TV: Raising Dion I recommend the Netflix sci-fi/adventure drama series Raising Dion, which is about a curious 8-year-old-boy. His widowed mother has to protect Dion both from his mysterious superpowers and from the darker aspects of our world. It’s lighthearted,…
Guantanamera – Tune by Joseito Fernandez, Lyrics by Jose Marti, Various Performers The song Guantanamera has a lot of moving parts. The song itself was composed originally in 1929 by Cuban singer/songwriter Joseíto Fernández. At some point, he drifted away…
Current policies, created by then-Sheriff David Clarke, maintained by now-Sheriff Earnell Lucas, charge residents using the phones from the County Jail and HOC 21 cents per minute – the highest chargeable amount allowed by the Federal Communication Commission. Some members…
Excessive call fees exploit families of incarcerated individuals and create dangerous barriers to successful reentry The Milwaukee DSA announces its support of a resolution that would end the practice of charging residents of Milwaukee County’s correctional facilities for voice and…
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is proud to announce a slate of three socialists candidates for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for the spring 2022 local elections. The candidates are Eric Rorholm in District 3, Ryan Clancy…
The Milwaukee chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America stands in full support of the efforts of the Carmen Charter Schools workers to form a union, and is ready to commit its time and resources to help them do this.…
A project of the Milwaukee DSA Education Committee Are you interested in becoming the best organizer you can be? Do you want to expand socialism here in Milwaukee, but are unsure of where and how to start? Have you been…
“Johnny 99” – Bruce Springsteen Johnny 99 is off of Springsteen’s Nebraska album, released in 1982, an album that could have been named Tales from the Reagan Recession, which lasted from 1981 to 1983. The recession was the culmination of…
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…
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…