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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.
Milwaukee was all but invisible. The format rocked, but Michelle disappointed.
It is time America embraces people of color in a real way. Cultural appropriation is not what we need. … We want to be respected for who we are without being objectified. We want America to show that it loves everything about us, including us, for the first time.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. As rioters continue to wreak havoc throughout Democrat-run cities, no state may feel the impact as close to home as we
In no other high-income country have political leaders departed from expert advice as frequently and significantly as the Trump administration.
We can’t allow more small businesses on State Street to be looted in the way Mayor Rhodes-Conway allowed. Senseless criminal acts like this would undoubtedly occur again if we elect Joe Biden, since he’s failed to stand for law and order.
If Kamala Harris could help Joe Biden to add a large dose of pragmatism to the highflying political ambitions and rhetoric of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, she could have indelible political legacy and a historic career.
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.
Milwaukee was all but invisible. The format rocked, but Michelle disappointed.
It is time America embraces people of color in a real way. Cultural appropriation is not what we need. … We want to be respected for who we are without being objectified. We want America to show that it loves everything about us, including us, for the first time.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. As rioters continue to wreak havoc throughout Democrat-run cities, no state may feel the impact as close to home as we
In no other high-income country have political leaders departed from expert advice as frequently and significantly as the Trump administration.
We can’t allow more small businesses on State Street to be looted in the way Mayor Rhodes-Conway allowed. Senseless criminal acts like this would undoubtedly occur again if we elect Joe Biden, since he’s failed to stand for law and order.
If Kamala Harris could help Joe Biden to add a large dose of pragmatism to the highflying political ambitions and rhetoric of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, she could have indelible political legacy and a historic career.
