by Donna Friedsam, Greg Nycz, Lisa Peyton-Caire | Feb 27, 2018 | Videos
Donna Friedsam hosts a panel discussion with Greg Nycz and Lisa Peyton-Caire reviewing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Wisconsin and how policy changes will affect various communities as part of the Wisconsin Academy’s The American Dream in Wisconsin...
by Jody Clowes, Jesus Salas, Terese Agnew, Patty Loew | Nov 4, 2017 | Videos
DISCUSSION GUIDE: Download questions for Whose Dream Is It? The American Dream is a shared dream of our own creation. The phrase implies the inclusion of all who live here and embrace the promise of a democracy that represents its diverse citizens and communities. Yet...
by Jason Smith, Georgia Ressmeyer, Hansa Kerman Pistotnik, Nicholas Gulig, Ann Zindler, Jeff Esterholm, Bob Wake | Nov 3, 2017 | Videos
Watch the Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction and Poetry Contest Reading at the 2017 Wisconsin Book Festival, featuring some of Wisconsin’s best writers and poets. 2017 award-winning short story writers/readers are Bob Wake (Cambridge), Jeff Esterholm...
by Michael Bell, Sarah Lloyd | Oct 17, 2017 | Videos
The phrase “America’s Dairyland” often brings to mind images of cows munching on green grass, a farmer heading out to chop hay, or a nice plate of artisan cheese. You might not immediately picture the people milking the cows, baling the hay, or working in...
by J. Val Klump | Sep 27, 2017 | Videos
The Great Lakes alone contain one-fifth of the world’s supply of surface freshwater—the greatest single freshwater resource on the planet. Yet, despite their size, these lakes are surprisingly fragile and are subject to a host of complex and interacting stresses. In...
by John Gurda | Sep 19, 2017 | Videos
Diversity has been one of Milwaukee’s hallmarks since the city’s infancy. A bewildering variety of ethnic communities have emerged there, including Native Americans and French Canadians before the dawn of urban time; Yankees, Germans, Irish, Poles, and Italians in the...
