What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter MorganAmericans...
The Wood Wide Web: Signs Beneath Our Feet
There are forests that seem quiet.You walk through them and hear only the wind brushing against leaves, the soft crack of twigs beneath your feet, and perhaps the distant call of a bird. Everything appears still, separate, and independent.But beneath that...
Why are Democratic leaders still ignoring voters on Israel?
‘Outside of the Democratic leadership bubble, this extreme disconnect from the polled opinions of the party’s base might seem puzzling or even stunning.’ Photograph: Rod Lamkey/APWhen the Democratic party’s governing body adjourned its meeting on Saturday...
Wisconsin Classic Stage presents first ever anti-war drama—The Persians
A new Milwaukee theater company opens its first season with The Persians, an ancient play about the price of war. Two dollars from every ticket sold directly benefits WarChild, a nonprofit that protects and supports the wellbeing of children impacted by...
How Many People Have the U.S. & Israel Killed in Iran?
The funeral on March 3, for the victims of the U.S.-Israeli attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran. (Tasnim News Agency/ Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY 4.0) After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the U.S....
Sewage sludge battle heats up as health advocates appeal move to dismiss EPA lawsuit
A federal court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging US regulators failed to prevent widespread contamination of farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals was based on a “flawed interpretation” of the Clean Water Act, creating “dangerous real-world...
MATC’s big Arab American Heritage Month celebration
Photos by Cherrie Hanson Michael Rogers (left), vice president of Student Engagement & Community Impact, and Sawsan Rizeq (right), supervisor of student advising, worked together to help bring Arab Heritage Month to Milwaukee Area Technical College. In...
Negative views of Israel, Netanyahu continue to rise among Americans – especially young people
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Americans have increasingly negative...
UNICEF Says Children ‘Being Pulled From Under Rubble’ in Lebanon After Israeli Bombardment
Rescue workers continued to search for missing people in the Beirut neighborhood of Tallet al-Khayat on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A United Nations agency said late Thursday that Israel’s massive...
Muslim Women’s Coalition’s inaugural conference connects faith and leadership
Registration for Wisconsin's first ever Muslim Women's Leadership Conference is open until April 16. The Muslim Women’s Coalition’s inaugural leadership conference, the first leadership conference in Wisconsin tailored for Muslim women, will be held...
