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Welcome to 1932: A summer of social protests and divisive presidential politics

Posted by TheConversation | Aug 13, 2020 |

By James N. Gregory, Professor of History, University of Washington An election looms. An unpopular president wrestles with historic unemployment rates. Demonstrations erupt in hundreds of locations. The president deploys Army units to suppress peaceful protests in the nation’s capital. And most of all he worries about an affable Democratic candidate who is running against him without saying much about a platform or plans. Welcome to 1932. I am a historian and director of the Mapping American Social Movements Project, which explores the history of social movements and their interaction with American electoral politics. The parallels between the summer...

We’re All In: WEDC officials join Milwaukee leaders to visit businesses keeping safe during COVID-19

Posted by Editor | Aug 12, 2020 |

State and local officials held a news conference in downtown Milwaukee on August 5, followed by a tour to meet area small business owners participating in the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) “We’re All In” economic program – which has been promoting public health and providing financial assistance during the pandemic. A growing number of citizens from across Wisconsin — including small business owners, local leaders, and sports and entertainment figures — are declaring “We’re All In” for working together to stop the spread of COVID-19. The We’re All In initiative is an effort by WEDC and its partners...

What Hurts God? A for-profit false prophet

Posted by John Pavlovitz | Aug 9, 2020 |

“A completely deranged Trump claims Joe Biden will ‘hurt God’ if elected president.” – Timothy Burke “He’s following the radical-left agenda: take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God.” – Donald Trump “Like so many people, my faith has been the bedrock foundation of my life: it’s provided me comfort in moments of loss and tragedy, it’s kept me grounded and humbled in times of triumph and joy. And in this moment of darkness for our country — of pain, of division, and of sickness for so many Americans —...

A self-inflicted wound: Lawsuit seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association over abuse and fraud

Posted by Heather Cox Richardson | Aug 9, 2020 |

The New York Attorney General’s Press Office announced late on August 5 that Attorney General Letitia James would make “a major national announcement” at 11:30 AM on August 6. When James appeared, she announced she was launching a lawsuit to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA was chartered in New York in 1871, in part to improve the marksmanship of Americans who might be called on to fight another war, and in part to promote in America the British sport of elite shooting. By the 1920s, rifle shooting was a popular sport. In the 1930s, amid fears...

Black leaders denounce GOP’s latest political ploy to back Kanye West as a spoiler to divert Milwaukee votes

Posted by Editor | Aug 8, 2020 |

Three of Milwaukee’s top four elected leaders denounced the “latest dirty trick” orchestrated by GOP operatives in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee faces the reality of its fading spotlight and economic hopes as 2020 DNC goes completely virtual

Posted by Wisconsin Public Radio | Aug 7, 2020 |

In another blow to an event that once promised to put Milwaukee in the national spotlight, Joe Biden has canceled plans to accept the Democratic nomination for president in person at the party’s national convention, due to concerns about the coronavirus. Other speakers who had been planning to come to Milwaukee also will not travel to the city, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee. “From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first. We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments...