Milwaukee Independent https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com transformative journalism Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:33 +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 Far-right settlers divert Palestinian spring water as Netanyahu backs West Bank heritage site takeovers https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/far-right-settlers-divert-palestinian-spring-water-netanyahu-backs-west-bank-heritage-site-takeovers/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:33 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=230250 The post Far-right settlers divert Palestinian spring water as Netanyahu backs West Bank heritage site takeovers appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Muslim Americans push back against anti-Sharia rhetoric stoked by Republicans ahead of midterms https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/muslim-americans-push-back-anti-sharia-rhetoric-stoked-republicans-ahead-midterms/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:24 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=230229 The post Muslim Americans push back against anti-Sharia rhetoric stoked by Republicans ahead of midterms appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Milwaukee Brewers reach the World Series for the first time since 1982 after sweeping the Dodgers https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/milwaukee-brewers-reach-world-series-first-time-since-1982-sweeping-dodgers/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:37 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=231112 The post Milwaukee Brewers reach the World Series for the first time since 1982 after sweeping the Dodgers appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Trump scrutinized for potential war crimes over his decisions to help Putin and weaken Ukraine’s defenses https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/trump-scrutinized-potential-war-crimes-decisions-help-putin-weaken-ukraines-defenses/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:24 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=231126 The post Trump scrutinized for potential war crimes over his decisions to help Putin and weaken Ukraine’s defenses appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Trump rewards Putin’s brutality after failure in Iran as Ukraine pays for empty peace promises in blood https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/heather-richardson/trump-rewards-putins-brutality-failure-iran-ukraine-pays-empty-peace-promises-blood/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:57 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=231104 The post Trump rewards Putin’s brutality after failure in Iran as Ukraine pays for empty peace promises in blood appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> How U.S. policy failed for decades to convert national wealth into better lives for ordinary Americans https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/u-s-policy-failed-decades-convert-national-wealth-better-lives-ordinary-americans/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:08 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=228954 The post How U.S. policy failed for decades to convert national wealth into better lives for ordinary Americans appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Reenacting Milwaukee history with AI reveals persistent racial bias in bringing the past to life https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/reenacting-milwaukee-history-ai-reveals-persistent-racial-bias-bringing-past-life/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=229307 The post Reenacting Milwaukee history with AI reveals persistent racial bias in bringing the past to life appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Why political identity uses a corrupt conspiracy culture to ignore the evidence in plain sight https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/political-identity-uses-corrupt-conspiracy-culture-ignore-evidence-plain-sight/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:48 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=229026 The post Why political identity uses a corrupt conspiracy culture to ignore the evidence in plain sight appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

]]> Japanese delegation from Chiba Prefecture experiences Wisconsin culture as part of sister-state exchange https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/image-spotlight/chiba-wisconsin-2026/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:55 +0000 http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/?p=230647 A delegation of students and officials from Japan’s Chiba Prefecture spent more than a week in Wisconsin in early October, as part of a long-running sister-state relationship that began decades ago with business ties and has grown into a network of cultural, educational, and personal exchanges. A highlight of the visit was a Serbian-Japanese cultural event held at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral

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