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Milwaukee hosts U.S. premiere of film documenting Russia’s brutal war on education in occupied Ukraine
Jun 24, 2025
The North American premiere of “War on Education,” the acclaimed documentary about...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
Mar 3, 2023
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
Jan 28, 2025
The state of Wisconsin and city of Kenosha announced on January 27 that Microsoft had purchased...
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Nationalist revisionism: How the 1776 report laid the groundwork for Trump’s war on U.S. history
Jun 9, 2025
Four years after it was quietly released in the final days of Donald Trump’s first term, a...
No badges or warrants: How unidentified masked men are kidnapping people off U.S. streets with impunity
Jun 22, 2025
Federal agents in unmarked uniforms, wearing face coverings and offering no visible form of...
Remembering the legacy of Summerfield United Methodist Church as a sanctuary of conscience
Jun 25, 2025
For more than 170 years, the congregation of Summerfield United Methodist Church served as a moral...
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Why Japanese anime draws from religious traditions to explore the struggle between duty and desire
Jun 8, 2025
By Ronald S. Green, Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies,...
Revere’s ride: Remembering the night 250 years ago when lanterns lit the Revolution at Old North Church
Jun 16, 2025
On April 18, Heather Cox Richardson was invited to speak at the anniversary of the lighting of the...
Using the Tea Party’s playbook: How Democrats can take control to advance real progressive change
Jun 9, 2025
Progressives should not just be fighting the GOP, we should be learning from them. No, we should...
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“No Kings” protest draws massive Milwaukee turnout in defiance of Trump’s military spectacle
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Thousands of demonstrators packed Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on June 14 in a powerful display against Donald Trump and his military-themed birthday celebration in Washington DC. The protest, part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement, was one of the largest in Wisconsin.