Milwaukee News Roundup: June 2, 2023
Like navigating our city’s ever-shrinking public transit system, keeping up with Milwaukee’s media cycle can be an unreasonably arduous journey. Most working class people don’t
Socialist Song of the Week: Guantanamera
Guantanamera – Tune by Joseíto Fernández, Lyrics by José Martí, Various Performers The song Guantanamera has a lot of moving parts. The song itself was
Unionizing Your Workplace: Insights From a Veteran Milwaukee Organizer
Want to form a union at your workplace but not sure how? The Leader sits down with a veteran organizer to explain the basics.
Milwaukee News Roundup for May 26, 2023
Like the polluted waters of the Milwaukee River, our city’s media cycle can be difficult to wade through. With so much news quickly losing salience,
Song of the Week: “Do Re Mi” (Woody Guthrie)
Today is the second installment in the Leader‘s “Song of the Week” series. Today we feature “Do Re Mi”, penned by singer, songwriter, and working-class
Milwaukee News Roundup for May 19, 2023
A Very Bad Bill, A $13,750 Plane Ride, and Other Disturbances
Assembly passes revised shared revenue bill after hours of delay and debate
Speaker Vos says Assembly Republicans are “done negotiating”
Republicans propose to restrict books, prosecute school staff
The bill would likely move to restrict books that deal with LGBTQ identity and racism.
Protesters march in Wauwatosa after federal jury exonerates police
‘So whose side are you on, my people, whose side are you on?’
Why We’re Launching The Milwaukee Leader (Again)
The ruling class may think they own the world, but we have only loaned it to them, and it’s time for us to take it back.