Political charlatans: Why Conservatives who pretend to be Christian is the real American “Drag Show”
Cue the lights. Strike up the band. It is showtime again in America. Every single day they brazenly parade around in front of us: in our neighborhoods, on our timelines, in our school board meetings, in stores in front of our children. They shamelessly don their...
What fear does: How a steady diet of Culture War rhetoric produces a terror of anything different
The Conservative Republican movement in America is a case study in what fear does when it fully grips a group of people; the emotional net result of being weaned for decades on a steady diet of culture war rhetoric, targeted disinformation, racial stereotypes,...
Quality of life provider and local development firm continue partnership in support of Veterans
Center for Veterans Issues (CVI) and The Alexander Company have partnered to rehabilitate and expand Vets Place Central, a longstanding, supportive, veterans housing facility in Milwaukee. Located at 3330 W. Wells Street in Milwaukee, the project aims to enhance the...
Grandson of Nelson Mandela to speak in Milwaukee on solidarity with the Palestinian people during U.S. tour
Milwaukee will host the grandson of Nelson Mandela today, May 15, as part of his tour in the United States promoting awareness of the Nakba and support for the Palestinian people. May 15 marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, or the 1948 expulsion of Palestinian...
Speaking the truth in love: An open apology to homophobic Conservatives who identify as Christian
Dear Conservative Christians, I wanted to express my sincere regrets at how our recent exchanges have left you feeling. It seems I’ve offended you in some way and I want to apologize for that. I’m sorry you feel persecuted when I confront you, that you feel unfairly...
Political PTSD: How the MAGA movement is making otherwise mentally healthy people emotionally sick
“I feel like I’m losing my mind.” These words are a continual presence these days. I hear them a couple hundred times a day in one form or another. I read them in desperate social media outbursts. I find them in my inbox from friends and from strangers. I hear them in...
