The President’s Perspective By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee The extreme winter weather that has been the story of the past week, and many of us find ourselves dealing with school closings, days off of work and a general need to hunker down and stay warm and safe. While I am […]
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Trump Cranks up the Miseries of the People of Venezuela
By Jesse Jackson President Trump apparently has decided that intervention in Venezuela’s agonies can help repair an image scarred by the government shutdown debacle. In recent days, he recognized an obscure, right-wing opposition leader when he declared himself acting president. Trump has blustered that “I am not going to rule out a military option.” Mike […]
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A rising Phoenix shows us what is possible
By Ellen Gilligan I don’t have a crystal ball, but if I did, I expect it would show me how the Sherman Phoenix pioneered a model for economic inclusion and building community wealth that will be replicated in neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee. The new development is magnificent not only for what it is, but how it […]
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Foxconn Played Walker and Republican Leadership
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Deal’s Constant Changes Doesn’t Bode Well for Wisconsin Here we go again. In yet another disturbing twist of events, Wisconsin taxpayers are learning of the likelihood that Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics company given a $3.2 billion tax incentive deal to build a $10 billion plant in Wisconsin to […]
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The ABCs & 123s of College Remediation
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers This week, the MacIver Institute reported that one hundred ninety-six students from Wisconsin high schools needed to take remedial courses during their first year in the University of Wisconsin system. While the UW system has roughly one hundred fifty thousand undergraduate students across fourteen campuses, one might think one hundred […]
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Poverty
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee When talking about how we move Milwaukee forward, poverty must be a primary topic of discussion. As we see downtown continue to develop and grow, it is easy to let that put a mask over the parts of our city that are […]
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A Wall at What Cost
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor When will someone yell “uncle”? You know, that familiar word that indicates when you’ve had enough, give up, or you’re willing to walk away. Right now, the country is waiting to see who will blink first regarding the monetary demands for the infamous border wall…Donald Trump, Democrats, Republicans, […]
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Unity
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee What does it mean to be unified? Today, it seems nearly impossible to go 15 minutes without seeing an article headline or news clip emphasizing our challenge as a nation to reach consensus on almost any issue. It would seem we are […]
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Wisconsin Deserves Diversity, By Any Means Necessary
By LaKeshia N. Myers Forward. Not only is this Wisconsin’s motto, it was used as a clarion call by each of our constitutional officers during their inauguration. For many Wisconsinites, myself included, the election of Governor Evers was the dawn of a new era; the ability to move together as one, a united Wisconsin. However, […]
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Trump’s Flailing Will Get More Desperate and More Dangerous
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Since the striking victories of Democrats up and down the ballot in 2018, President Donald Trump has been flailing more and more wildly. He’s setting new records for the length of the government shutdown, watched his defense secretary resign after suddenly announcing the withdrawal of troops from Syria, forced his […]
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