Uptown Activists, Homeless Confront Alderman at Home and Work

November 17, 2015 By Harry Huggins, for Medill Social Justice News Nexus Activists joined homeless residents of Uptown the evening of Nov. 9 to protest police treatment of people living in the nearby tent city. Protesters marched from the enclave off Wilson Avenue and Lake Shore Drive to Alderman James Cappleman’s house, shouting chants and… Continue reading Uptown Activists, Homeless Confront Alderman at Home and Work

GOP Debate: Moderators Take a Step Back; ‘It Wasn’t About Us’

By Harry Huggins November 11, 2015 for Medill News Service MILWAUKEE – Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee proved a friendlier forum for both the candidates and moderators than CNBC’s debate two weeks ago. The moderators, Fox Business Network hosts Maria Bartiromo and Neil Cavuto and Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker, mainly stayed… Continue reading GOP Debate: Moderators Take a Step Back; ‘It Wasn’t About Us’