Maybe Growing MKE will help prompt the building of more housing that is not single family, but unless we push for the city to actually follow through on the ‘social-justice’ language of the plan, it will remain toothless and will have only a marginal impact on the affordability crisis.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffery Norman is trying to fill his department with officers who have been stewed in Republican villianization of our city. Mayor Cavalier Johnson and a majority of Common Council members gave that plan a green light last month. 

There are 3 major healthcare systems who run healthcare in Milwaukee, that reach across the state of Wisconsin and beyond. All three have missions that supposedly also center the sanctity of human health and life.  And yet they, like every single other hospital system in the United States, have said nothing about the destruction of hospitals in Gaza.

As the fall-out of the election unfurls upon us, we must remember that it was pro-genocide Zionists who helped cement Harris’ position as a status-quo politician. Ann Jacobs’ hard work helped ensure Harris would proceed with an unpopular platform and a disastrous campaign strategy, facilitating Trump’s victory.

Let’s be clear: organizing with your friends, neighbors, and comrades is always an option. You are free to feel sad, to despair, to rant online, etc. But if you refuse to seek out opportunities to build something better, collectively, what are you doing beyond giving more power to the people you hate?

We understand that collective organizing work isn’t for everyone, and we all have our limitations. Don’t feel bad if you can’t bring yourself to participate due to physical, psychological, or practical reasons. But we encourage you to try, even if it’s hard (and it will be, at times.)