We Don’t Have Time for Bullshit
The COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity for ruthless plunder by the rich. It could also be a catalyst for our side. Continue reading We Don’t Have Time for Bullshit
Category: COVID-19
“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
Madison-Area COVID-19: Fast Facts and Resources
Updates about the spread of COVID-19 in our community, the news stories about how it’s affecting Madison, Dane County, and Wisconsin, and information about how to help the situation come at us hard and fast every day. We’ve pulled together … Continue reading Madison-Area COVID-19: Fast Facts and Resources
Food Sovereignty: More than Just A Farmer’s Market
We can support local agriculture and buy locally as much as our budget allows. But it is also important to advocate on this issue and form alliances with farm laborers, environmentalists and small farmers as we look to change our agricultural systems. Continue reading Food Sovereignty: More than Just A Farmer’s Market
We Need Solidarity Now More Than Ever
Charity wasn’t enough before the crisis. It won’t save the working class from COVID-19. by Dayna Long In one week following Governor Evers’ declaration of a Public Health Emergency in the state of Wisconsin, a group of businesses and wealthy … Continue reading We Need Solidarity Now More Than Ever
Behind the Front Lines: What Grocery Store Workers Want Shoppers to Know in Light of COVID-19
Angelica Engel works at Willy Street Co-op’s East location in the deli and the juice bar. She is a member of the UE 1186 bargaining committee, which just negotiated the union’s first contract with Willy Street Co-op Management, ratified earlier this month. Engel is also a member of Madison Area DSA. Continue reading Behind the Front Lines: What Grocery Store Workers Want Shoppers to Know in Light of COVID-19
From the Green New Deal to the Red Deal: Meeting Report
by Brian Ward This report was originally published by The Red Nation at therednation.org. Madison, Wisconsin. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the work to build support for the Red Deal is critical. We need to transform our society at … Continue reading From the Green New Deal to the Red Deal: Meeting Report
A Health Emergency Demands Treatment NOT Tax Breaks
By Frank Emspak The COVID-19 virus shows the complete inability of the US health system to serve the majority of its citizens. The Trump administration’s responses have been tax cuts, interest rate cuts to help the stock market, and travel … Continue reading A Health Emergency Demands Treatment NOT Tax Breaks
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