The Journal Sentinel Short-Circuits on Public Power
By: Editors of the Leader Milwaukee’s Gannett-owned hollowed out blog of record, the Journal Sentinel, lent its talents this week to a bad faith fisking
Press Release: Common Council Candidate Alex Brower Lays Out Plan for Constituent Services
For Immediate Release: Common Council Candidate Alex Brower Lays Out Plan for Constituent Services For District 3 Common Council Candidate Alex Brower, serving constituents will
Alex Brower for Common Council: The Leader Interview
Editor’s Note: Alex Brower is co-chair of the Milwaukee chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. He is running for District 3 of the Milwaukee
A Socialist For City Government
An Op-Ed By Alex Brower, Candidate for Milwaukee Common Council (District 3) The City of Milwaukee is set to vote on a new Common Council
Proposed Milwaukee County Budget Defunds Right to Counsel for Tenants at Risk of Eviction
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
UWM Students Protest One Year of Genocide in Gaza
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
UWM Students Continue to Protest Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
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
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Suspends Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
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
Displacement and Death in Milwaukee
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
It Girls and Their Discontents: Charli xcx, brat, and the Limits of Parasociability
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