Milwaukee Independent https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com transformative journalism Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.29 https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/MI_Icon-150x150.jpg Milwaukee Independent https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com 32 32 Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into how the Christian Right was formed to resist Civil Rights https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/sound/podcast-deep-dive-christian-right-formed-resist-civil-rights/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:21 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=226354 The post Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into how the Christian Right was formed to resist Civil Rights appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

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]]> When nostalgia politics turns false memories into loyalty and manufactured grievances into a weapon https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/nostalgia-politics-turns-false-memories-loyalty-manufactured-grievances-weapon/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:54 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=225440 The post When nostalgia politics turns false memories into loyalty and manufactured grievances into a weapon appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into applying C. S. Lewis on absolute power to Milwaukee’s moral landscape https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/sound/podcast-deep-dive-applying-c-s-lewis-absolute-power-milwaukees-moral-landscape/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:51 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=226350 The post Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into applying C. S. Lewis on absolute power to Milwaukee’s moral landscape appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

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