“The hardest thing for us was that there were things that the President himself would say and do that weren’t credible.” Posted on May 11, 2022August 30, 2023 by Emily Walter Edward Hartwig, former Deputy Administrator of the United States Digital Service, talks with Emily Walter about the effects of misinformation in government. Emily Walter: Start by telling me your name and the title you had when Covid started. Edward Hartwig: My name is Edward Hartwig and the title of my job when covid first started […]
Gov. Evers Unemployment Benefits Still Necessary for Families Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 by Emily Walter When Covid started shutting businesses down in March of 2020, it didn’t take long for Congress to pass unemployment legislation. This legislation allowed people to be paid $600 a week if they lost employment due to the pandemic. The amount was later reduced to $300 a week. But now, Wisconsin lawmakers want to get rid […]
Avengers Endgame did Steve Rogers’s Character Dirty Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Emily Walter On a chilly Friday night, my best friend and I drove to our local movie theater and settled into the plush seats with our arms full of snacks. We anxiously sat through previews until the lights dimmed, and Avengers Endgame started to play. Now, I’ll admit, there was a lot of cheering that night. But […]
Women Need Roe V. Wade to Stay Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 by Emily Walter In case you haven’t been paying much attention to current events lately, some states in America are attempting to ban abortions past the first trimester. In mid-May the supreme court agreed to hear a case on a law from Mississippi which would ban all abortions after 15 weeks gestation. This case directly challenges Roe v. […]