At its peak, the Milwaukee Leader was the most widely circulated English-language socialist daily in the United States, and was ultimately the longest-lasting socialist paper in the country. Building that reputation meant standing up to power, even at the peril of imprisonment and government censorship.
by Mike Clouthier Budget season is upon us once again, and with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds mostly dried up and with a lack
By William Stauber Soik Student protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gathered for pro-Palestine demonstrations at the university’s Golda Meir Library, Chapman Hall and the
Milwaukee – A rally of roughly 100 protesters showed up at UW-Milwaukee’s library on the second day of fall classes, for chants, speeches and sidewalk
by William Stauber Soik Milwaukee – The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee handed out temporary suspensions to five student organizations associated with the UWM Popular University for
When city officials began forcibly displacing unhoused Milwaukeeans who had pitched their tents and shelters in what would become the “hard zone” of the Republican
by Lillian Supanich I enjoy a transfemme and queer corner of life, and in that social setting, nearly everyone I pass has a manicured stance
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) opposes the efforts to recall members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors as privatizers seek to further
by Sal Clementi On the 13th of June, 2024, former President Trump called Milwaukee, the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention, a “horrible city”
by William Stauber Soik Editor’s Note: The Leader will be covering protests occurring this summer as Milwaukee hosts the fascistic apparatchiks of the Republican National
As the slush slurries its way down the Deep Tunnel and the unsettlingly temperate El Niño weather warms whatever organs haven’t yet been pickled in the aftermath of a failed attempt at Dry January, the minds of Midwestern radicals turn to thoughts of love.
