By LaKeshia N. Myers I have a confession to make, I can’t swim. I took swim lessons as a child, but I don’t think they stuck. I enjoy going to the pool and having an occasional frolic in the ocean, but I can’t swim well at all. I am not alone, according to a study […]
Bill to fix Records Problem Deserves Support
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW By Beth Bennett A unanimous voice vote by the Wisconsin Senate on a piece of legislation is a rare occurrence. But that’s what happened on April 19, when state senators approved a bill to undo a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court regarding public records. Senate Bill 117, sponsored by Sen. […]
Don’t Ask the Wrong Question about Raising the FDC
BlackEconomics.org® As the US hurtles toward a GO – NOGO decision on lifting the Federal Debt Ceiling (FDC), the question on everyone’s mind is: Will the ceiling be lifted? One might argue that this is an incorrect and not the most important question because it bypasses relevant and important questions that precede it. We do […]
A Down Payment on A Promise
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the Spring 2020 election, many Milwaukee voters went to their polling locations to find nearly 97% of them closed. For those lucky enough to see a news broadcast, hear it from a friend, or possibly visit the Election Commission website, they learned that Milwaukee had reduced their […]
Beware: The Browning of America is Upon Us
By LaKeshia N. Myers White America is afraid. And as is customary in observed white culture, when white fear is stoked, the response is often violent and fueled by demonstrations of political excise. Why are they afraid? Because America is “browning”—according to census and immigration data, by the year 2040, white Americans will no longer […]
Coach Budenholzer’s Coaching Blunders and Bucks’ Lack of Urgency Lead to Early Play-Off Exit
Chuck’s Sports Analysis By Charles D. Collier The Bucks, unexpectedly, succumbed to Jimmy Butler and the Heat in the first round of NBA playoffs. The loss left Bucks’ players and fans stunned. The collapse of the Bucks was based on a plethora of reasons that included: poor coaching, terrible free-throw shooting and lack of defensive […]
Leveraging Debt to Do More Harm
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Never kick a man when he is down. Yet, on both the state and national level, there are Republican-led policy proposals poised to do just that. Whether the federal debt ceiling or the state shared revenue discussions, it is clear that much needed resources for our citizens and […]
Frogs: Reaching a Deadly Boiling Point Via Chilling Realities
BlackEconomics.org® In numerous cultural traditions, frogs symbolize fertility, rebirth, potential, change/transformation, purity, prosperity, good luck, uncleanliness, and liberty. Interestingly, frogs also have an unfounded reputation based on a popular, but false myth that they will willing go to their demise if placed in water that rises slowly to a boiling point. It is known as […]
Same Facts, Different Outcomes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Does Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court Really Change Anything? Just the facts, mam. This is a movie line I remember all too well from the remake of Dragnet, featuring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. It represented a clean and clear way to solve a case, get at the […]
Making Discriminators Pay
BlackEconomics.org® Economists have diverse opinions about economic theories that seek to explain racial discrimination. Even so, there is no doubt that official U.S. statistics confirm the persistent existence of economic inequality endured by Black America (in the short and long run), which is at least partly attributable to racial discrimination. However, economies may evolve organically […]
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