Midnight Mass: Sewer Socialist Review
By Tom Hansberger Midnight Mass – 5 stars Midnight Mass scared me more than almost any other horror film or series I have seen. If horror should be judged on how scary it is, then Midnight Mass is a horror…
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Special offer for DSA members: A free 12-issue magazine subscription to In These Times
From In These Times magazine Each year, In These Times magazine makes a limited number of subscriptions available to valued readers—for free. This year, we’ve invited Milwaukee DSA to take part. You can claim your free magazine subscription here. In…
The Milwaukee Common Council missed an opportunity to expand democracy
By Alex Brower Last Tuesday, November 23, the Milwaukee Common Council adopted the new maps for aldermanic districts for the City of Milwaukee. These maps need to be approved as a result of population changes identified from the 2020 US…
Milwaukee DSA Statement on Rittenhouse Verdict
Dear Comrades, By now you’ve surely heard the news: Kyle Rittenhouse, the vigilante teenage murderer who crossed state lines to seek violence in a parking lot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been found not guilty by an almost all-white jury and…
Socialist Song of the Month – Auf Auf Zum Kampf
Auf Auf Zum Kampf (traditional march, adapted by Bertolt Brecht) On the eve of the outbreak of the First World War, the Second Socialist International gave permission to member organizations to support the war effort if their country was threatened…
Socialist Song of the Month – War Pigs, Black Sabbath
“War Pigs” – Black Sabbath Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” from their Paranoid album, was released in the early 70s, toward the end of the Vietnam war, a costly and bloody quagmire not unlike the Afghanistan War. The song portrays generals…
Socialist Song of the Month – The Triumph of General Ludd, Chumbawumba
The Triumph of General Ludd (Traditional, performed by Chumbawamba) Referring to the revolutionary impact of capitalism in the early 19th century, Karl Marx wrote “All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned…” Capitalism, in other…
Cream City Social – Turner Hall
In this episode the co-hosts take you LIVE on a tour of Turner Hall. Emilio De Torre and Arthur Heitzer, two members of Milwaukee Turners Board of Directors, show the co-hosts around this downtown Historical Landmark. They explain how the…
Cream City Social – Toxic Masculinity
This week the co-hosts discuss the topic of toxic masculinity. They read from the viral social media listicle “30 Rules for My Unborn Son” which exemplifies the topic. Then, they read from a listicle of their own entitled “10 Rules…
Cream City Social – Another Casual Ep
Scott and Eric are joined by their NEW CO-HOST Emma Mae to discuss an assortment of topics. They talk about Collectivo’s union efforts, the covid vaccine, and Eric introduces a theory that may just blow your mind!