Milwaukee Zine Fest Celebrates DIY Publishing

As the voices of vendors and alt-literature fans reverberated throughout Milwaukee’s Central Library, a din of conversation filled a space typically reserved for quiet study. The building’s ornate, neoclassical style contrasted with the DIY charm of homemade zines scattered across rows of tables. Author Luke Geddes is a longtime fan of underground and self-published comics. […]

“No one knows which white-collar jobs are still going to exist 10 years from now, so it’s even riskier to take on debt.”

John Johnson, 30, grew up in western Illinois in a town of about 250 people. He graduated from Western Illinois University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science. In 2015, he got master’s in political science from the University of Chicago. Today, he works as a researcher on housing, demographics and […]

Protesters Criticize Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for War Coverage

Since the escalation of Israel’s siege on Gaza prompted by the October 7 Hamas attacks, pro-Palestinian activists in Milwaukee have been rallying weekly with calls for a permanent ceasefire, an end to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. A recent march on the Journal Sentinel headquarters criticized western media […]