In 2021, the graduate-level academic framework Critical Race Theory became a hot button political issue. Regardless of it not being widely taught to K-12 students, it became the target of […]
Political Ad Has Ties to National Conservative Interest Groups
If you were watching last night’s Packers game on Fox, you might have seen an ad outside of the traditional fare of beer or consumer gadgets. The one-minute ad parrots […]
Book Bans Are on the Rise—Again
The U.S. has reached another tipping point in the culture wars, with the number of book bans in libraries and classrooms doubling since last year. How can we explain this […]
Sifting & Reckoning: Public History Project is at the Chazen
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Public History Project is at the Chazen An interview with Kacie Lucchini Butcher Public History Project: Reckoning with our History: UW–Madison’s History of Discrimination and Resistance. […]
Meet Critical Race Theory, Latest Bogeyman of the Right
Conservative critics of critical race theory are calling it the “greatest threat to religious liberty in America today.” In state legislatures throughout the U.S., GOP lawmakers are pushing for it […]
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings On The Purpose Of Critical Race Theory
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings On The Purpose Of Critical Race Theory Critical Race Theory is a decades old idea that race is a social construct and that […]