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“If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will, if we don’t make a change in this election,” Obama said.
It’s too early to tell how much Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters. But this much is clear: Increasing Black turnout from 2016 levels will be critical to Biden’s ability to win back key battleground states.
Traditionally, political experts think of the Black community as a source of Democrat voters. But when Joe Biden is the nominee, and he’s been behind virtually every policy that has hurt Black Americans for the half a century he’s held elected office, he’s not our best choice.
Despite the fact that an overwhelming 70% of Wisconsinites support expanding Medicaid, legislative Republicans have spent the last nine years playing politics and refusing to accept federal dollars that would extend coverage to tens of thousands of our states most vulnerable citizens.
$50 billion has gone to help Wisconsin agriculture, but the food industry has eliminated “hero” pay for grocery workers. Bring it back, say farmers.
Let’s put an end to gerrymandering and restore power back to the people of Wisconsin like we did in the Progressive Era when Wisconsin was known as the Laboratory of Democracy.
That’s 85 times faster than rise in average workers’ pay, new report finds.
Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama — who would have, had the coronavirus not derailed plans for an in-person Democratic National Convention, delivered her remarks in Milwaukee on its opening night — spoke to the nation bluntly.
The August Primary gave election officials a chance to redeem themselves and show whether their newly adopted changes can prevent April’s chaos from happening in November.
Thompson is proving to be the right person, for the right job, at the right time.
Although holding class is apparently too dangerous, the Oak Creek-Franklin School District is offering “School Day Camp” for an extra $100 per child per week.
Record shows many examples of grabbing cases before lower courts rule.
On the 50th anniversary of the Sterling Hall bombing it’s time to reflect on the importance of nonviolence.
We don’t rate a visit from the Democrats’ candidates. We don’t rate a visit from their delegates. We don’t even rate a silhouette on the convention logo.
“If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will, if we don’t make a change in this election,” Obama said.
It’s too early to tell how much Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters. But this much is clear: Increasing Black turnout from 2016 levels will be critical to Biden’s ability to win back key battleground states.
Traditionally, political experts think of the Black community as a source of Democrat voters. But when Joe Biden is the nominee, and he’s been behind virtually every policy that has hurt Black Americans for the half a century he’s held elected office, he’s not our best choice.
Despite the fact that an overwhelming 70% of Wisconsinites support expanding Medicaid, legislative Republicans have spent the last nine years playing politics and refusing to accept federal dollars that would extend coverage to tens of thousands of our states most vulnerable citizens.
$50 billion has gone to help Wisconsin agriculture, but the food industry has eliminated “hero” pay for grocery workers. Bring it back, say farmers.
Let’s put an end to gerrymandering and restore power back to the people of Wisconsin like we did in the Progressive Era when Wisconsin was known as the Laboratory of Democracy.
That’s 85 times faster than rise in average workers’ pay, new report finds.
Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama — who would have, had the coronavirus not derailed plans for an in-person Democratic National Convention, delivered her remarks in Milwaukee on its opening night — spoke to the nation bluntly.
The August Primary gave election officials a chance to redeem themselves and show whether their newly adopted changes can prevent April’s chaos from happening in November.
Thompson is proving to be the right person, for the right job, at the right time.
Although holding class is apparently too dangerous, the Oak Creek-Franklin School District is offering “School Day Camp” for an extra $100 per child per week.
Record shows many examples of grabbing cases before lower courts rule.
On the 50th anniversary of the Sterling Hall bombing it’s time to reflect on the importance of nonviolence.
We don’t rate a visit from the Democrats’ candidates. We don’t rate a visit from their delegates. We don’t even rate a silhouette on the convention logo.
