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Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Workers’ Struggle

Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Workers’ Struggle

Crisis makes Labor Day 2020 like no other, experts at roundtable discussion say.

The Battle Over Face Masks

The Battle Over Face Masks

The limits of persuasion in a polarized state. Can science save lives and prevent threats?

Homeless Providers Brace For The Worst

Homeless Providers Brace For The Worst

Quarantine requirements, more living on streets, complicate the problem.

Op Ed: Why Unions Matter More Than Ever
Op Ed

Why Unions Matter More Than Ever

All unions need to reexamine their role in this time of racial reckoning.

The Contrarian: Journal Sentinel School Choice Blackout
The Contrarian

Journal Sentinel School Choice Blackout

Newspaper ignores new study with powerful results for voucher schools.

Cyclists Seeks to Normalize Black Ridership

Cyclists Seeks to Normalize Black Ridership

Diverse group of bikers ride from Gordon Park (which they renamed) to the lakefront.

A Labor Day Membership Special

A Labor Day Membership Special

Get a monthly Urban Milwaukee membership for just $1 for the first month.

Plats and Parcels: Mandel Plans To Redevelop Former La Fuente Site
Plats and Parcels

Mandel Plans To Redevelop Former La Fuente Site

Apartment building is second project proposed for S. 5th St. in recent months.

WI Daily: State Sees Record Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests
WI Daily

State Sees Record Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests

Testing continues to fall, but now positive cases are rising.

Jacob Blake Speaks from Hospital Bed

Jacob Blake Speaks from Hospital Bed

“Nothing but pain,” but “stick together… Change your lives out there."

COVID Cases Rising at State’s Universities

COVID Cases Rising at State’s Universities

Up 6.1% at UW-Madison, up 6% at UW-Milwaukee.

Did Kenosha Cops Push Protesters Toward Militia?

Did Kenosha Cops Push Protesters Toward Militia?

So says militia member after two people killed by armed civilian. Pattern seen in other cities.