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Saying no is hard: How setting boundaries between work and life can improve personal health

When Justin Stewart started his career, he juggled several jobs to make ends meet. He poured himself into his full-time role as a news show production assistant from 3:00 a.m. until noon. Then he...

Suit of armor: Young cancer patients find joy from patches created by child leukemia survivor

When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he entered the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands....

Public outrage at the corporate oligarch’s schemes slowly escalates into an anti-Musk protest movement

Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign to fight the Trump administration’s push to gut federal...

The AI boom: Microsoft’s data centers may give Three Mile Island a new life for supplying power

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply...

Trump increasingly viewed as a sock puppet as Musk expands his personal grip on the federal government

Elon Musk called on February 13 for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending...

Trump makes threatening comments about Canada’s sovereignty in push for its concession as 51st state

President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired on February 9 during the Super Bowl pre-show. “Yeah it is,” Trump told...

Covering the losses: Some steps small businesses can take to recover quickly from break-ins and theft

Break-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security. In the retail sector alone, more than half of small businesses said they had been victims of shoplifting in...

Learning how to work well together can help bridge divides in the office when political tensions rise

There is no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families, and friendships. But workplace morale and productivity can take a hit when ideological...

Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power

As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just could not see herself...

Poll finds Americans who voted for Trump to quickly lower food prices now doubt he can in his first year

Worries about everyday expenses helped return Donald Trump to the White House. But with his second term quickly underway, many U.S. adults are skeptical about his ability to actually bring down...

American citizens to be deported to El Salvador in controversial deal brokered by Secretary Rubio

El Salvador has offered to take in people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally and to house some of the country’s criminals, even if they are American citizens. U.S....

A clear and present danger: How Elon Musk masterminded a coup to seize the U.S. government

Elon Musk is rapidly and illegally consolidating personal control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining...

Road of Life: Romanivsky Bridge Memorial earns global acclaim for Irpin’s journey since wartime devastation

Jan 24, 2025

A somber reminder of the early days of the brutal Russian invasion now stands as a beacon of unity and rebirth in Milwaukee’s sister city of Irpin, located on the outskirts of Kyiv. The memorial installation was unveiled last August on the site of the destroyed...

Milwaukee leaders urge immigrant communities to “Know Your Rights” after executive orders stir fear

Jan 23, 2025

Local leaders and advocates gathered at City Hall on January 22 to address what they described as growing anxiety among Milwaukee’s Hispanic and immigrant communities, following a series of newly signed executive orders by President Donald Trump. The orders, including...

A Parasocial Effect: Reckoning with the toxic identity politics of a nation that embraces hate

Jan 22, 2025

The 2024 presidential election has left the political world reeling, not because it was shocking, but because its result seemed inevitable. Vice President Kamala Harris, despite being one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for the office of U.S. President,...

Visual Divisions: News coverage of 2025 inauguration shows conflicting narratives pulling America apart

Jan 21, 2025

A presidential inauguration is traditionally a symbol of the traditions that bind Americans together. Mainstream media coverage of the event on January 20 provided many reminders of what keeps people apart. On the Martin Luther King Day holiday, news organizations...

From Nixon to Clinton: How past defeated candidates until Trump honored the peaceful transfer of power

Jan 20, 2025

In January 1981, Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan as the new Republican president thanked the Democrat for his administration’s help after Reagan resoundingly defeated Carter the previous November. Twenty years earlier, after a much closer race,...

Study shows Trump’s 2017 tax cuts made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

Jan 18, 2025

By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on December 31, 2024. As Trump and Republicans prepare to negotiate new tax cuts...

Trump’s comeback: Why President Biden’s promise to restore the “soul of America” fell short

Jan 17, 2025

Joe Biden promised nothing short of a national exorcism when he took office. He wanted to “restore the soul” of the country and prove that Donald Trump was only a footnote in the American story, not its next chapter. The pitch was “let’s try to...

When facts don’t matter: Journalism didn’t fail America, Americans failed journalism

Jan 17, 2025

By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine Most people agree that actual facts matter in such activities as debate, discussion and reporting. Once facts are gathered, verified, and distributed, informed decision-making can...

A house on fire: When voters refuse to equate their actions to the suffering their choices created

Jan 16, 2025

The 2024 U.S. presidential election solidified a disturbing trend in American politics, a willingness among voters to choose leaders whose policies and track records directly harm their well-being. The phenomenon is not new, but its persistence and increasingly dire...

Governor Evers creates statewide Office of Violence Prevention in wake of Madison school shooting

Jan 15, 2025

Just weeks after the tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Governor Governor Tony Evers created a new statewide office dedicated to preventing gun violence on January 14. The Governor also called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass...

Not in our neighborhood: Proposed ICE detention facility in Milwaukee’s 9th District sparks outrage

Jan 15, 2025

A controversial plan to establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Milwaukee’s 9th Aldermanic District has drawn strong opposition from local officials and community leaders. Alderwoman Larresa Taylor, who represents the district,...

Trump expected to embolden plans by U.S. lawmakers to force more Christian curriculum in classrooms

Jan 14, 2025

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state by inserting Bible references into reading lessons and requiring teachers to post the Ten Commandments. The...