Kristine Mattis
Kristine Mattis is a teacher, writer, scholar, and activist. She is currently a PhD student in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. Before returning to graduate school, Kristine worked as a medical researcher, as a reporter for the congressional record in the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a schoolteacher. She and her partner blog when they can at www.rebelpleb.blogspot.com
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Views Saturday, June 03, 2017 Of Course Trump Has No Moral Compass on Climate. Now It's Up to Us At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) marked the first international treaty to address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by nation states to attempt to avert the impending disaster of global climate change. By December... Read more |
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Views Friday, November 25, 2016 Embracing A New Normal (Not of the Trump Variety) I attended a Catholic university, and during my time in college, I embarked on several school-sponsored retreats. While semi-religious, these days-long outings in the wilderness really more resembled self-help or mindfulness groups than zealous theological preaching sessions. In one very popular... Read more |
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Views Saturday, May 05, 2012 "Licensed to Ill" I am not usually one to be affected by celebrity events. I tend to treat these “momentous” celebrity news stories with an eye roll and an angry rant about all of the important news in the world being supplanted by the trivial. But oddly, the reports yesterday of the death of Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch hit me hard. I could not understand why at first. Sure, I grew to like the Beasties, after forgiving them for their peppy frat-boy (yet admittedly funny) tunes of the mid-eighties. Read more |
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Views Sunday, October 16, 2011 From Me Culture to We Culture: There IS An Alternative Cynicism and Incoherence Read more |
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Views Thursday, August 11, 2011 When You Play the Plutocrats’ Game, They Win: On Civility and Half Measures Like many Wisconsinites, I am feeling rather dejected after the disappointing August 9 th recall elections. But unlike most of my brothers and sisters, my disappointment stems not so much from the outcome, but from the adherence to propriety and to a faith in inherently corrupt and unjust systems. Read more |
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Views Monday, June 06, 2011 Not Resting on Their Laurels, Wisconsinites Establish Walkerville Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 01, 2011 Delusion and Denial Part 1: Work, Jobs, Careerism, Charity By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing – kill yourself. ---Bill Hicks Read more |
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Views Sunday, March 27, 2011 The Media on Education – Grade: F Regardless of the dearth of media coverage, the protests and rallies here in Madison, Wisconsin continue. There are people inside and outside the capitol every single day, rain, snow, or shine. One particular group that is represented each afternoon is teachers. Yet, amid the constant media chatter about public education and teaching, and the absurd vilification of teachers, the one voice that is rarely if ever represented in the news is that of an actual classroom teacher. Read more |
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Views Sunday, March 20, 2011 In Solidarity: Remembering War, Exposing Color Lines in Madison The fifth weekend of the Madison, Wisconsin protests against the budget “repair” bill, and now also the state budget bill, saw a smaller turnout than the 150,000 plus ralliers from last week. Even so, a sizable number in the thousands if not tens of thousands congregated once again at the capitol. As usual, few if any major media outlets are painting a complete picture of this, over month-long, grassroots movement. Read more |
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Views Saturday, March 05, 2011 Notes from the Renewed Labor Movement My grandfather, Pio, was born in 1909 in New York City, the son of poor Italian immigrants who had recently arrived in America seeking prosperity. He began working at a very young age to help support his family. At thirteen, Pio lost his father and as the eldest son with six siblings, took responsibility as the family wage earner. On one occasion, he was out making deliveries during a blizzard. The streets were empty in the lower east side of Manhattan and a police officer came up to Pio, thinking he was a delinquent up to no good. Read more |