History

Mahmoud Shayyah was in shock the day the brutal Assad regime fell. Today, his research at UW-Madison studying how war-torn countries can rebuild is ever more important.

Sauna historian Michael Nordskog says this long-standing Finnish bathhouse tradition of alternating between intense heat and cold is enjoying a renaissance in the Upper Midwest.

Richard Price talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his latest novel. It’s inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014. 

The Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center in Tomah seeks to preserve and promote the tribe’s history and culture. “If it weren’t for Ho-Chunk people, we wouldn’t have the state as it exists today,” said Josie Lee, center director.

The concept of a society within a society is at the center of historian Joe William Trotter’s new book “Building the Black City: The Transformation of American Life.”

It’s been gas station tycoon’s HQ and a Greyhound station. Now, there’s a new chapter coming for the Clark Building, as its owner sees an unmet demand in downtown Milwaukee.

Folk music played a big role for lumberjacks in the heyday of Wisconsin’s logging industry. Now these “shanty boy” songs are being shared with a new generation by a local musician who created a massive playlist.

Nearly half of Wisconsin’s towns, cities and villages are described as being at “high” or “very high” risk to destructive wildfires, according to the Wisconsin DNR.

Rutgers University assistant professor Naomi R. Williams’ new book says the legacy of Racine’s working-class communities can offer lessons to bolster the strength of organized labor today.

Their mission is to support Operation Inherent Resolve, a joint military task force to reduce the threat of the Islamic State terrorist group, better known as ISIS.