This song wasn’t just written in an atmosphere of fear, pain, and hopelessness. Behind it were social forces around class and race, by which some people with power tried to make sure fear, pain, and hopelessness are visited on those without power, rather than themselves.
Last week, six members of the U.S. Supreme Court determined more than 40-million student borrowers across the country would not receive $20,000 in debt relief
Where there’s smoke…
Wisconsin Republicans’ budget would give hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to the state’s wealthiest families while refusing to fund programs aimed at supporting the state’s working class.
Capitalism is suffocating us. But there’s something we can do about it.
Child care advocates and providers plan rallies around Wisconsin Tuesday to reiterate their call for more child care support in the state budget before it goes to the floor of the Legislature.
On Monday, transit workers stood shoulder to shoulder with their passengers and elected officials as they marched a mile down Wisconsin Avenue under a gloomy sky to the steps of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Their demand: improved security on the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses.
Milwaukee deserves a football club. Will it really get one?
Should we believe that we can solve our housing crisis by tweaking the market, or are liberals being taken for a ride?
Like the familiar smell of Milorganite wafting from Jones Island, Milwaukee’s media cycle kind of stinks. That’s why we bring you the week’s unduly overlooked
