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Support for same-sex marriage slips as Republican opposition to transgender identity intensifies
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (870+ words) Posted by Reporter | Jun 11, 2026 Acceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the U. S. has flattened after more than two decades of steadily increasing support, with an ongoing decline among Republicans, according to a new Gallup poll. About 65% of U. S. adults believe same-sex…...
Why American lives shaped by lies still feel real until the truth asks what they are built upon
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (925+ words) Posted by Mitchell A. Sobieski | May 9, 2026 American culture teaches people to treat their lives as a sequence of plans. Careers are mapped out, families imagined, futures charted with the confidence of a nation convinced of its own destiny. The familiar saying…...
A historical look at Milwaukee's early ethnic Chinese residents and their fragile community
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (593+ words) Posted by Staff Formosa | Apr 27, 2026 When federal census takers moved through Milwaukee in 1880, they recorded just two Chinese residents in the entire city. It was the earliest confirmed presence of Chinese immigrants in a city that would, over the following…...
Open-Source Intel: When journalism becomes a weapon against the subject it seeks to elevate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (908+ words) Posted by Noria Doyle | Apr 24, 2026 For years, the ethical architecture of community journalism rested on the simple premise that visibility offers protection. Give marginalized people a face, a name, a story told with dignity, and the public's gaze becomes a…...
Housing crisis forces American families to trade safety for affordability in climate-threatened regions
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (722+ words) Posted by The Conversation | Mar 10, 2026 By Ivis Garc'a, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Picture this " you are looking to buy a place to live. And you have two options. Option A is a…...
Low-budget micro-dramas surge as a new global entertainment format built for mobile phone users
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1348+ words) Posted by Noria Doyle | Mar 4, 2026 The format, sometimes referred to in the industry as "verticals" because of its 9: 16 mobile framing, has surged overseas and is now drawing attention from American studios and investors who view it as a potential new…...
Racial profiling by ICE draws renewed comparisons to Japanese American incarceration during World War II
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1066+ words) Posted by The Conversation | Feb 1, 2026 By Anna Storti, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and Asian American Studies, Duke University The Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 said that 2 million undocumented immigrants had been forced out of the…...
Why Republicans invented the myth of voter fraud to justify laws that keep American citizens from voting
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1057+ words) Posted by Mitchell A. Sobieski | Jan 26, 2026 The myth of mass voter fraud endures as one of the most effective tools for modern voter suppression. The origins of this strategy trace back to the post'Civil Rights era, when new laws dismantled the…...
Residents push back against new battery storage sites amid rising anxiety over lithium-ion fire risks
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (938+ words) Posted by Reporter | Jan 16, 2026 More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U. S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added,…...
Families are creating their own volunteer projects as nonprofits say children are too young to help
5+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1070+ words) Posted by Reporter | Jan 11, 2026 When Cami Teacoach's son turned three she set out to find volunteer opportunities they could do together. He made Valentine cards for senior citizens. They hiked and picked up trash. He helped harvest produce at community…...