Dark future: Americans abandon U.S. Constitution with decision to elect a self-declared dictator
As final votes are counted in the 2024 presidential election, signs indicate that convicted felon Donald Trump is on the brink of winning re-election. If confirmed, the outcome will represent a seismic shift in American democracy. It will also mark a moment of...
The missing voices of courage: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, faith leaders, and the toxic legacy of MAGA politics
As America stands on the other side of yet another pivotal election, many look around, wondering why faith leaders were hesitant to confront the lingering influences of the toxic MAGA movement. Historical figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who famously stood against...
Racial hierarchy: Why Trump is a savior to people who want to enshrine the dominance of White culture
By Marya T. Mtshali, Lecturer in Studies in Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University Americans who heard former President Donald Trump claim that Vice President Kamala Harris previously identified as “not Black” in a July 2024 interview may wonder why he...
The margin of victory: What to expect in Wisconsin on Election Day as votes are counted
Wisconsin is no stranger to close presidential elections. The margin of victory was less than a percentage point in the state’s 2020, 2016, 2004, and 2000 elections. So it might be again this Election Day. Both Republican former President Donald Trump and...
A champion for social justice: Milwaukee mourns the loss of Alderman Jonathan Brostoff at age 41
Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, a dedicated public servant and steadfast advocate for Milwaukee, passed away on November 4, 2024, at the age of 41. Born on September 25, 1983, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alderman Brostoff’s life was marked by an unwavering commitment to...
Milwaukee County prepares for delays in early vote counting on election night due to GOP restrictions
As the nation turns its attention to Wisconsin for one of the most anticipated elections in recent history, Milwaukee County leaders have unified in an urgent appeal for residents to turn out and vote. During a press conference at Milwaukee County Courthouse on...
Nationalism is not patriotism: Trump proves that an autocrat is easy to underestimate
By Mark Satta, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” shot to the top of Amazon’s bestseller...
Trump’s Shadow Government: Details from the Russell Vought plan to implement a MAGA takeover
A key ally to former President Donald Trump detailed plans to deploy the military in response to domestic unrest, defund the Environmental Protection Agency, and put career civil servants “in trauma” in a series of previously unreported speeches that provide a...
It can happen here: The rise of an American dictator and the public support behind Trump’s cruelty
On September 7, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump predicted that his plan to deport 15 to 20 million people currently living in the United States would be “bloody.” He also promised to prosecute his political opponents, including, he wrote, lawyers,...
Endorsing Kamala Harris: A champion of the freedoms that American veterans fought to preserve
Milwaukee Independent has never endorsed a political candidate in its history, and it may never do so again. However, as major editorial boards like those of The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times buckle under the weight of fear surrounding Donald Trump, the...
Dueling rallies: Harris and Trump campaign in Milwaukee for a final push to win Wisconsin
Vice President Kamala Harris and convicted felon Donald Trump hosted rallies within 7 miles of each other on November 1 in the Milwaukee area as part of a fevered final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin’s largest county. Milwaukee is home to the most...
Defying history: Kamala Harris aims to be the second sitting Vice President elected to president since 1836
As Vice President Kamala Harris nears the homestretch with her campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988,...
