Policy Violence: Civil Rights leaders decry DeSantis’ defense of whitewashed slavery curriculum
Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on...
War on Woke: DeSantis’ push to rewrite history echoes the ideology of authoritarian countries
By Rochelle Anne Davis, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Georgetown University; and Eileen Kane, Professor of History, Connecticut College A Florida law that took effect on July 1, 2023, restricts how educators in the state’s public colleges and universities can...
Why the national monument for Emmett Till finally cements his inclusion in the American story
When President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on July 25 establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, it marked the fulfillment of a promise Till’s relatives made after his death 68 years ago. The Black teenager from...
How the laws to protect Black voters from the Ku Klux Klan are being used hold Trump accountable
By Joseph Patrick Kelly, Professor of Literature and Director of Irish and Irish American Studies, College of Charleston In the indictment against former President Donald Trump and his role in the January 6 violent attack against the U.S. Capitol, special prosecutor...
Deadly Disaster: Maui residents had little warning before oncoming flames overtook their town
Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system did not alert them as fires raced toward their homes. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens were...
Eternal Justice: President James A. Garfield and the ideas that outlive all earthly things
On August 6, 1880, Republican presidential candidate James A. Garfield gave one of his most famous speeches. Then a congressional representative from Ohio, Garfield was in New York City to make peace with Roscoe Conkling, a Republican kingmaker who hated him and his...
Trump loyalists outline plan to create a dictatorship if voters return him to power in 2024
A recent story in “The New York Times” outlined how former president Donald Trump and his allies are planning to create a dictatorship if voters return him to power in 2024. The article talks about how Trump and his loyalists plan to “centralize more power...
While Trump complains of unfair treatment it is far better than what most other criminal defendants get
By Christopher Robertson, Professor of Law, Boston University; and Russell M. Gold, Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama Former President Donald Trump often complains that he is being treated unfairly by the prosecutors charging him with crimes. Trump is...
How Trump went from condemning the January 6 insurrectionists to being one of their top supporters
The day after January 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battling law enforcement and sending members of Congress, who were set to formally certify his reelection loss,...
Factory jobs in Wisconsin get boost from President Biden’s “Buy America” infrastructure policy
Efforts by the Biden administration have been helping create new factory jobs as part of a push to bring high-speed internet to the whole country, jobs that coincidentally help to back up President Joe Biden’s messaging for the 2024 elections. Vice President...
Dust and rubble: Türkiye’s preparedness remains uncertain six months after devastating earthquake
Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building. Bystanders and former residents watch from afar as construction equipment tears down the structure. Among the bystanders is Ibrahim Ozaydin, 30, a former...
Hasidic life in Uman: A journey across Ukraine to the Tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the...
