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Milwaukee workers march for better wages

Published May 15, 2013

Members of Raise Up MKE, a local group with ties to a growing national movement of retail workers, is striking and rallying across Milwaukee today.

Beautifully shot "Detropia" focuses on Detroit's dark side

Published Oct. 4, 2012

Despite the attractive aesthetics, "Detropia" focuses almost entirely on Detroit's decline - mostly due to the loss of the auto industry - and under-explores the city's vast artistic and entertainment-based achievements in recent years.

Former Milwaukee Alderman asks, Do Democrats have a hope?

Published June 8, 2012

Are there any young Democratic leaders that come close to rivaling our state's current Republican heavy weights? Former Milwaukee Alderman Jeff Pawlinski weighs in.

We're a nice bunch. Right?

Published June 6, 2012

Today, after yesterday's election, The Atlantic asks "If Wisconsin Can't Be Nice, Who Can?" Whatever. I'd argue that both candidates are nice, and politics isn't or shouldn't be personal. Of course many people take everything personally. This won't change, but it's time to sometimes put our own "truths" to the side.

How can anyone be undecided when it comes to the recall race?

Published May 31, 2012

How in the world can anybody be undecided when it comes to the recall election? What the candidates stand for is clear as day - which is why the weather might be the ultimate deciding factor.

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Union Clout vs Corporate Clout

Conservative pundits never tire of reminding us that public employee unions promote the candidacy of pro-union politicians, with whom those same unios negotiate for their members. This is true. For example, my School Board campaign committee (Voters for Glazer) ...

UWM IN NEVERLAND

The UWM Campus was in Never Neverland as usual on Thursday, when both staff and students apparently confused their own campus for the State‘s Capitol or were mislead into thinking Scott Walker was visiting to speak that day. Or, at least you'd think so considering they stayed home to ...

Who is More Over Paid, a UAW Autoworker or a CEO?

Steve Jobs reinvented the wheel, putting thousands of people to work and revolutionized the music industry as we know it. He averages around 20Million in compensation a year.An Autoworker on the other hand has the same skillsets as a construction worker, a machinist, a printer and tool and ...

Help me Milwaukee Liberals, your my only hope!

Please help me understand this Milwaukee, I am just not smart enough to figure this one out. If the most liberal state in the Country(California) is operating on the I.O.U. system and the most liberal country in the world(France) has record levels of unemployment and protest and the largest...

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