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From the moment Kyle Rittenhouse heeded the call to “take up arms” against peaceful protestors last year to his acquittal in the courtroom Friday, this case has been a long and unrelenting exercise in the power of white privilege and the racism inherent in the American system of justice.
It’s perfectly appropriate to object to the verdict in the Rittenhouse trial.
Had the National Guard been called into Kenosha last year, the entire incident could have been avoided.
Self defense laws and lack of gun control at issue. Is reform possible?
Over the past several years, American citizens have witnessed the all-out attack on the rule of law.
Persuadable, independent parts of the voting public perceives a Democratic Party that is out of touch with their everyday concerns.
President Joe Biden has signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Congress into law. And, the Democratic-led House passed the Build Back Better Act.
The message that came from that courtroom was a chilling one for the families of the victims of Kyle Rittenhouse’s killing spree, and for America.
They tried their best to interfere in the Rittenhouse case, but the jurors tasked with actually administering justice refused to let them. Rittenhouse didn’t win so much as justice itself did.
In delivering its verdict, a Wisconsin jury decided that Rittenhouse’s conduct was justified, even though the prosecution argued that he provoked the violent encounter and, therefore, should not be able to find refuge in the self-defense doctrine.
There is no doubt whatsoever that Black citizens are not treated the same as others in high profile and tragic circumstances.
Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes again refused to take responsibility for helping to light the fuse on the riots that led to the homicide trial.
Black elected positions sacrificed as part of national election strategy.
Critical race theory in schools prompts pushback by parents in Wisconsin and across the nation.
Milwaukee’s moving target of a mayoral election is going to be its most competitive in a generation. The field is beginning to get settled.
No one deserved that honor more than than Phil Haslanger, one of Madison’s leading voices for social and racial justice.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the 2022 Democratic field for U.S. Senate as pols await incumbent Republican Ron Johnson’s decision on whether to run for reelection. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
To disgruntled Democrats and independents who seem willing to undercut a Democratic president who is our principal bulwark against genuine evil, race in America may be something to factor in to your purist sentiments about Biden’s performance.
The only antidote to all of this is to restore our sense of community and mutual humanity.
In the 48 hours leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse’s deadly encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum, Wisconsin’s governor failed to do his job.
From the moment Kyle Rittenhouse heeded the call to “take up arms” against peaceful protestors last year to his acquittal in the courtroom Friday, this case has been a long and unrelenting exercise in the power of white privilege and the racism inherent in the American system of justice.
It’s perfectly appropriate to object to the verdict in the Rittenhouse trial.
Had the National Guard been called into Kenosha last year, the entire incident could have been avoided.
Self defense laws and lack of gun control at issue. Is reform possible?
Over the past several years, American citizens have witnessed the all-out attack on the rule of law.
Persuadable, independent parts of the voting public perceives a Democratic Party that is out of touch with their everyday concerns.
President Joe Biden has signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Congress into law. And, the Democratic-led House passed the Build Back Better Act.
The message that came from that courtroom was a chilling one for the families of the victims of Kyle Rittenhouse’s killing spree, and for America.
They tried their best to interfere in the Rittenhouse case, but the jurors tasked with actually administering justice refused to let them. Rittenhouse didn’t win so much as justice itself did.
In delivering its verdict, a Wisconsin jury decided that Rittenhouse’s conduct was justified, even though the prosecution argued that he provoked the violent encounter and, therefore, should not be able to find refuge in the self-defense doctrine.
There is no doubt whatsoever that Black citizens are not treated the same as others in high profile and tragic circumstances.
Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes again refused to take responsibility for helping to light the fuse on the riots that led to the homicide trial.
Black elected positions sacrificed as part of national election strategy.
Critical race theory in schools prompts pushback by parents in Wisconsin and across the nation.
Milwaukee’s moving target of a mayoral election is going to be its most competitive in a generation. The field is beginning to get settled.
No one deserved that honor more than than Phil Haslanger, one of Madison’s leading voices for social and racial justice.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the 2022 Democratic field for U.S. Senate as pols await incumbent Republican Ron Johnson’s decision on whether to run for reelection. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
To disgruntled Democrats and independents who seem willing to undercut a Democratic president who is our principal bulwark against genuine evil, race in America may be something to factor in to your purist sentiments about Biden’s performance.
The only antidote to all of this is to restore our sense of community and mutual humanity.
In the 48 hours leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse’s deadly encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum, Wisconsin’s governor failed to do his job.
