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President Trump has made many statements that could influence racism in America. President Trump has made numerous racist claims against people of color, and people with mental health issues could be influenced to make the same claims. Trump’s rhetoric is partially responsible for the Milwaukee acid attack.  Mahud Villalaz, a Hispanic man, was the victim in the […]

Tent cities have become a popular way for homeless populations to find community and shelter in metropolitan areas in recent years.  After Hurricane Katrina, many affected residents were relocated to tent cities for a semi-permanent solution to the crisis. Camp Hope in Las Cruces, New Mexico is a thriving city-supported tent city that has been […]

Maybe the final decision to hire or fire someone from their position at Madison West shouldn’t fall directly to one person, the superintendent. If a board reversed the decision to fire Marlon Anderson, it seems likely that some more contextual and diverse thinking would have kept Anderson from being fired in the first place. After […]

As October came to an end, the Tent City beneath the Marquette Interchange saw the last of its homeless residents moved into shelter for the winter. Much debate has come of the city’s decision to evacuate the residents. The decision came after the announcement of an upcoming infrastructure project under the I-794 interchange. A perk […]

Security guard Marlon Anderson was fired from his job at West High School in Madison earlier this month. Anderson was fired because he used the N-word while he was telling a student to not use or call him this slur. The school was faced with backlash from students, faculty, Anderson’s family members and the community […]

With the way Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one would think he pulled the final trigger, with the way he boasted and hyped up the assassination of the terrorist. May of 2011 was when President Barack Obama announced to the world the assassination of Osama bin Laden, master mind behind the September […]

Back in 2012, Donald Trump said that people should stop congratulating President Obama for the death of Bin Laden. Now here we are in 2019 and the now President Donald Trump claims he should get credit for the death of known terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and that it is bigger than Bin Laden. While whether […]

We are living in an era where people and companies are becoming more open-minded and educated about genders other than the typical male and female gender identity. Procter & Gamble, which does the brand ‘Always,’ is removing their Venus symbol, which is used to describe a “female” product, like sanitary pads. Their reason for this […]

Always made a crucial and ethical decision to get rid of the feminine Venus symbol from all products. Venus decided to remove the symbol to be more gender neutral, including transgenders. Venus is getting backlash from this decision, but most importantly, praise.   Always had every right to remove the Venus symbol from all products and was […]

As Marlon Anderson prepares to head back to the Madison School District for work, his initial firing should be an example of how the Madison zero-tolerance policy against racial slurs in teaching environments should be considered within the right context. We believe that Anderson should have never been fired for using the ‘N-word’ as a […]

Progress in society is not always met with flowers and hugs; sometimes it is met with uproar and criticism, like when Proctor & Gamble decided to remove the Venus logo from its Always brand packaging for sanitary pads. The decision to remove the Venus logo from sanitary pad packaging was made in order to appeal […]

President Donald Trump takes victory laps after announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Was Trump responsible for this death? Does he deserve partial credit?  During the Special Operations Forces raid in their war against the Islamic State, officials cornered al-Baghdadi, leading him to commit suicide. Some people are having a difficult time grasping Trump’s […]