A specter is haunting the United States –– the specter of democratic socialism. Yet as Joel McNally rightly notes in his July 12 Shepherd Express column, socialism ought to be seen as a friendly and familiar ghost, especially in Milwaukee,…
The Supreme Court’s decision today in Janus v. AFSCME is the latest assault in the ongoing war on working-class Americans. This decision comes as no surprise to us. We have seen a once vibrant Wisconsin democracy transformed into a feudal estate,…
Milwaukee, WI –– The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) calls on all Milwaukeeans to take action to demand the safety and freedom of immigrant families and children and an end to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy, which criminalizes immigrants, violently…
Recently released footage of Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) officers threatening, abusing and tasing Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown makes clear what all too many Milwaukeeans already know: the MPD does not respect the lives of this city’s people of color.…