Lack of decency: News media scolded by Wisconsin officials over feeding off pain of shooting victims
Wisconsin police did not plan any public updates on December 18 into the extremely rare religious school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, a day after the city’s mayor chastised reporters and urged them to leave victims alone....
Tech Tip: The process required for users to escape the hate factory of Elon Musk’s X platform
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed it X, fired much of its staff, and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations, and ordinary people have quit the social media platform as it transformed into a toxic swamp of...
Wisconsin Gun Violence: Teacher and student fatally shot at a Christian school by 15-year-old girl
A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and teenager and prompting a swarm of police officers responding to a second grader’s 911 call. The female student wounded six others during the...
David Crowley: Redefining Milwaukee County’s leadership through education as a new UWM graduate
It is not every day that a high-level elected official quietly attends classes, writes research papers, and sits side-by-side with traditional undergraduates while holding one of the most influential positions in local government. Yet Milwaukee County Executive David...
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.
Back to school: Older adults returning to college is a growing trend fueled by new career goals
Following a demographic shift that is redefining the traditional image of the undergraduate classroom, a growing number of older adults, particularly those in their 30s and 40s, are returning to college to complete degrees they began years ago, or to pursue entirely...
Fighting for Civil Rights: When White and Black activists worked together in Detroit 50 years ago
By Say Burgin, Assistant Professor of History, Dickinson College Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, some White people have been wondering how they can work with Black people to fight racial inequality. As a history professor who studies social movements, I know...
The enduring legacy of slavery can be seen in the wealthy descendants of slaveholders in Congress
By Neil K R Sehgal, PhD Student in Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; and Ashwini Sehgal, Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue,...
Vetrepreneurs: Veterans face challenges starting small businesses but are finding resources to help
Many veterans who have started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part. “Vetrepreneurs,” veterans who start small businesses or...
Federal regulators seek to force Chrome browser sale as part of monopoly punishment in Google break up
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a...
A world in need: How to navigate the many options for donating money to worthy charities
Millions displaced by global conflicts. Communities reeling from unseasonably strong natural disasters. Lives upended due to healthcare inequalities. In the middle of these crises are established nonprofits, everyday individuals and mutual aid groups — all seeking...
The death of Brian Thompson exposed the structural violence of the private health insurance industry
The brazen murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on a Midtown Manhattan street has rattled the U.S. health care industry. But beyond the tragic shock of an executive’s targeted killing, an unsettling truth now lies exposed with deep and pervasive...
