Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Tevis Speaks With WPR About the Milwaukee Mural Showing a Swastika With the Star of David
“To my eye, the mural intentionally attempts to implicate Jews writ large for the actions of the Israeli government, and it does so by taking a universal Jewish symbol, the star of David, and attempts to merge it with a swastika,” says Britt Tevis, assistant professor of history.
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Lovely Talks to CBS News, WPR About Businesses No Longer Doing Business in Russia
Professor Mary Lovely spoke to CBS News and Wisconsin Public Radio about businesses that have stopped doing business in Russia.
Thorson talks about fake news on Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time
Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) for the Central Time segment "How To Spot And Fight Fake News." Thorson advises people to be wary of spreading fake news just to correct it. "It's hard to . . . unring that bell of misinformation," she says.