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Reopening UW-Madison: A Smart Restart or a Measure of Austerity?
Dissatisfied with the University’s reopening plan, campus workers are organizing for a “moral restart” that prioritizes health, safety, and financial stability for all.
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The Interlocking Crises of the Latest Financial Crash
Madison activist Allen Ruff interviews David McNally, critical historian of capitalism and author of Blood and Money: War, Slavery, and the State about the current crises and the second financial crash of the period that began in 2008.
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If We Act With Courage and Vision, We Can Stop This Jail
An interview with Dane County Board Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner by Karla 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 million in 2019. The jail project has been a central subject of county politics for…
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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.
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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.
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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 summer. Today, and the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, have…
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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.
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DSA Weighs In on Search for New Police Chief
The new police chief must demilitarize MPD, fire Matt Kenny, and forbid collaboration with ICE.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Supreme Court Victory Brings Relief, But DACA Recipients Still Need Certainty
Janelle Pérez talks about her advocacy work, thoughts on current immigration practices, and her family’s relief at the June 18 Supreme Court decision in favor of DACA recipients.
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“We are asking today for police to be defunded.”
A report from a June 28 protest in Madison’s Allied Drive neighborhood, which organizers say is the perfect place to invest funds diverted from the police budget.
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Monuments for “Good Guys”: Rethinking History
Holding a greater understanding of American figures is important not because it allows us to bad mouth these leaders, but because it forces us to rethink the contradictions of this country and what we are taught from day one.
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“Enough Was Enough”: The Science Behind the Movement
In many of the places where the rebellions are, there are organizations in the Movement for Black Lives that are joined in the resistance work.
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Ripe for Rebellion: A Report from Minneapolis
An interview with Robin Wonsley by Tessa E. At the end of May, mass protest broke out in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd, who was killed by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department while bystanders filmed the incident. News of his murder and the video quickly sparked protests across the country and the…
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Solidarity with Freedom Inc.
Freedom Inc. courageously lives out its mission by leading the fight against racism and injustice. Our entire community benefits from its efforts. Madison Tenant Power stands in solidarity with Freedom Inc.
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Not Sold on Police Solidarity
There must be a reason that politicians resist defunding the police, even as millions of people have turned out to protest against police brutality in the past few weeks. What role do police play in capitalist society?
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Layers of Burden, the Struggle of Immigrant Workers
By Mary Croy While human rights abuses rage on the border, immigrants in Dane County and Wisconsin face a set of their own challenges. “Financial stress, worries about getting relatives sick, childcare, and how they are going to teach their children, there are layers and layers of stress and worry,” said Bianca Tomasini, organizer for…
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