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Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Workers’ Struggle
Crisis makes Labor Day 2020 like no other, experts at roundtable discussion say.
Sep 7th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerThe Battle Over Face Masks
The limits of persuasion in a polarized state. Can science save lives and prevent threats?
Sep 7th, 2020 by Will Cushman, WisContextHomeless Providers Brace For The Worst
Quarantine requirements, more living on streets, complicate the problem.
Sep 7th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWhy Unions Matter More Than Ever
All unions need to reexamine their role in this time of racial reckoning.
Sep 7th, 2020 by John Drew, Wisconsin ExaminerJournal Sentinel School Choice Blackout
Newspaper ignores new study with powerful results for voucher schools.
Sep 7th, 2020 by George MitchellCyclists Seeks to Normalize Black Ridership
Diverse group of bikers ride from Gordon Park (which they renamed) to the lakefront.
Sep 7th, 2020 by Ethan DuranA Labor Day Membership Special
Get a monthly Urban Milwaukee membership for just $1 for the first month.
Sep 7th, 2020 by Urban MilwaukeeMandel Plans To Redevelop Former La Fuente Site
Apartment building is second project proposed for S. 5th St. in recent months.
Sep 7th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneState Sees Record Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests
Testing continues to fall, but now positive cases are rising.
Sep 6th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneJacob Blake Speaks from Hospital Bed
“Nothing but pain,” but “stick together… Change your lives out there."
Sep 6th, 2020 by Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public RadioCOVID Cases Rising at State’s Universities
Up 6.1% at UW-Madison, up 6% at UW-Milwaukee.
Sep 6th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioDid Kenosha Cops Push Protesters Toward Militia?
So says militia member after two people killed by armed civilian. Pattern seen in other cities.
Sep 6th, 2020 by Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism