Forced to Move Forward
Does Forward Dane really represent the best science or leadership? Not everyone agrees that it’s time to reopen. Continue reading Forced to Move Forward
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Centering Workers in Economic Relief
Restaurant Workers Coalition Responds to Small Business Support Grant Program Continue reading Centering Workers in Economic Relief
Learning from Viet Nam’s Response to COVID-19
One country’s impressive response to a daunting pandemic Continue reading Learning from Viet Nam’s Response to COVID-19
A Forever Losing Streak?
The things socialists have done to help build the movement and see past the confines of the present day have been beautiful, inspirational, and actually effective. Continue reading A Forever Losing Streak?
Rejecting Eco-Fascist Ideas Arising from the Pandemic
Anyone who believes in shared human rights must reject the eco-fascists’ conclusions Continue reading Rejecting Eco-Fascist Ideas Arising from the Pandemic
I’m Using My Stimulus Check to Pay For An Abortion
As Republican governors across the country question whether abortion is an essential service in these times, I know it absolutely is—all the more so because of these times. Continue reading I’m Using My Stimulus Check to Pay For An Abortion
There Is A Public Health Crisis in Dane County
Freeing people from the jail is a life or death proposition. Continue reading There Is A Public Health Crisis in Dane County
We Can’t Just “Bounce Back”
The only way to safely reopen the state is with a program of ubiquitous testing, intensive contact tracing, and quarantine. We’re not there yet. Continue reading We Can’t Just “Bounce Back”
Organizing for Real Safety and Security during “Safer at Home”
We need to build a movement of unions, immigrant rights groups, NGOs, socialists, and other progressive organizations who can collectively exert the kind of power necessary to pressure the state into action. Continue reading Organizing for Real Safety and Security during “Safer at Home”
“I’ve Been Trying to Vote All Year”: Wisconsin’s Diseased Democracy
I’ve been trying to vote all year and at every turn it’s been awful. I vote in every election. I argued with others about going to the polls and up until the time I left, I debated with myself about going. Whether or not it was worth putting my health at risk. Continue reading “I’ve Been Trying to Vote All Year”: Wisconsin’s Diseased Democracy
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