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Governor Evers creates statewide Office of Violence Prevention in wake of Madison school shooting
Just weeks after the tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Governor...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Microsoft’s purchase of 240 acres in Kenosha is expected to launch a new era of tech-driven growth
The state of Wisconsin and city of Kenosha announced on January 27 that Microsoft had purchased...
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Reggie Jackson: History teaches us that ignoring the elephant in the room will not make it go away
“My children, you are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the Devil until you...
Crime and Profit: When Trump’s felonies encourage criminal behavior as a path to success
In the United States, few labels carry as much lasting baggage as being a “felon.” For decades, a...
How Trump politically disparages racial justice efforts from BLM to DEI to attack Black Americans
In the past several years, Donald Trump and many of his closest allies in the “Make America...
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Study shows Trump’s 2017 tax cuts made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans
By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set...
Eighty years after Bastogne: The defiant spirit of “nuts!” in the face of Trump and democratic erosion
“NUTS!” That was the official answer Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe delivered to the four...
The Great Demolition: How Trump’s economic policies will bulldoze the financial backbone of America
Donald Trump is preparing to crash the American economy. He intends to do it by tearing up vital...
The Pandemic We Wasted: How we could have transcended our self-erected barriers of politics
What do you remember about the first days of the pandemic? I remember going to three grocery...
Being heartbroken and scared: Why a determined but peaceful resistance to Trump must start now
I will not try to hide it. I am heartbroken. Heartbroken and scared, to tell you the truth. I am...
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David Crowley: A look at the County Executive’s final week before graduating from UWM in photos
During the week leading up to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Independent” documented Crowley’s intense balancing act, capturing moments that blended the responsibilities of public office with the pressures of completing a college degree.
