If We Act With Courage and Vision, We Can Stop This Jail
An interview with Dane County Board Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner by Karl Locher The Dane County Board of Supervisors initially approved the Dane County Jail Consolidation Project in 2017, followed by a doubling of the project budget to a staggering $225 … Continue reading If We Act With Courage and Vision, We Can Stop This Jail
Are Small Businesses Better?
Contradictory elements make small business an interesting problem for socialists, and as a result of these elements, small business owners face a choice of allegiances when conflict heats up between the working class and the big capitalists. Continue reading Are Small Businesses Better?
Black and Indigenous Solidarity
This article was previously published in Rampant ahead of a Black & Indigenous solidarity rally in Chicago. It provides context and understanding of the need for Black and Indigenous solidarity. Continue reading Black and Indigenous Solidarity
Preparing for the End of Civilization: An Air Force Veteran’s Reflections on Nuclear Warfare
By Mark Hackler On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project ended explosively when the first atom bomb flashed in the darkness near Alamogordo, New Mexico. This is a difficult day for me, the first of three each … Continue reading Preparing for the End of Civilization: An Air Force Veteran’s Reflections on Nuclear Warfare
Questioning Good Cops
The bad apple analogy refers to a ripening agent emitted by fruit as they go bad. If the bad fruit isn’t removed, they spoil the good fruit. Yet in the case of policing, the one thing we’ve all seen is this bad fruit being left right where it is instead of being removed. Continue reading Questioning Good Cops
DSA Weighs In on Search for New Police Chief
The new police chief must demilitarize MPD, fire Matt Kenny, and forbid collaboration with ICE. Continue reading DSA Weighs In on Search for New Police Chief
Time for a Better Madison: Nada for State Senate
“I really see myself being that Democratic Socialist voice in the capital to make sure that moderate Democrats are held accountable to Madison’s working class and Wisconsin’s working class.” Continue reading Time for a Better Madison: Nada for State Senate
Sheriff Issues Racist Press Release
If Sheriff Dave Mahoney was really concerned about public safety, we think he would have included these people in his blatantly racist press release. Continue reading Sheriff Issues Racist Press Release
Kick Trump Off Stolen Land
As we talk about bringing down monuments that represent the racist history of the United States, Mt. Rushmore needs to be included in the conversation. It is time to give He Sapa back to the Oceti Sakowin. Continue reading Kick Trump Off Stolen Land
Racism, Capitalism and Rebellion
We’re now in the midst of what we can definitively say is the biggest wave of mass protests in the United States since the 1960’s. Protests have emerged in all fifty states, in every major city. The character of these uprisings has been less like protests and more like a rebellion with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets, blocking highways, burning and destroying police cars, tearing down confederate monuments and every symbol they could think of economic and racial oppression. Continue reading Racism, Capitalism and Rebellion
