The U.S. Department of the Interior is currently seeking public comment on replacement names for geographical features that include the offensive racial slur “s**aw.” This comes after Secretary Deb Haaland […]
Declining Casino Revenues Present Challenges for State and Local Budge...
Photo by Fielperson on Pixabay. Wisconsin is projected to receive at least $70 million less over the next two years than originally expected in gaming revenue from Wisconsinâs tribal nations, […]
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Treaty Rights
On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Jimcy McGirt, a member of the Seminole, could not be tried in an Oklahoma court, because McGirtâs alleged crime […]
UW-Madison Creates New Office of Tribal Relations Director
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this morning that it has chosen someone to fill a new office dedicated to facilitating relationships with Native American tribes in Wisconsin. Their choice, Aaron […]
The Colonial Dynamics of Wealth and Philanthropy
“What ails philanthropy at its core is colonialism. Almost without exception, funders reinforce the colonial division of Us vs. Them, Haves vs. Have Nots, and mostly white saviors and white […]
The Myth of Thanksgiving
It’s a Thanksgiving Edition of A Public Affair with Allen Ruff. Veterans for Peace activist Will Williams is in the studio to talk about the alternative history of Thanksgiving — as […]