated |
Secretary Blinken reminds UN Security Council that “one man started this war and one man can end it”

February 25, 2023 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Ukraine’s port city of Odesa added to UNESCO heritage sites in danger list

February 25, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
UNESCO trains law enforcement in border countries to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art

February 25, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russian forces hungry for a battlefield success continue scorched earth tactics on Ukraine civilians

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia’s year of brutality against Ukraine has purged critics at home and inspired a surge of nationalism

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia alters aerial terror tactics on civilians by swarming Ukraine’s air defenses with decoy missiles

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
One year later: Why Ukraine must fight and peace advocates should stop collaborating with Putin

February 24, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Latest tragedy for war refugees: Ukrainians experience catastrophic disaster in their new home

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Heart of Ukraine: Longest battle of the war continues to exact a heavy toll on most vulnerable

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Justice must be served: U.S. determines that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
War in Ukraine: How Putin’s madness caused a year of widespread suffering across the global economy

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A timeline of war: Key moments in a year of sorrow and solidarity after Russia invaded Ukraine

February 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Why an unlikely wartime leader like President Zelenskyy instills hope for Ukraine and the world

February 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
War is a huge calamity: Ukraine’s year of pain, death, and nation building

February 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Vladimir Putin put on trial for his war crimes in Ukraine by People’s Court in The Hague

February 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Former Wisconsin governor Tony Earl dies after suffering a stroke at 86

February 23, 2023 | Newswire |
Unacknowledged Prisoners of War: Ukrainian civilians vanish or languish in squalid Russian-run jails

February 23, 2023 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
European Union’s assembly calls for special court to judge Russian war crimes in Ukraine

February 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
How the Wagner Group’s inhuman brutality gave Russia an advantage in its unprovoked war

February 23, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Forced separations are an all too common condition as war rips young Ukrainian family apart

February 22, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia diverts attention from continued military blunders with terror attacks on Ukrainian civilians

February 22, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russia rejects compliance of its last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States

February 22, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Report details how Ukrainian health care system was deliberately and indiscriminately targeted by Russia

February 22, 2023 | Newswire |
Expectation of victory: Ukrainians remain committed to reclaiming their land as war enters second year

February 22, 2023 | Syndicated |
Cambodian mine clearing experts train Ukrainian soldiers how to safely remove Russian mines at home

February 22, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
More than a thousand words: Photojournalists capture a year of Russia’s brutality in searing images

February 22, 2023 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Kyiv Stands: President Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine in defiant display of Western solidarity

February 22, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
From DC to Kyiv: How a U.S. President clandestinely visited a warzone not protected by the U.S. military

February 22, 2023 | Newswire |
Biden’s rebuff to Putin: I am here in Kyiv and you are not

February 22, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
Possibility of arming Kyiv with advanced fighter jets puts rare strain on NATO unity

February 22, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Western powers underscore long-term commitment to Ukraine with transfer of advanced weapons

February 22, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Milwaukee Judge Janet Protasiewicz advances in high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court seat

February 22, 2023 | Newswire |
Support for Ukraine softens: Recent poll shows how shortsighted and selfish Americans are about aid

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Stained with blood: IOC’s corruption betrays Olympic spirit with refusal to ban Russians from Paris games

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
President Maia Sandu details Putin’s violent plot to topple her government as prelude to seize Moldova

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
U.S. launches international initiative for responsible use of AI and autonomous weapons by militaries

February 21, 2023 | Newswire |
Support of Iran regime by China’s Xi seen as enabling Russian terror campaigns against Ukraine and Syria

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Syria, Ukraine |
Spy balloon drama: Why public attention adds pressure for the United States to confront China

February 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
Partnerships and Possibilities: County Executive Crowley delivers 2023 State of the County address

February 21, 2023 | Photos |
Public safety in Milwaukee County at risk without help from Madison to fund state-mandated programs

February 21, 2023 | Articles |
Local businesses receive $1.5M in grant funding from Milwaukee’s Commercial Revitalization program

February 21, 2023 | Curated |
Already hard-hit by war: Syrians struggle to get aid and rebuild after devastating earthquake

February 21, 2023 | Featured, Newswire, Syria |
United Nations appeals for a billion in funding to help Syrian quake survivors in rebel-held region

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Syria |
International humanitarian groups look at longterm fundraising to deliver aid in Syria and Türkiye

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Syria |
How Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine restructured global alliances and renewed old fears

February 21, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Why the devastating earthquake in Türkiye further threatens President Erdoğan’s grip on power

February 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
Excising exonyms: Why Turks have called their country Türkiye since the end of the Ottoman Empire

February 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
U.S. Marshals capture 114 wanted fugitives in Milwaukee during recent Operation North Star II

February 20, 2023 | Articles |
Lawsuit filed against Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs alleges gender discrimination

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Promoting Trump’s Fraud: Court filings show Fox News lied to its audience to retain viewership and profit

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Lawmakers in several states seek to prevent January 6 insurrectionists from holding elected office

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Voting experts to establish guidelines for Wisconsin poll watchers ahead of 2024 presidential race

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
The GOP’s Civil War: Republicans confront a bitter divide with no clear path forward

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
MCTS joins growing list of metro areas that cap bus fares with new collection system called WisGo

February 20, 2023 | Articles, Featured |
Rethinking I-794: Advocates propose removing Milwaukee’s interstate overpass to rejuvenate the city

February 20, 2023 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Brewers could see $300M of state funding to repair stadium under Governor’s budget proposal

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Black voters in Wisconsin not surprised to hear about GOP’s suppression tactics in elections

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Election-denying lawmakers now hold key election oversight roles in two major battleground states

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Wisconsin judge considers clarifying criteria for what constitutes a legal home address for voting

February 20, 2023 | Newswire |
A Day at Biden’s White House: The invite, representation, and ongoing progress of Building A Better Wisconsin

February 19, 2023 | Articles |
An enduring GOP policy: When an economic vision is little more than a recycled nightmare

February 19, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
Cold War legacy of Jimmy Carter: How Human Rights strategies helped to dismantle the Soviet Union

February 19, 2023 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin’s “Breakthrough Budget” pushes for middle class tax cuts, education, and family leave program

February 19, 2023 | Newswire |
Governor Evers proposes plan allowing Milwaukee to utilize sales tax to fund city and county services

February 19, 2023 | Newswire |
Despite fears of a looming recession the U.S. economy slowed but still grew at 2.9% rate last quarter

February 19, 2023 | Newswire |
Russian aggression against Ukraine reminds Auschwitz survivors that lesson of “Never Again” was forgotten

February 18, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Holocaust stories told in new ways through uncovered Jewish objects featured at Berlin exhibit

February 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Federal government adds financial incentives for states reluctant to host storage of nuclear waste

February 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Navigating the Holy Land: A photojournalist’s diary from the streets of Old Jerusalem

February 18, 2023 | Photos |
Armenian cultural museum reopens after years of renovation near Old City’s Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

February 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Pressure mounts on Israel to “end appeasement of Russia” and offer military aid to Ukraine

February 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Zein Barakat: A spirit of volunteerism that nurtures an abundance of compassion, love, and humility

February 17, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Syria |
Hima Humeda: A Syrian college student’s story from childhood heart surgeries to caring for war refugees

February 17, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
A clarity of vision: Giving displaced Syrian children the ability to see a world full of possibilities

February 17, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Medical Mission to Jordan: The faces of Syrian refugees and their health struggles after years of war

February 16, 2023 | Featured, Photos, Syria |
Abrar Qureshi: Finding a “Street of Happiness” among the faded ruins of hope in Za’atari

February 16, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Abdullah Chahin: Building a collective purpose to provide medical care as a Syrian in exile

February 16, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Medical Mission to Jordan: A visual diary from a week with Syrian refugees and SAMS volunteers

February 15, 2023 | Featured, Photos, Syria |
Hazar Jaber: Advocating for oral health so poverty does not make sugar into a poison for children

February 15, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Bassel Atassi: Holding onto a family identity after Syria went from a home country to a ghost country

February 15, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Za’atari Refugee Camp: Syrians struggle with a decade of life in the bubble of a temporary shelter

February 14, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Syria |
Jihad Shoshara: How medical advocacy empowers Syrians living with guilt and trauma from a distance

February 14, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Deadliest in a decade: Untold numbers remain buried under rubble in Syria after devastating earthquake

February 14, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Medical Mission to Jordan: Traveling from Milwaukee to document the conditions of displaced Syrians

February 13, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Photos, Syria |
Refugees in need: How the Syrian American Medical Society is able to provide vital medical services

February 13, 2023 | Articles, Syria |
Waleed Najeeb: A spiritual duty to bring specialized relief to those suffering from a decade of war

February 13, 2023 | Articles, Profiles, Syria |
Gun policies across States experience widening divide after disturbingly frequent mass shootings

February 12, 2023 | Newswire |
Horror and Anguish: Mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected by mass shootings

February 12, 2023 | Syndicated |
Governor Evers proposes expanded spending to cover unmet mental health needs in Wisconsin schools

February 12, 2023 | Syndicated |
A cartoon vision of tyranny: Americans overlook the roots of authoritarianism woven into our republic

February 11, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Echo Chambers: Why the info ecosystem of cable news drives America’s polarization more than social media

February 11, 2023 | Syndicated |
How fake news drove the American colonies into a bloody fight for independence

February 11, 2023 | Syndicated |
China faces looming economic crisis after recording first decline of birth rates in decades

February 10, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Wisconsin GOP disregards military families with unfair mail ballot timelines pushed by other states

February 10, 2023 | Newswire |
Ranked-choice voting: Green Party leader pushes for broader changes in how Wisconsin elections are run

February 10, 2023 | Syndicated |
Why the success of bringing manufacturing back to America hinges on training American workers

February 9, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
How nonprofits get back on their feet while also playing a key role in local recovery from disasters

February 9, 2023 | Syndicated |
Understanding Hikikomori: How shame and trauma push some people to live in extreme social isolation

February 9, 2023 | Syndicated |
Divided We Stand: How ALEC’s legislative agenda pushes racist reactions over egalitarian values

February 8, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
The exhaustion that Blue people endure when living in a Red America that refuses to see them

February 8, 2023 | John Pavlovitz |
Beyond achieving a policy goal: The far-right’s obsessive romance with cruelty for cruelty’s sake

February 8, 2023 | Syndicated |
Carbon waste byproducts: Why “hairdryer math” gets bizarre when applied to global warming

February 7, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Study says Exxon Mobil’s scientists accurately predicted global warming as far back as the 1970s

February 7, 2023 | Newswire |
Federal funding to help Wisconsin communities boost investments in solar and clean energy solutions

February 7, 2023 | Syndicated |
Tammy Baldwin’s third term? Why Democrats may have a more difficult time in 2024 to keep the Senate

February 6, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
A litany of human rights crises emerged in 2022 but also presented new opportunities against violations

February 6, 2023 | Newswire |
Partisan Strategies: Why the real political divide is not Conservative vs. Liberal but Fear vs. Trust

February 6, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Rare trove of Jewish objects hidden since WWII discovered by construction company in Poland

February 5, 2023 | Newswire |
Students in Ukraine face daily threats as Russia’s brutal war forces improvisation of education

February 5, 2023 | Syndicated |
Power plant workers in Ukraine stay at their posts when bombs land in fight to keep electricity flowing

February 5, 2023 | Newswire |
A parasitic industry: Understanding why America does not define healthcare as a basic human right

February 4, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Racial battle fatigue: The cumulative effects of hostility that Black people experience in White society

February 4, 2023 | Syndicated |
Kenosha judge allows father of victim killed by Kyle Rittenhouse to proceed with wrongful death lawsuit

February 4, 2023 | Newswire |
America’s homeless population remains about the same as before pandemic despite increased local efforts

February 3, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Reinforcing Redlining: Why Wisconsin’s outdated zoning codes adds to housing shortage difficulties

February 3, 2023 | Syndicated |
Nonprofits face challenges in making transportation accessible to aging Wisconsinites with disabilities

February 3, 2023 | Syndicated |
Story of Nearest Green: When a Black distiller was credited for teaching Jack Daniel how to make whiskey

February 2, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
Graves of Black ancestors: How government officials and developers worked to erase the Moseley Cemetery

February 2, 2023 | Syndicated |
How Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” defined the Civil War as a holy war for human freedom

February 2, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
Reggie Jackson: The beating death of Tyre Nichols asks unanswered question of when will police abuse end

February 1, 2023 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Pardeep Kaleka: The “might makes right” mindset is acculturated into the racial hurt we consume

February 1, 2023 | Columns, Pardeep Kaleka |
The myth of discrimination: How the culture of White Supremacy killed Tyre Nichols

February 1, 2023 | John Pavlovitz |
Murdered By Police: Congress should pass legislation of a national standard for law enforcement

February 1, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Death of Tyre Nichols revives national calls for changes in violent culture of local police

February 1, 2023 | Newswire |
Blind spots in color blindness: Black police officers are infected by same anti-Black bias as White society

February 1, 2023 | Syndicated |
Family of Tyre Nichols grieves on sacred ground with Memphis community on the eve of his funeral

February 1, 2023 | Newswire |
67 minutes of video recorded violent police brutality followed by indifference to victim’s condition

February 1, 2023 | Newswire |
Investigations into police brutality: A timeline of events in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols

February 1, 2023 | Newswire |

January

Demise of liberal democracy: We are living in the final stage of Reaganism’s dystopia

January 31, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
Beyond the Bubble: Rightwing newsletter tries to decipher the conservative news media for outsiders

January 31, 2023 | Newswire |
An infatuation with darkness: The character of the far-right can be seen in their hideous heroes

January 31, 2023 | Syndicated |
Social media never forgets: Why the digital experience of daily life makes it hard to move on from a breakup

January 30, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
Is this true? The algorithms used by social media are not attuned to what is best for society

January 30, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
The loss of “Black Twitter” would make it harder to discuss racism and publicize police brutality

January 30, 2023 | Syndicated |
Imposing a judicial code of ethics on SCOTUS could protect it from wealthy rightwing “Christians”

January 29, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Lacking Accessibility: Why churches fail to offer people full accommodations to worship spaces

January 29, 2023 | Newswire |
Disney’s Magic: When people come close to crossing the boundaries between consumerism and religion

January 29, 2023 | Syndicated |
Undoing Roe: Fallout of ending abortion protections was immediate, far-reaching, and still not over

January 28, 2023 | Newswire |
Simmering Tensions: Why talking across the political aisle helps reduce hostility

January 28, 2023 | Syndicated |
Survey of electorates showed Independent voters contributed to midterm woes for GOP candidates

January 28, 2023 | Newswire |
Race, Ethnicity, and Age: Why employers are forced to be more flexible as workplace diversity grows

January 27, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
Joy of Nature: After generations of racial exclusion Black Americans are re-embracing the Great Outdoors

January 27, 2023 | Syndicated |
Stalled Funding: Wisconsin explores regional services as fix for struggling emergency mental health system

January 27, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated |
Reasons for despair: Why the new “Great Depression” comes from our profound sense of political dread

January 26, 2023 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
The 2022 election cycle saw cracks in Black voter support for Democratic candidates

January 26, 2023 | Newswire |
What America Denies: The racial myths and fabrications that Whiteness tells itself

January 26, 2023 | Syndicated |
Why President Biden should follow President Truman’s courage and revive a Berlin-style Airlift for Ukraine

January 25, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann, Ukraine |
Winter of Discontent: Poor performance and low morale of Russian soldiers expected to worsen

January 25, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Scrutiny of Orthodox Churches more than tug-of-war for spiritual independence of the Ukrainian soul

January 25, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Weaponized Education: Ukraine schools remain a key battleground in the fight for the nation’s future

January 24, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
Wartime Ukraine reclaims national identity with surge to erase Colonial Russian past from public spaces

January 24, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A fallen fiend: Why the USSR imploded under the unviable ideology of its depravity and terror

January 24, 2023 | Newswire |
No longer just pawns: How the war in Ukraine is shifting the balance of power to Eastern Europe

January 23, 2023 | Featured, Syndicated, Ukraine |
The Winter Campaign: Putin has been weaponizing energy for years and has no incentive to stop now

January 23, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Over dependence on Russian oil and gas has accelerated a global swing to clean energy

January 23, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Monsters of American Capitalism: Trump, Bankman-Fried, and Musk show how greed is a public danger

January 22, 2023 | Robert Reich |
Treasure sleuths piece together how pirates hid from their crimes in Colonial America with impunity

January 22, 2023 | Newswire |
Ownership of ancient artifacts debated as Egyptians seek return of Rosetta Stone from British Museum

January 22, 2023 | Newswire |
Concerns over sexual assault and pandemic response among factors causing military recruitment decline

January 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
Proposed posthumous promotion of Ulysses S. Grant sheds new light on his fight for equal rights

January 21, 2023 | Syndicated |
Ukrainian soldiers recover at rehabilitation center in Kharkiv before returning to front lines

January 21, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
What madness looks like: Russia continues to escalate onslaught with new levels of death and devastation

January 20, 2023 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Cyberattacks from Russia target online auction of Banksy art selling to raise money for Ukraine relief

January 20, 2023 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
America’s spy network lags behind rivals in seizing on intelligence data hiding in plain sight

January 20, 2023 | Newswire |
Child care disruptions continue even as Americans try to move on from COVID

January 19, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Scientists are closer to understanding how immune dysfunctions can contribute to “long COVID”

January 19, 2023 | Syndicated |
COVID-19 surge in China increases likelihood of new mutant virus as elderly resist vaccinations

January 19, 2023 | COVID-19, Newswire |
Profit from lies: How Big Oil’s acceleration of global warming has made winter cold more extreme

January 18, 2023 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
A year of disasters: Climate catastrophes are causing billions in damages with no relief in sight

January 18, 2023 | Syndicated |
Farmers of color file class-action lawsuit against federal government for promised financial aid

January 18, 2023 | Newswire |
Atmospheric carbon might make Great Lakes more acidic and inhospitable for some fish and plants

January 17, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Authorization by Congress of a new heavy icebreaker seen as a boost for winter shipping on Great Lakes

January 17, 2023 | Syndicated |
The New Abnormal: Catastrophic weather disasters are considered tame after frequency of yearly onslaught

January 17, 2023 | Newswire |
Something to Say: Legacy of MLK honored with program to help Milwaukee families talk about racism

January 16, 2023 | Articles, Featured |
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday features tributes, commitments, and memorials to elevate race equity

January 16, 2023 | Newswire |
Weaponizing our bigoted past: How the distortion of MLK‘s words enables more racial division

January 16, 2023 | Syndicated |
BLM foundation launches student solidarity fund to provide college aid as loan forgiveness stalls

January 16, 2023 | Newswire |
Terror Tactics: Russia uses $1M supersonic anti-ship missile to attack random apartments in Dnipro

January 15, 2023 | Newswire |
The cost of war in Ukraine is being paid by loving fathers and their injured sons

January 15, 2023 | Newswire |
What the battles of Soledar and Bakhmut reveal about the likely next phase of war in Ukraine

January 15, 2023 | Syndicated |
Many Americans will qualify for a 2023 tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle

January 15, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Highway safety study finds more than half of car crash victims had drugs or alcohol in their system

January 15, 2023 | Newswire |
Lingering health impact from COVID pandemic prompts Federal extension of Real ID deadline

January 15, 2023 | COVID-19, Newswire |
Commercial freight routes face new restrictions as EPA tightens nitrogen oxide limits on heavy trucks

January 14, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
U.S. Postal Service pledges transition to a nationwide all-electric delivery fleet beginning in 2026

January 14, 2023 | Newswire |
Most small SUVs flunked the insurance industry’s updated frontal crash tests

January 14, 2023 | Newswire |
Next political fight around the corner as Federal spending approaches debt ceiling

January 13, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Easing of inflation gives rise to optimism that American economy can avoid a recession

January 13, 2023 | Newswire |
GOP disfunction drives unity among Democrats in the often-divided environment of Washington politics

January 13, 2023 | Newswire |
Wisconsin Republicans again seek to dictate human rights with push to undo conversion therapy ban

January 12, 2023 | Newswire |
Fake elector for Trump gloats over Wisconsin GOP’s success of suppressing minority voters in Milwaukee

January 12, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
The “red wave” collapsed: How Wisconsin Democrats fought back in the most gerrymandered state

January 12, 2023 | Syndicated |
House Republicans launch long-promised political witch-hunt on Biden family

January 12, 2023 | Newswire |
Census Bureau makes biggest modification in decades to how it defines meaning of “urban” America

January 11, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Candidates for partisan-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court say party politics will have no influence

January 11, 2023 | Newswire |
Section 1326: Why the immigration fight is fueled by a 1920s law based on anti-Latino racism

January 11, 2023 | Newswire |
World-renowned art duo HYBYCOZO brings “Lightfield” sculptures to Milwaukee for immersive experiences

January 10, 2023 | Curated, Featured |
Collective behind Milwaukee Theater District aims to help entertainment industry recover from pandemic

January 10, 2023 | Syndicated |
Last Sherlock Holmes book enters public domain with massive cache of vintage creative works in 2023

January 10, 2023 | Newswire |
Aaron Rodgers has entire postseason to ponder his future after playoff hopes crushed by Packers loss

January 9, 2023 | Newswire |
Authoritarian Learning: Insurrection by Brazil’s far-right shows Trump taught world how to do January 6

January 9, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
President Lula vows to punish pro-Bolsonaro supporters for January 8 attack on Brazil’s Congress

January 9, 2023 | Newswire |
How America’s racial hate empowers a vast network of fixers to prey upon migrants crossing from Mexico

January 9, 2023 | Featured, Newswire |
Border Bishop: Milwaukee-native takes lead role in El Paso’s Catholic migrant ministry

January 9, 2023 | Newswire |
Caring for the vulnerable: Medical volunteers help traumatized assault survivors at Migrant shelters

January 9, 2023 | Newswire |
Republicans stoke racism and anti-immigration fears as President Joe Biden inspects border with Mexico

January 9, 2023 | Newswire |
Power entirely for its own sake: Where begging and pleading to become House Speaker leaves the nation

January 8, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
President Joe Biden stops in El Paso on way to Mexico City for firsthand look at Southern border situation

January 8, 2023 | Newswire |
Win or go home: Green Bay Packers are just one win away from clinching Super Bowl playoff spot

January 8, 2023 | Syndicated |
Wanting an old job back: How a Trump presidential bid could follow Roosevelt’s failed Bull Moose campaign

January 8, 2023 | Syndicated |
Why the conservative base of Republican voters has yet to wake up to its oppression by Republican politicians

January 8, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Faith leaders say report by January 6 Committee minimizes central role of Christian Nationalism

January 8, 2023 | Syndicated |
Clancy and Madison: Two freshman Legislators from Milwaukee revive Wisconsin’s dormant Socialist Caucus

January 8, 2023 | Newswire |
The Four Freedoms: Lessons from the FDR speech that articulated a powerful vision for a world

January 7, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
Pyrrhic Victory: McCarthy capitulates to MAGA faction to become House Speaker in turbulent 15th vote

January 7, 2023 | Newswire |
Without veto-proof majority GOP Lawmakers scheme to use voters to strip Governor Evers of executive powers

January 7, 2023 | Newswire |
A growing fear in the new year of more violence as Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives on social media

January 7, 2023 | Newswire |
More LGBTQ students are “walking a tightrope” over policy backlashes at Christian colleges

January 7, 2023 | Newswire |
The Queer family farm: LGBTQ farmers find fertile ground in Wisconsin despite social obstacles

January 7, 2023 | Syndicated |
Failure to Launch: Trump rings in 2023 against heavy headwinds threatening his third White House run

January 6, 2023 | Newswire |
Documents show Senator Ron Johnson pushed for GOP-controlled Legislature to pick Trump’s electors

January 6, 2023 | Newswire |
Evidence suggest that “Anti-McCarthy Crowd” are aligned with Vladimir Putin’s mission to ruin America

January 6, 2023 | Thom Hartmann |
Pardeep Kaleka: Why American regret about January 6th is both healthy and the path forward

January 6, 2023 | Columns, Featured, Pardeep Kaleka |
The Big Lie: Key takeaways from the Congressional January 6 report that detailed Trump’s attempted coup

January 6, 2023 | Newswire |
Failed Speaker Bid: Two years after deadly insurrection finds Congress again paralyzed on January 6

January 6, 2023 | Newswire |
Governor Tony Evers meets with Mayors of Wisconsin’s five largest cities to discuss changes in local funding

January 5, 2023 | Newswire |
Trump’s taxes: Release of long-sought returns sheds a light on foreign influence and possible fraud

January 5, 2023 | Newswire |
Russia’s brutal war and Iran’s internal turmoil limited their ability to interfere in midterm elections

January 5, 2023 | Newswire |
Destructive Politics: House Speaker chaos shows GOP has ability to obstruct but not to actually govern

January 5, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Republican Party in disarray for second day as radical wing rejects McCarthy as House Speaker

January 5, 2023 | Newswire |
Georgia vote for Democrats gives Vice President Kamala Harris reprieve as Senate tiebreaker

January 5, 2023 | Newswire |
New abortion law faces threat of veto by Governor Evers as Wisconsin GOP split over changing to ban

January 4, 2023 | Newswire |
An ugly enforcement: Wisconsin’s fetal protection law allows detention of pregnant women for alcohol use

January 4, 2023 | Syndicated |
Senator Baldwin’s proposed Federal travel funding for abortion seekers faces a hostile new Congress

January 4, 2023 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: What my stroke taught me about health and relationships

January 4, 2023 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Recent mergers of major hospitals in Wisconsin will impact about 8.5M patients in state and beyond

January 4, 2023 | Syndicated |
What is MyPlate? Why so few families are aware of or pay attention to the federal nutrition guide

January 4, 2023 | Newswire |
Inauguration 2023: Tony Evers sworn in for Second Term as 46th Governor of Wisconsin at State Capitol

January 3, 2023 | Newswire |
Governor Evers begins second term as GOP lawmakers refuse to confirm 180 appointees from his first term

January 3, 2023 | Syndicated |
New Congress imperiled at its start as Kevin McCarthy suffers two historic defeats to become House Speaker

January 3, 2023 | Newswire |
Rising COVID-19 related hospitalizations point to increased health risks for seniors through winter

January 3, 2023 | COVID-19, Featured, Newswire |
Reducing Transmission: Masks remain a tried-and-true way to stay healthy as viral infections skyrocket

January 3, 2023 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Stick to the science: Dr. Anthony Fauci offers parting advice after five decades of public service

January 3, 2023 | COVID-19, Newswire |
The Diary of Anya Verkhovskaya: Going to war in Ukraine without ever leaving her office in Milwaukee

January 2, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine |
Fighting War Fatigue: Volunteer network continues saving lives in Ukraine as public donations dry up

January 2, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine |
Remembering 2022 as the year democracies pushed back against authoritarians and exposed their weakness

January 2, 2023 | Heather Richardson |
World leaders thanked for their support of Ukraine in billboard series by the “Brave Society” of Irpin

January 2, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine |
A missile cemetery: Where spent Russian ordinance used to terrorize eastern Ukraine is stored as evidence

January 2, 2023 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Compulsory Christianity: The danger of professed Christians who have no real interest in Jesus

January 1, 2023 | John Pavlovitz |
Global Anglican Church faces growing friction among provinces over same-sex marriage

January 1, 2023 | Newswire |
Pauli Murray: The “Jane Crow” Feminist and Episcopal saint on the front line for racial justice

January 1, 2023 | Syndicated |

December

Lola Vaganova: A journey from Izium to Milwaukee in the footsteps of an ancestor who also fled a war

December 31, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Profiles, Ukraine |
Year In Review 2022: Influences over a lifetime from Thich Nhat Hanh to Gilligan’s Island

December 31, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Celebrating Milwaukee in photos after a long stretch of social distancing

December 31, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: The enduring spirit of the Milwaukee community and its many voices

December 31, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: First-hand reports from the early days of war in Ukraine

December 30, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Milwaukee stands in solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion

December 30, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: The humanitarian crisis faced by Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin

December 30, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: The Hispanic community’s growing political clout reaches the border

December 29, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: From bodily autonomy over COVID to State regulation of every vagina

December 29, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Election lies continue deployment as weaponized rhetoric against voters

December 29, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Cavalier Johnson’s first year as first elected Black Mayor of Milwaukee

December 28, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Honoring the aging population of Milwaukee veterans

December 28, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: COVID-19 retains its grip as the public experiences pandemic amnesia

December 28, 2022 | Articles, COVID-19, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Grasping for democracy against the rising flood of one-party rule

December 27, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: The danger of self-avowed Christians who have no interest in Jesus

December 27, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Profiting from the “Culture War” that subsidizes Corporate Socialism

December 27, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: The ugly path from hateful speech to systemic violence

December 26, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: Whitewashing history and a racial reckoning that never was

December 26, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
Year In Review 2022: When a poisoned political ideology resembles a modern-day Confederacy

December 26, 2022 | Articles, Year In Review |
A War by any other name: Covering America’s Cultural Revolution from the streets of Milwaukee

December 25, 2022 | Articles |
A look down: Enjoying the Zen of the natural world from a collection of drone images

December 25, 2022 | Editorial |
On and off the field: A look at some of the most memorable sports moments of 2022

December 25, 2022 | Newswire |
Being done with church: When people reach the limit of what they can tolerate in their house of worship

December 25, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
A breach of faith: Understanding the complex relationship between religion, identity, and trauma

December 25, 2022 | Syndicated |
Pew survey reveals the more religious Americans are the less worried they feel about climate change

December 25, 2022 | Newswire |
Pope Francis rebukes greedy consumerism at the expense of the vulnerable in Christmas Eve homily

December 25, 2022 | Newswire |
The 117th Congress: Born in the chaos after January 6 and concludes with historic legislative achievements

December 24, 2022 | Newswire |
Congress approves overhaul of election certification rules in response to Trump’s January 6 manipulations

December 24, 2022 | Newswire |
White Victimhood: One small town in Wisconsin shows how fringe fears have become mainstream

December 24, 2022 | Newswire |
Merriam-Webster picks “gaslighting” as word of the year for 2022 due to popularity in political trolling

December 24, 2022 | Newswire |
Putin’s weaponization of winter leaves a Christmas in Ukraine without its traditional holiday glow

December 24, 2022 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Occupation Billboards: Russia’s propaganda war has been waged in tandem with the battlefield brutality

December 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Culture as a target: Why Russian attacks specifically aim to erase Ukrainian identity

December 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Peace and PTSD: Ukraine is already working to heal the mental wounds of its soldiers

December 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
January 6 committee’s report asserts Trump criminally engaged in conspiracy to overturn 2020 election

December 23, 2022 | Newswire |
Discouraging mischief: Congress aims to close off exploits of Electoral Count with bipartisan solutions

December 23, 2022 | Syndicated |
TSA raising fines after finding record number of guns on passengers at checkpoints and in carry-ons

December 23, 2022 | Newswire |
Two Santas strategy: Why Republicans use Saint Nicholas then Scrooge to shift economic messages

December 23, 2022 | Featured, Thom Hartmann |
A yuletide assault: The real War on Christmas has been waged by the Religious Right for years

December 23, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
The Christmas phenomenon: From pagan tradition to a commercialized American holiday

December 23, 2022 | Syndicated |
January 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on Trump’s criminal involvement in violent insurrection

December 22, 2022 | Newswire |
The media’s blind spot: Why blatant efforts to suppress voter participation has been mostly ignored

December 22, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
House Republicans already preparing an onslaught of political investigations for new session

December 22, 2022 | Newswire |
President Zelenskyy thanks America for making Ukraine stronger to defend against Russia’s tyranny

December 22, 2022 | Featured, Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukrainians have demonstrated for three hundred days that a free democracy is worth the investment to save

December 22, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Months in the making: An elaborate plan for President Zelensky’s daring wartime trip to Washington

December 22, 2022 | Newswire |
President Zelenskyy’s visit is a reminder of America’s moral and legal obligation to defend Ukraine

December 21, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
2022 Notebook: Journalists share experiences of reporting on the front lines as Russia invades Ukraine

December 21, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Months after doctors escaped from occupied Mariupol they reassembled to open a hospital in Kyiv

December 21, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A battle of attrition: Stalemate in Ukraine sets stage for possible winter escalation

December 21, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukrainian-Americans responds to Russia’s invasion with book of poetry that shares both grief and hope

December 21, 2022 | Featured, Photos, Ukraine |
Lola Vaganova: Poems written in Ukrainian bomb shelter offer a powerful witness of war to Milwaukee

December 21, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Zemliachky: Volunteers fill unanticipated gaps in supply operations to equip Ukraine’s women soldiers

December 21, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Zelenskyy to meet Biden and address Congress today in first trip to Washington since Russia’s invasion began

December 21, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Diane Baima: A holiday season filled with thoughts of Milwaukee but with the trauma of war in Ukraine

December 20, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
“We are here to fix it,” How Ukraine utility crews adapt and overcome after Russia strikes on power grids

December 20, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukrainian youth choir sings in defiance of war with messages of hope and freedom

December 20, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Raze or repair? Future remains uncertain for Milwaukee’s iconic Mitchell Park Domes

December 20, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Komatsu partners with Habitat ReStore to salvage reusable items from historic National Avenue Campus

December 20, 2022 | Curated |
Privacy algorithms used for cybersecurity at the heart of latest criticism of 2020 census data

December 20, 2022 | Newswire |
January 6 Panel completes investigation of violent insurrection with “roadmap to justice” for Trump

December 19, 2022 | Newswire |
Failed Stewardship: Final Congressional report on COVID-19 exposes Trump’s reckless pandemic response

December 19, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Renewed push for COVID boosters comes as data shows better protection against symptomatic infection

December 19, 2022 | COVID-19, Newswire |
The price of a free press: Deaths of journalists killed on the job increased 30% in 2022

December 19, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
How conservative media reacted after discovering most early COVID deaths were people of color

December 19, 2022 | COVID-19, Thom Hartmann |
New data shows drug overdose deaths stopped rising but experts remain cautious about resumption

December 19, 2022 | Newswire |
Hoan Bridge illuminating as a menorah to “Shine a Light” on antisemitism this Hanukkah season

December 18, 2022 | Curated |
Ukraine celebrates the Jewish Festival of Lights in the darkness of Russia’s war against humanity

December 18, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Activists charge Republican gun culture and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric as direct cause of Club Q massacre

December 18, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Disgraced former president turns into a cartoon grifter as his political career hangs in the balance

December 18, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Christian Nationalism: The very people who ignore the teachings of Jesus also claim America’s faith ideology

December 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Final Goodbye: Recalling all the influential people who we lost in 2022

December 17, 2022 | Newswire |
Thousands of veterans have flooded VA with health claims since President Biden signed Toxic exposure law

December 17, 2022 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin election officials consider changes to military absentee voting after security flaw exposed

December 17, 2022 | Newswire |
Former capital of the Confederacy removes its last city-owned monument honoring the South’s rebellion

December 17, 2022 | Newswire |
UN committee moves one step closer to drafting a landmark treaty for ending global plastic pollution

December 16, 2022 | Newswire |
Wisconsin regulators approve utility rate hikes as customers face increasing costs from inflation

December 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
Support grows for oversight of how electric utilities plan to charge consumers for upgrades to power grid

December 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
I need ammunition not a ride: Zelenskyy’s quip and Trump’s conspiracy rant top 2022 notable quote list

December 16, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
2022 was the year Russia brought the horrors of war back to Europe and threatened the world

December 16, 2022 | Newswire |
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the “Spirit of Ukraine” named by Time as 2022 Person of Year

December 16, 2022 | Newswire |
Federal agencies planning how to release more migrants when Trump-era Title 42 asylum limits end

December 15, 2022 | Newswire |
Dog whistles go full siren as “arbitrary and capricious” immigration restrictions set to expire

December 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Jonathan Brostoff: An open letter to constituents of the 19th Assembly District after 8 years of state service

December 15, 2022 | Curated |
Why proposed development for new downtown soccer stadium should include pay guarantee for service jobs

December 15, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
The problem of work: Why the business model of capitalism is alienating American workers today

December 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba make history by becoming first female pair to sign U.S. currency

December 15, 2022 | Newswire |
Massive Keystone pipeline spill validates every safety concern for a disaster that Republicans dismissed

December 14, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Wisconsin regulators get approval to begin new regulations for PFAS contamination in groundwater

December 14, 2022 | Newswire |
Liquidators of Chernobyl: Why December 14 honors the unnamed heroes who saved the world from radiation

December 14, 2022 | Curated |
Decade after Sandy Hook: Grief remains for Newtown’s lost generation as hope in a brighter future grows

December 14, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Stricter gun laws: After latest wave of mass shootings advocates renew push for assault weapons ban

December 14, 2022 | Newswire |
Biden administration restarts task force aimed at helping immigrants succeed in the United States

December 14, 2022 | Newswire |
Wisconsin’s 2022 midterm election sets record high in spending from outside special interest groups

December 13, 2022 | Newswire |
Election nonprofit renews grants in Wisconsin and other states where GOP lawmakers tried to ban it

December 13, 2022 | Newswire |
Why mainstream media remains mostly silent over the danger of Moore v. Harper to democracy

December 13, 2022 | Robert Reich |
From January 6 Committee to G7: Daily reminders that Democracy remains at risk both at home and abroad

December 13, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Election Anxiety: While midterms were free of feared chaos voting experts are already looking to 2024

December 13, 2022 | Newswire |
President Joe Biden to sign bipartisan gay marriage bill into law at triumphant White House ceremony

December 13, 2022 | Newswire |
International donors race to supply generators and medical aid to hard-hit Ukraine ahead of winter’s grip

December 12, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Fighting for the future: How Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine are staking their claim on democracy

December 12, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
More stories emerge about how Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russia’s deportation scheme

December 12, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Japan’s economic health stumbles from a shrinking birth rate and ballooning elderly population

December 12, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Demographic crisis: South Korea’s fertility rate continues to plummet as many stop having babies

December 12, 2022 | Newswire |
Anthropocene Engine: How the growing population of 8 billion humans transforms the planet

December 12, 2022 | Syndicated |
Lunar Flyby: NASA’s Orion capsule parachutes home safely after completing 25-day test flight to moon

December 11, 2022 | Newswire |
Report details rise of domestic violence in Wisconsin with women of color disproportionately harmed

December 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Legacy of Racism: The environmental injustice that Black women must endure as homeowners

December 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
How Senator Tammy Baldwin worked with others to defy political gravity on same-sex marriage

December 11, 2022 | Newswire |
Local community grieves for USPS postal carrier fatally shot in Milwaukee while delivering mail

December 10, 2022 | Newswire |
Reproductive Rights: After midterm election results battleground states weigh abortion protections

December 10, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
States have exemptions from abortion bans for life-threatening emergencies but exclude a mental crises

December 10, 2022 | Newswire |
Research explores how higher levels of air pollution can harm the brain and impact mental health

December 10, 2022 | Syndicated |
Philanthropic foundations are increasingly stepping up to help prevent a nationwide nursing shortage

December 9, 2022 | Newswire |
Pandemic Problems vs. True Disability: Determining which kids qualify for special education services

December 9, 2022 | Newswire |
Embattled vaping company Juul reaches settlements covering thousands of lawsuits over its e-cigarettes

December 9, 2022 | Newswire |
Public schools struggle to fill counselor staffing positions to meet growing youth mental health crisis

December 9, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Boosting mindfulness: Small things that anyone can do every day to cope with seasonal depression

December 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
A War on Public Schools: How autocrats lower educational standards to dumb down the populace

December 9, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Christian bigotry takes national spotlight in latest attempt to overturn public accommodation laws

December 8, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Will Smith: “Emancipation” and the lesson his role as “Whipped Peter” taught him post-Oscar slap

December 8, 2022 | Newswire |
Historic Federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages and interracial unions clears Congress

December 8, 2022 | Newswire |
Political storm clouds already forming ahead of new year as State prepares debate over 2023 biennial budget

December 8, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Why the “Independent state legislature doctrine” is latest fringe theory designed to dismantle democracy

December 8, 2022 | Syndicated |
House committee investigating January 6 attack will make criminal referrals to DOJ by end of year

December 8, 2022 | Newswire |
DOJ subpoenas Wisconsin officials as part of Grand Jury into Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election

December 7, 2022 | Newswire |
Inspired to hate: Why mass shooters and their political patrons should be classified as terrorists

December 7, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Lethal Force: San Francisco becomes first American city to approve police deployment of killer robots

December 7, 2022 | Newswire |
A year after omicron: The ever-morphing coronavirus mutant continues its assault on families

December 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Featured, Newswire |
A triple threat: Children vulnerable to seasonal flu, RSV, and COVID-19 are straining health care systems

December 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
China announces rollback of draconian anti-COVID measures in stunning reversal after public protests

December 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Newswire |
January 6 heroes honored with Congressional Gold Medals for defending Capitol from Trump’s sedition

December 6, 2022 | Newswire |
USS Arizona survivor honors the heroes killed at Pearl Harbor on 81st anniversary observance

December 6, 2022 | Newswire |
NASA’s Orion capsule heads back to earth after historic moon flight over Apollo landing sites

December 6, 2022 | Newswire |
Third White House bid will not shield Trump as Justice Department’s criminal investigations proceed

December 6, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Trump 2024 rivals court his donors as GOP frets about its future under ex-president’s leadership

December 6, 2022 | Newswire |
Our authoritarian society: When an American political party needs an armed paramilitary wing to rule

December 6, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Surge of anti-Jewish vitriol from celebrities is fueling fears about normalizing hate speech

December 5, 2022 | Newswire |
When Republicans politely deny antisemitism in public while fueling their base who actively embrace it

December 5, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
A process not an event: Genocide still persists decades after the Holocaust

December 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
Reggie Jackson: The ugly path from hateful speech to America’s style of pervasive violence

December 5, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Old tropes never die: How White Nationalists use conspiracy theories to promote anti-Jewish racism

December 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
A sacred symbol of peace: Asian faiths try to reclaim their ancient equilateral cross corrupted by Hitler

December 5, 2022 | Newswire |
A haunting precedent: The punishment of abolitionist John Brown in 1859 still reverberates today

December 4, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
GOP silent as Trump grabs headlines by advocating his dictatorship with overthrow of Constitution

December 4, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
How rightwing Christians forced the judiciary to impose a regressive religious vision across America

December 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
Ukraine is Here: Immersive virtual platform allows anyone to experience Ukraine’s culture from anywhere

December 3, 2022 | Articles |
In The Eye Of The Hurricane: Spanish museum succeeds with secret operation to exhibit Ukrainian artworks

December 3, 2022 | Newswire |
Resourcefulness to watch World Cup is yet another victory over Russia’s cruelty for soccer fans in Irpin

December 3, 2022 | Newswire |
Digital Privacy: Federal bill aims to give users control over what personal data companies can collect

December 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Bad Browsers: How cookie notifications are used online to create friction and influence user behavior

December 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Twitter rolls back enforcement of COVID policy meant to combat misinformation about vaccine safety

December 2, 2022 | Newswire |
Cinema as a surrogate parent: Outgrowing the shared experience for entertainment in a fragmented culture

December 2, 2022 | Editorial, Featured |
Emotional Intelligence: To cry while watching a movie shows empathy and is the exact opposite of weakness

December 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest to educate America about her son Emmett’s lynching continues in new film

December 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Seventh annual Rosa Parks Day tribute honors Civil Rights leader with an open seat on every MCTS bus

December 1, 2022 | Articles |
WisDOT recommends environmentally disruptive expansion of Milwaukee’s I-94 instead of plan to fix

December 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
The bill is coming due: Holding hope for the day when the Fossil Fuel Industry must face its victims in court

December 1, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
How private organizations are filling gaps in Federal programs to help Dreamers fulfill their dreams

December 1, 2022 | Featured, Syndicated |
Escaping a war zone: Why asylum seekers from Mexico are setting their sights as far north as Canada

December 1, 2022 | Newswire |
Conservative-leaning states make last-ditch effort to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy

December 1, 2022 | Newswire |

November

MCTS trims some transit service due to remote work schedules and Milwaukee County’s 2023 budget gap

November 30, 2022 | Articles |
Phantom traffic jams: Cars equipped with AI could help local drivers ease rush hour congestion

November 30, 2022 | Newswire |
Oil price cap: The struggle to limit Russia’s profit while its crude flows to the global economy

November 30, 2022 | Newswire |
Enshrined in federal law: Landmark same-sex marriage legislation wins bipartisan passage in U.S. Senate

November 30, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Looming rail strike would have vast impact on economy if freight trains grind to a halt

November 30, 2022 | Newswire |
Railroad unions seek fair benefits for workers as labor laws remains tilted against them

November 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
A prison cell as the Oval Office? What laws says about a candidate under indictment running for president

November 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
A political sea change: Gen Z comes of age with voting power as record number of women elected to office

November 29, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
How the Boomer generation let political fat-cats rob Millennials and Zoomers of their future wealth

November 29, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Governor Tony Evers projects Wisconsin’s state budget surplus could reach $6.6 billion

November 29, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Combatting confusion: College students push to make voting access easier after facing midterm barriers

November 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Majority at stake: Why Wisconsin’s spring 2023 supreme court race will be an “electoral ground zero”

November 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Wisconsin DNR Secretary Preston Cole retires after a 35-year career dedicated to public service

November 28, 2022 | Articles |
Carbon Budget: Why reducing deforestation is vital to protecting biodiversity and slowing climate change

November 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
How the government can encourage the public to use clean energy without subsidizing just richer people

November 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
Angry crowds across China protest Xi Jinping’s “zero COVID” lockdown policy in unprecedented rebuke

November 28, 2022 | Featured, Newswire |
Lessons Unlearned: Schools were failing to adequately serve students of color even before COVID

November 28, 2022 | COVID-19, Syndicated |
Zombie Virus: Scientists reanimate 50,000 year-old microbes released in thawing Siberian Permafrost

November 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
Widespread abuses in Ukraine: Reports of Russian torture site in Kherson at police detention center

November 27, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Targeting civilian power supply earns Russia the “state sponsor of terror” title as winter’s chill begins to bite

November 27, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Putin’s Silence: Russian dictator leaves the bad news of humiliating withdrawals in Ukraine to other leaders

November 27, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A powerful dynamic of war: Why Ukrainian liberation is an incentive for allies like the United States

November 27, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Ukraine focuses suspicions on Orthodox Christian clergymen seen as being loyal to Russia

November 27, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Unreachable by air: Ukraine keeps trains running under constant threat across vital rail network

November 27, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Volodymyr Karplyuk: Irpin needs to be heard as the city faces both problems and progress with recovery

November 26, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Millions have seen power restored since blackouts swept across war-battered Ukraine days earlier

November 26, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Experts from Ukraine join NATO probe of fatal missile strike that killed two in Poland

November 26, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Zdyrko Yaroslav: My journey across Ukraine to report on the war with a photojournalist from Milwaukee

November 26, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Holodomor Memorial Day: Honoring Ukrainian victims on 90th anniversary of Stalin’s genocide and famine

November 26, 2022 | Articles, Ukraine |
Mariupol’s Holodomor Memorial destroyed by occupation troops to further erase Ukrainian history

November 26, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
World Health Organization warns that millions face a “life-threatening” winter in Ukraine

November 25, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Kherson returns to life as residents face reminders of the terrifying months spent under Russian occupation

November 25, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Moldova seeks aid to survive being hit hard by the collateral damage of war in next-door Ukraine

November 25, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Irpin officials say foreign philanthropic foundations have used the city’s suffering as a PR stunt

November 25, 2022 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine |
Ukraine United: Following his failed military strategy Putin’s war of false narratives is also crumbling

November 25, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Online language tools: A personal journey to learn Ukrainian after Russia’s second invasion began

November 25, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Ukraine officials urge local residents from recently-liberated areas to relocate before upcoming winter

November 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A barbed wire curtain: Russia’s war in Ukraine ushered in a new era of confrontation and the rise of barriers

November 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Environmental toll of war: The pollution caused by Russia’s invasion will take Ukraine years to clean up

November 24, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Diane Baima: Former Milwaukee teacher shares stories of life in rural Ukraine during 9 months of war

November 24, 2022 | Featured, Profiles, Ukraine |
Years of investigating Holocaust atrocities are helping unearth Russian war crimes in Ukraine

November 24, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Could Russia collapse? It may be unthinkable but nobody predicted the end of the USSR either

November 24, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Most Ukrainians left without power after latest wave of Russian brutality targets vital energy resources

November 23, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
The cold and dark of Kyiv: Russia uses air strikes on infrastructure to plunge Ukraine into the Stone Age

November 23, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Russian shells continue hitting near nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia as blackouts roll across Ukraine

November 23, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
A Polish legacy of faith: Historic St. Hyacinth Church recognized as a Milwaukee County landmark

November 23, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Revisiting Red Dawn: How war imitated art with the 1984 movie that inspired Ukrainian resistance

November 23, 2022 | Syndicated, Ukraine |
Famed British artist Banksy seeds inspirational art amid Ukraine’s war ruins in Borodyanka

November 23, 2022 | Newswire, Ukraine |
Milwaukee-based education program works with men and boys to take a stand against human trafficking

November 22, 2022 | Articles |
The predictable tragedy of Club Q: When intolerant Conservatives lament the hate crimes they help create

November 22, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
LGBTQ club mass shooting: How Red flag laws failed to prevent a gunman from acquiring AR-15-style weapons

November 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
Justin Aprahamian: Sanford’s James Beard Award-winning chef offsets inflation with culinary passion

November 22, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Why higher labor and food costs are taking a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner this year

November 22, 2022 | Newswire |
Waste not, want not: Lessons from the Japanese philosophy of not throwing everything away

November 22, 2022 | Syndicated |
Demise of Twitter? The world would lose valuable eyewitness accounts but also a habitat for trolls

November 21, 2022 | Syndicated |
Twitter in chaos: How users can protect their accounts as the platform’s future remains uncertain

November 21, 2022 | Newswire |
Twitter CEO restores Trump’s banned account after posting online poll riddled with bots

November 21, 2022 | Newswire |
A Dazzling Downtown: Milwaukee celebrates 109th Christmas Tree with fireworks and festival of lights

November 21, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Milwaukee Grannies will dance again as part of healing process after Waukesha parade tragedy

November 21, 2022 | Newswire |
Milwaukee reacts to anti-LGBTQ violence after mass shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado Springs

November 21, 2022 | Newswire |
Pelosi steps down from House leadership as GOP plans congressional investigations to smear Democrats

November 20, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
No evidence of widespread fraud: Despite restrictive voting laws Election Day saw few major problems

November 20, 2022 | Newswire |
Trump vs. DeSantis: The simmering rivalry between two formidable foes has finally burst into public view

November 20, 2022 | Newswire |
What the midterms taught us: While the “Red Wave” was thwarted our fragile Democracy remains at risk

November 20, 2022 | Syndicated |
Vote at your own risk: 21st-century voter intimidation follows long history of illegal bullying by racists

November 20, 2022 | Syndicated |
Election Subversion: Why a batch of fateful trends are hitting Democracy like a political tornado

November 20, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Milwaukee County approves Wisconsin’s first historic LGBTQ landmark for site of the Black Nite Uprising

November 19, 2022 | Articles |
Gender-affirming care: Visibility of trans people is not the same as justice for their health rights

November 19, 2022 | Syndicated |
Federal legislation to protect same-sex marriages clears key Senate hurdle with bipartisan support

November 19, 2022 | Newswire |
Ewaso Village: Author Chip Duncan explores the Maasai people of East Africa in book of intimate stories

November 18, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Wakanda Forever: Why the “Black Panther” sequel celebrates lost cultures like the kingdom of Talokan

November 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
Oegugin Influencers: Why foreign enthusiasts of Korean culture miss the dark side of “pop nationalism”

November 18, 2022 | Syndicated |
Jonathan Brostoff and Mark Chambers sworn in as newest members of the Milwaukee Common Council

November 17, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Marcus Performing Arts Center unveils renovated grounds during rededication of its War Memorial

November 17, 2022 | Articles |
MCTS CONNECT: Milwaukee County Transit System celebrates arrival of first battery electric bus

November 17, 2022 | Articles |
The real American carnage: How the ousted autocrat who led an insurrection can run again for president

November 16, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Ratings Worship: Can news outlets avoid another media circus with Trump’s third bid for White House?

November 16, 2022 | Syndicated |
The “Fake News” Crisis: Surviving America’s daily servings of spin, misdirection, and outright lies

November 16, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
People are tired of chaos: Autocrats like Putin lost the midterm elections along with the Republican Party

November 15, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Age of the Zoomers: How a new generation can end 80-year cycle of relearning forgotten political lessons

November 15, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Twitter Bots: Research shows content rules help protect free speech from political manipulation

November 15, 2022 | Syndicated |
Pabst Around Milwaukee: Illustrated map details vast reach of Captain Frederick Pabst beyond his brewery

November 14, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
From “near beer” to cheese: What Milwaukee breweries produced to stay in business during Prohibition

November 14, 2022 | Syndicated |
A generational opportunity: Design plans unveiled for extension of Milwaukee’s Harbor District Riverwalk

November 14, 2022 | Articles |
The Bad News: The American Church is dying. The Good News: The American Church is dying

November 13, 2022 | John Pavlovitz |
Social Control: How shameless tax exemptions allow radical church leaders to conspire with politicians

November 13, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Nonbelievers rising: Pew Research Center’s study finds American Christians could be a minority group by 2070

November 13, 2022 | Syndicated |
Eisenhower’s Vision: From Armistice Day to American volunteers fighting in Ukraine against tyranny

November 12, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine |
Post-Election Audit: Wisconsin Elections Commission begins process to verify votes and certify results

November 12, 2022 | Curated |
Our False Messiah: Why Trump’s cult of personality is danger to both America and democracy

November 12, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Reggie Jackson: My Fears for Jewish friends who face the rising tide of antisemitism

November 11, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Reggie Jackson |
Affirmative Action: Rightwing Supreme Court justices doubt legality of remedy for unlawful discrimination

November 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why students of color will suffer from a national ban on Affirmative Action at selective colleges

November 11, 2022 | Syndicated |
NightWare: New system uses Apple Watch technology to help Veterans with PTSD find relief from nightmares

November 10, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
As control of Congress hangs in the balance results show Election Day was at least a win for democracy

November 10, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
The price of pretending: Why conspiracy theories are dangerous even if only a few people believe them

November 10, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Votes: Residents cast ballots on a calm Election Day for control of Congress and the State

November 9, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
More than voting machines: Election systems are run by people who are overworked and under pressure

November 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
Preparing for the worst: Political violence in America by right-wing extremists will not end anytime soon

November 9, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Cost of Silence: People who avoided voting in 2018 can use a ballot today to kick out hateful politicians

November 8, 2022 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
Political Violence: The fate of the nation and the soul of America rests in the hands of voters this midterm

November 8, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Undermined trust: Why faith in nonpartisan election officials is not enough to protect voting results

November 8, 2022 | Syndicated |
Abandoning Democracy: Congressional Republicans are refusing to be bound by the 2022 election results

November 7, 2022 | Featured, Robert Reich |
United by Fear: When the GOP lost its legitimacy as a political party after capitulating to a radical fringe

November 7, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
How the presence of armed vigilantes outside voting places ensures a corrupt one-party government

November 7, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
Equivalency of complicity: How both sides of the political spectrum promoted fascism in America

November 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
The right to vote: When suffragist Susan B. Anthony led a group of women to the polls 150 years ago

November 6, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
State law for counting absentee ballots means full results from Election Day voting could take time

November 6, 2022 | Syndicated |
As the Biden White House works to rebuild the middle class the MAGA-fueled culture wars aim to demolish it

November 5, 2022 | Heather Richardson |
New research suggests that unpopular Conservative policies are also deadly to people who live under them

November 5, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Republican Legacy: Decades of evidence proves the catastrophic failure of so-called Reagan Revolution

November 5, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Mayor Cavalier Johnson fires Milwaukee election official who fraudulently requested military ballots

November 4, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Voter Fraud: How an election lie has been used as a political weapon against our Democracy since 1964

November 4, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
On Election Day: Options available to Milwaukee residents for protecting their votes if challenged

November 4, 2022 | Syndicated |
$A Broken America: Trump did not fracture the nation, he revealed our split and damaged soul$

A Broken America: Trump did not fracture the nation, he revealed our split and damaged soul

November 3, 2022 | Featured, John Pavlovitz |
Being a lame duck: The political threats facing President Biden if he decides to not run for reelection

November 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
Midterm Anger: Why a passion for political issues can be good for voter turnout but bad for democracy

November 3, 2022 | Syndicated |
A Party Flip: When defenders of Civil Rights abandoned their moral values for the ideology of White Power

November 2, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
Campaigning on conspiracy theories: How the political ideology of White Nationalism mainstreams racism

November 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
No sense of shame: Political figures in the Trump era do not even bother concealing their misdeeds

November 2, 2022 | Syndicated |
Milwaukee Press Club holds panel discussion on the impact of Latino votes in the midterm election

November 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Trump effect: Black voters face the real possibility that they will be unable to participate in elections

November 1, 2022 | Syndicated |
United We Dream: How young immigrants are using social media to engage in politics and elections

November 1, 2022 | Syndicated |

October

Día de Muertos: Historic Forest Home Cemetery hosts annual celebration of life for Milwaukee families

October 31, 2022 | Featured, Photos |
Horror Fiction: The persistent popularity and success of scary tales for scary times

October 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Not for children: Why the depiction of modern clowns has reverted back to its dark origins

October 31, 2022 | Syndicated |
Red State Welfare: Broken results from decades of Republicans evading the responsibility of government

October 30, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
Mail-order Conservatism: When political hucksters praise rugged individualism while crafting conformity

October 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
Problems of overconfidence: The danger of political conversations influenced by what we think we know

October 30, 2022 | Syndicated |
Meow Meow Meow: Celebrating our furry companions ahead of the midterm elections on National Cat Day

October 29, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Kitty Kryptonite: Understanding the behavioral impact of catnip’s nepetalactone on felines and humans

October 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Emotional Relief: Studies show cats and other kinds of pet therapy helps to improve the wellbeing of patients

October 29, 2022 | Syndicated |
Brewtown Tales: New historical book by John Gurda shares more stories of Milwaukee’s people and places

October 28, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
David Claerbout: Milwaukee to host American premiere of groundbreaking multimedia exhibit “The Close”

October 28, 2022 | Curated |
Visual Annotations: Why so many medieval manuscripts feature doodles and what they reveal

October 28, 2022 | Syndicated |
Pardeep Kaleka: The dangers of Kanye West’s antisemitic rants four years after Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy

October 27, 2022 | Columns, Featured, Pardeep Kaleka |
A new breed of insurrectionist: Why America does not designate violent domestic extremists as terrorists

October 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
White Nationalism on the rise: How unrestricted social media access has attracted violent young men

October 27, 2022 | Syndicated |
Why lawmakers who voted against President Biden’s popular policies take credit for them before midterms

October 26, 2022 | Featured, Heather Richardson |
How fanatical election deniers in Wisconsin use Trump’s “Big Lie” to reshape the battleground state

October 26, 2022 | Syndicated |
The Big Con: Trump was a relative latecomer to the Republican Party’s longstanding Game of Grift

October 26, 2022 | Thom Hartmann |
A Water Centric City: New self-guided interactive walking tour focuses on Milwaukee’s water identity

October 25, 2022 | Articles, Featured |
Port Milwaukee celebrates city’s growing Great Lakes cruise industry and its rebound since COVID pandemic

October 25, 2022 | COVID-19, Curated |
Freshwater Ecosystems: Ballast water management is reducing the flow of invasive species into Great Lakes

October 25, 2022 |