Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane calls the bluff of GOP Gov. Scott Walker, saying that Wisconsin’s failed mining bill for the northern part of the state would not have addressed the city’s most pressing problem of black male unemployment. He calls on legislators to stop playing politics and to get down to brass tacks.…

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane says that if minority-group members want to avoid hassles at the polls on Feb. 21 in the state’s first election since new stringent photo-ID requirements were put in place, they should simply come equipped. If not, they will be relegated to the sidelines, just like in the days of…

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane says that Southern cooking queen Paula Deen’s disclosure that she has diabetes hit close to home. He loves soul food, and several family members have battled the disease. My personal connection involves both my love for what is commonly called “soul food” as well as a family history that…

If Time magazine can name “the Protester” its Person of the Year, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane writes that he would like to recognize another group for his city: the “out-of-control black youth” who dominated the headlines. He says he doubts that the situation will change this year because conditions that created the highly…

A recent crackdown on crime has forced Milwaukee residents and police to confront racial profiling, Eugene Kane writes in his Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column. While the city’s tough stance on crime has led to safer streets, it has also led to charges of racism. … While addressing a Journal Sentinel report that found black and…

Gone are the days when working for county government meant a satisfying retirement, Eugene Kane writes in his Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column. Budget cuts and weaker unions have made working for Milwaukee and other county governments less rewarding after years of hard work and dedication. … There was a time when working for the county…

In his Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column, Eugene Kane writes about the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker that began recently. The effort started, in part, because of his decision to eliminate most collective bargaining for public employees. Kane explains that it’s hard for out-of-towners to understand how bitter things have become in the state.…

In his column at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Eugene Kane says it’s no wonder that masses have been protesting against corporate greed on Wall Street after hearing that some banks plan to charge fees for debit cards and require higher minimum balances on checking accounts. After all, he says, they were financially rescued by taxpayers.…

In his column at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Eugene Kane expresses concern that a new Republican majority in Wisconsin may bring calls for a repeal of the state’s 150-year-old ban on the death penalty. After all, he says, they’ve already limited collective bargaining for public unions, passed a restrictive photo-ID law and introduced concealed-carry gun…

In his column at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Eugene Kane joins minority students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in their defense of affirmative action.  Protests were held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week after the release of a report from a conservative think tank that found “severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in…