How religious prejudice makes reporting sexual misconduct harder for Jewish and Muslim women
By Keren McGinity, Research Associate, Brandeis University October 2023 marks the anniversary of #MeToo: six years since actor Alyssa Milano’s tweet calling for women to speak out about experiences of abuse went viral and helped launch a global movement. Ever since,...
Hundreds of asylum-seekers remain stuck in limbo at Chicago airports while waiting for shelter space
Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population of asylum-seekers arriving by plane. Hundreds of migrants, from babies to the elderly, live inside a shuttle bus center at...
Struggle for federal aid: Escalating natural disasters is draining FEMA’s ability to fund recovery efforts
By Latisha Nixon-Jones, Associate Professor of Law, Jacksonville University As questions loom over the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ability to fund disaster recovery efforts, people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by recent wildfires and storms are...
The Last Alarm: Milwaukee honors the public service of firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice
Milwaukee’s annual memorial ceremony to honor its fallen firefighters was held on October 12 at MFD Headquarters Station 2, a solemn tradition observed since 1996 to remember those who were lost performing their duty or as a result of their public service. Since...
New mural at Miller High Life Theatre celebrates the iconic beer brand’s long history in Milwaukee
Molson Coors Beverage Company unveiled a new mural at the historic Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee on October 12, a tribute to both the city’s rich heritage and the iconic beer products’s deep roots in the community. The Miller High Life...
A hundred eyes for an eye: Israel orders evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza
Israel’s military on October 13 directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people, about half of the territory’s population, within 24 hours. The order could signal an impending ground offensive against Hamas militants....
Empire building: How Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine made the Russian economy a Potemkin village
By Christopher A. Hartwell, Professor of International Business Policy, ZHAW School of Management and Law; and Paul Vaaler, Professor of Law and Business, University of Minnesota President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has come at huge economic costs. By...
Asian Americans say AAPI voters are targeted by new laws criminalizing election assistance
For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping them register to vote and, in recent years, those efforts have extended to the growing Asian American and Asian immigrant communities. But a state law signed by...
The myth that ending affirmative action would end discrimination against Asian Americans
By Jerry Kang, Distinguished Professor of Law and Asian American Studies; Founding Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of California, Los Angeles In two cases challenging the use of race in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
Historical Remembrance: Lynching site of George Marshall Clark gets marker in Milwaukee’s Third Ward
Local officials, area leaders, and members of the community gathered on October 11 in the Third Ward to share a significant moment in Milwaukee County’s history, as a marker was officially dedicated to honor George Marshall Clark, a victim of racial violence who...
Why some Israelis feel abandoned by the army they trusted for years to defend and inform them
It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them. That contract was shattered on October 7 when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s...
Wisconsin coalition calls on mainstream media to give fair representation of the Palestinian situation
A diverse and broad coalition of Wisconsin-based organizations dedicated to peace and social justice recently formed in response to what they believe has been a misrepresentation of the conflict faced by the Palestinian people. In a joint statement on October 10, the...
