Cream City Social is the official podcast of Milwaukees chapter of the DSA. The podcast features interviews with local leftist and chapter members, as well as segments diving into the rich socialist history of Milwaukee.
The two co-chairs of the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine join us to talk about their work, the need for Palestinian solidarity movements in Wisconsin, and what we can do to shift U.S. foreign policy on Palestine.
District 3 Aldermanic candidate Alex Brower joins us for an in depth analysis of Governor Evers' Act 12 bill and its impact on Milwaukee. Learn more about Alex's campaign and get involved here: https://www.alexbrowerforcommoncouncil.org/ You can also meet Alex on Saturday March 22nd from 9 to 10 AM at his meet and greet at Stone Creek Coffee on Downer or at his fundraiser from 6 to 8 PM at Vintage.
Alex Brower and Andy from the Power to the People campaign to replace We Energies with a municipally owned utility and what it could mean for people in Milwaukee. Learn more about the Power to the People campaign: https://www.powertothepeoplemke.org/ Learn more about Alex Brower's campaign for Alderperson and find out how you can help us get a seat on the Common Council: https://www.alexbrowerforcommoncouncil.org/
We sit down with DSA's endorsed candidate for common council, Alex Brower, to talk about his transformative agenda and what it means to be running a movement-based campaign for city government. Learn more about Alex's campaign and get involved here: https://www.alexbrowerforcommoncouncil.org/
Melody and Dynasty from Metcalfe Park join us to talk about the city's Growing MKE plan and why they're concerned that communities like theirs may get left behind. Information session on Growing MKE hosted by the Midtown Neighborhood Association: https://www.facebook.com/events/808500101483172/ Metcalfe Park Communtiy Bridges social media: https://www.facebook.com/MetcalfeParkCommunityBridges/ https://www.instagram.com/metcalfepark2020/?hl=en
As the DNC kicks off in Chicago, we cannot forget what happened here in Milwaukee a month ago. In this episode, we sit down with a participant in the coalition to march on the RNC about the demonstration against the RNC and the ongoing fight to get justic for Samuel Sharpe Jr.
Professor of criminology and expert on far right movements Stanislav Vysotsky joins us to discuss the Republican National Convention and the party's concerning drift to the right.
Interview with Audari Tamayo, one of the Milwaukee 5 arrested during the February 9th Chapman Hall sit in demanding a meeting with UW-Milwaukee Chancellor, Mark Mone over UW-M's involvement with Israel. Interview covers the MKE 5 arrests, their demands, meeting with the UW-M Chancellor, family history, and more. Tough audio quality - Apologies. Helpful Links: February 9th Milwaukee Five Arrests Press Coverage UW-M Chancellor's Press Release:
45 minutes at the UW-Milwaukee Free-Palastine Encampment on day 12.
On Tuesday, people in Wisconsin will vote on their next circuit court judge, village trustees, and a whole host of other local offices. In this episode, Alex Kostal talks to us about a crucial but often overlooked local office: county supervisors. Learn more about Alex Kostal's campaign here: https://www.alexanderformke.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552777005918 You can also email Alex at info@alexanderformke.com
Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we recap their last two months at the Capital. We talk UWM student protests, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the new legislative maps, the nitty gritty of their prison reform bills/package, and something we should all probably be in... couples therapy. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin Conditions of Confinement Bill Explainer (Darrin's idea)
Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they recap their last two months at the capitol. We talk housing prices in Milwaukee, conditions of confinement legislation (prison reform), what political power looks and feels like, weed, and everyone's new favorite holiday... Goerge Bush's Eve. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin Conditions of Confinement Legislation Marijuana Legalization Bill
Listen in to state representative Ryan Clancy as we recap his fall (the season!) in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Wisconsin's state drink, Israel and Palestine, and new legislation around housing and prison reform. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned News Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin
A concerned citizen from Georgia talks to us about the massive police training facility known as "Cop City" in Atlanta and the suprising implications it will have for people in Milwaukee. Donate: https://atlsolidarity.org/ Upcoming action in November: https://blockcopcity.org/ Further reading: https://micahherskind.com/2023/09/07/the-struggle-to-stop-cop-city-by-any-means-necessary/ https://www.thedriftmag.com/an-offer-you-cant-refuse/ https://lpeproject.org/blog/rico-and-stop-cop-city-the-long-war-against-the-left/ https://atlpresscollective.com/
Wisconsin once led the nation in progressive policy and had the most successful socialist party in the country. So what happened? In this episode, we talk with journalist and author Dan Kaufman to dissect Wisconsin's political evolution and discuss what we can do moving forward.
Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy recap their 7th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Milwuakee County & City's new sales tax, child bartenders, emails from a cop, plans for the future, and DC vs. Marvel. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Child Labor Laws in Wiscosnin Sheriff's Deputy Emails Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin
Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their 6th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly and what to do about the hotly debated state budget. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Ryan's 620 WTMJ Baseball Interview Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin
Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we talk through their fifth month in office. We do a read-along to the Recombobulation Area's “The Wisconsin State Assembly just passed a bill reshaping the state's shared revenue system. What's in it?” and sus out what the shared revenue proposals going through the assembly mean for Wisconsin's (and Milwaukee's!) future. If you'd like your community questions answered in our next episode, please email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com and we'll ask your state representatives! Show Links: Recombobulation Area's Shared Revenue Article: https://recombobulationarea.substack.com/p/wisconsin-shared-revenue-bill-whats-in-it Darrin Madison - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2536 Ryan Clancy - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2538
We're back! Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their fourth month in office. We hit the now not-so-recent April supreme court race, their visit to Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills child prisons, and of course your community questions. If you'd like your questions answered next episode please email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com. Tune in next week to learn all about the hotly debated shared revenue bill going through the legislature and what it means for Milwaukee Show Links: Darrin Madison - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2536 Ryan Clancy - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2538
Jon Melrod, a Milwaukee organizer in the 70s and 80s, finishes his saga of organizing with the Black Panthers, encounters with the FBI, and in the end, winning a $4 million lawsuit against him and his fellow editors of the factory newsletter The Fighting Times. See Jon in person at his FREE April 19th book reading at Milwaukee's favorite independent bookstore Boswell Books. Links to his reading on April 19th and his book are in the show links below: Show Links: Jon's FBI File: https://www.jonathanmelrod.com/fbi Jon's April 19th Book Reading at Boswell Books: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-melrod-author-of-fighting-times-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-549436929647 Jon's Book The Fighting Times: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1289
Jon Melrod, a Milwaukee organizer in the 70s and 80s, takes us back to a time when labor organizing brought with it the perils of the FBI, association with the Black Panthers, and ultimately a $4 million lawsuit. Come talk to Jon in person at his FREE April 19th book reading at Milwaukee's favorite independent bookstore Boswell Books. The links to his reading on April 19th and his book are in the show links below. Show Links: Jon's April 19th Book Reading at Boswell Books: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-melrod-author-of-fighting-times-an-in-person-boswell-event-tickets-549436929647 Jon's Book The Fighting Times: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1289
Follow state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy in their third month at the state capital as we talk through the constitutional amendments on our April 4th ballots and the "burning" of public records. Reach out to us with your community questions and we'll get them answered next episode! Email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com Show Links: Constitutional Amendments Explained - https://creamcitysocial.libsyn.com/reimagining-cash-bail Darrin Madison - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2536 Ryan Clancy - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2538
Nate Gilliam of MKE Freedom Fund invites us to ask a big question - does cash bail make us safer? Along the way, we learn the context behind the two constitutional amendments on Wisconsin's April 4th ballots and how to decipher what your vote means. Show Notes: MKE Freedom Fund: https://www.mkefreedomfund.org/ New Jim Crow (resource): https://newjimcrow.com/ Beyond Courts (resource): https://beyondcourts.org/en
Amelia Berendt, Ryan Clancy's Legislative Aid, takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of what her work at the State Capital looks and feels like. Show Notes: Email your questions for State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy to: creamcitysocial@gmail.com Like & Subscribe: https://www.instagram.com/creamcitysocialpod/ https://www.facebook.com/creamcitysocialpod/
Jeremy Fojut of Urban Spaceship invites us to imagine what Milwaukee could be like if we designed it as a place to live, not just a place to park. Show Links: Jeremy Fojut: https://www.newaukee.com/team/jeremy-fojut/ I-94 Expansion Article: https://www.wpr.org/milwaukees-i-94-would-be-expanded-8-lanes-under-state-recommendation I-94 Expansion Governmental Study: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/se/94stadiumint/default.aspx Not Just Bikes (Urbansim): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A
We sit down with Missy Zombor, a city-wide candidate for the Milwaukee Public School Board, and talk through her vision for MPS. Find out why she is running and what she plans to do if elected. School board elections are on April 4th. Follow the links below to register to vote, find your polling location, and how to get involved with Missy's campaign. Show Links: Missy's Website - https://www.missyformilwaukee.com/ Register to vote - https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Register-To-Vote Find your polling location - https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-My-Polling-Place
We sit down with State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy in our inaugural episode of State Reppin', the monthly radio show where we learn straight from the source what's happening at our state capitol. Ryan and Darrin take us through their first month as legislators and what its like to be a minority within a minority in the republican held house. If you have questions you want answered by your state representatives, please email creamcitysocial@gmail.com, or DM us on our Instagram or Facebook page, and we'll get them answered in our community questions portion of the show. Show Notes: Darrin Madison - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2536 Ryan Clancy - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2538 Cream City Social FB - https://www.facebook.com/creamcitysocialpod/ Cream City Social Insta - @creamcitysocialpod
This time we sit down with Ryeshia Farmer from the African-American Round Table and State Representative Darrin Madison to talk through the new $42 million youth prison slated to be built on Milwaukee's north side. We talk about what life is like in a youth prison, what youth prisons do to the children housed there, and how you the listener can make your voice heard. Check out the show notes below to get involved: Sign the Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-youth-prison-petition/ Ryeshia Farmer: https://aartmke.org/ryeshia-farmer African-American Round Table: https://aartmke.org/ Darrin Madison: https://www.facebook.com/DarrinMadisonWI/
This time we sit down with Sam Harshner, a DSA-endorsed candidate for Shorewood's Village Board of Trustees. We talk through what made him decide to run for the village board and what he hopes to do as a Trustee. If you like what you hear - check out the link below to find out how to help with his campaign. He could use all the help we can give. Show Notes: Sam Harshner's Shorewood Village Board Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084792051408
Welcome back to the final installment of our 3-part series on how elections have become an industry in our country. Now that we know where the big money in politics came from (Citizen's United) and who is getting it (Super PACs) we talk through what we can do about it. Stay tuned till the end to learn how you can save your brain from the political ads that are melting them.
Welcome back to part 2 of our 3-part series on how elections have become an industry in our country. This time we build on the knowledge that Citizen's United allowed untraceable money to enter our politics and find out who is getting that money, what they are spending it on, and ultimately how it affects who is chosen to represent us. Stay tuned for part 3... Show Notes: Missy Zombor's School Board Campaign: https://www.missyformilwaukee.com/ Sam Harshner's Shorewood Village Board Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084792051408 Open Secrets (Election Contributions Database): https://www.opensecrets.org/
Eric Rorholm joins us to make sense of midterm political ads and explain how elections have become an industry in this country. We talk through the history of campaign finance and how recent changes to the laws governing elections are impacting the ads we see, the candidates that run, and at the very heart of it - our democracy. Show Links: Help Make Cream City Social Beautiful: creamcitysocial@gmail.com Missy Zombor's School Board Campaign: https://www.missyformilwaukee.com/ Sam Harshner's Shorewood Village Board Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084792051408 Open Secrets: https://www.opensecrets.org/
Phil Rocco joins us to talk through Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy's historic election to the Wisconsin State Legislature. We also explore his research into how the Build Back Better funds are being used by local governments as they try to bring about the transformative change the funds were billed as. Enjoy! Show Corrections: 1. Phil still co-hosts the healthcare-centered podcast Death Panel 2. Phil's co-researcher/author is Amanda Kass, not Sara... Apologies Amanda Show Links: Phil and Amanda's Research: https://gfrc.uic.edu/our-work/featured-projects/how-are-cities-using-arpa-fiscal-recovery-funds/#the-project-blog Death Panel: https://www.deathpanel.net/
Stanislav Vysotsky (Stas) picks up where he left off as we explore anti-fascist organizing, their tactics, and the early UK punk scene. Check out his recent book American Antifa to learn even more! Link to American Antifa: https://www.routledge.com/American-Antifa-The-Tactics-Culture-and-Practice-of-Militant-Antifascism/Vysotsky/p/book/9780367210601
Daniel and Will sit down with author and cranky academic (self-described) Stanislav Vysotsky to discuss the current state of fascism and what anti-fascist organizing looks like. Check out his recent book American Antifa to learn even more! Links: https://www.routledge.com/American-Antifa-The-Tactics-Culture-and-Practice-of-Militant-Antifascism/Vysotsky/p/book/9780367210601 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZN7nm1Y8ls
Daniel and Will sit down with Eric Lohman, the president of the union representing faculty, academic staff, and graduate student workers at UW-Milwaukee, and talk through the need to organize on campus as they puzzle through the differences between service-oriented unions and organizing-based unions. Check out the links below to learn more! AFT 3535 (Union's) Email: Aft3535@gmail.com Jane McAlevey on Deep Organizing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl6P_2jt_Vs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SDcB3Ifqw0
Will sits down with Ben Ward the executive director and Amy Mizialko the president of the Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association (MTEA) to talk through what privatization of public schools looks like, feels like, and what it is doing to MPS here in Milwaukee. Episode Links: https://weac.org/region/mtea/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-board-president-milwaukee-public-schools-charged-bribery-scheme-linked
Daniel and Will sit down with the folks from Casa Maria to talk about living in community and helping mothers navigate the poorly incentivized (harmful) Child Protective Services system in Milwaukee. Check out their website below to see how you can help fight the system. http://casamariacatholicworker.weebly.com/
Members from the mutual aid working group join us to talk about activism opportunities outside political campaigns and what we miss when we only focus on electoral politics. If you're interested in joining Cooperation Milwaukee, you can email them at dsamkemutualaid@gmail.com. Sign up for time banking: https://bit.ly/3czzaxJ Learn about the Dual Power Conference: https://dualpower2022.org/ Learn more about Cooperation Milwaukee: https://bit.ly/3RUE7kG Check out Beth's book about co-ops: https://bit.ly/3PQu5zv
Will sits down with Darrin Madison and Supervisor Ryan Clancy to discuss their state assembly races. See how you can get involved in their campaigns by following the links below: https://www.darrinmadison.com https://www.clancyforassembly.com Click on the Volunteer button!
Members of the abolition working group discuss two important jail reform initiatives DSA is pushing at the county level. One would provide free in-person visitation for inmates and their families. The second would break up Aramark's monopoly on the jail cafeteria and commissary. Learn more and get involved: https://linktr.ee/creamcitysocial Some small corrections: there is currently only a resolution on the table to break Aramark's monopoly. However, in-person visitation is something the abolition group will continue to fight for. Also, thanks to Ryan Clancy's efforts, the comissary prices have substantially improved. Inmates are now paying roughly 125% markups as opposed to the 200-300% markups they were paying before. However, breaking Aramark's monopoly is still crucial to ensure that prisoners get adequate food in the cafeteria.
Will and Daniel speak with Dr. Joe Hahn ("German Joe") about Milwaukee's often forgotten socialist history. What did you think of this episode? We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at creamcitysocial@gmail.com Don't forget to follow us on social media for photos and community updates: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creamcitysocialpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreamCitySocial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creamcitysocialpod/
Will and Brandy sit down with Alejandra from Voces De La Frontera to talk about the challenges immigrants face and how we can help them secure the right to a dignified life in this country. Sign up to show solidarity on May 1st: https://bit.ly/3xSn1MQ
Will and Daniel sit down with a member of the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union to talk about the ongoing housing crisis in Milwaukee and how we can help fight for housing security for all Milwaukeeans. Find out more about the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union here: https://bit.ly/3xfr7yr
Will and Brandy talk to DSA's Miwaukee County Supervisor candidates one more time ahead of the election on April 5th. You can make a difference! Sign up to help here: bit.ly/3CcTLAA
Arthur and Ryan visit the studio to tell you how you can help get DSA candidates Eric Rorholm and Juan Miguel Martinez elected to the Milwaukee county board of supervisors. Learn about the candidates: https://bit.ly/3HFhhY7 Sign up to canvass: https://bit.ly/3CcTLAA
Will and Brandy speak with Milwaukee county supervisor Ryan Clancy about issues affecting the county. Check out our Facebook page to see pictures of Ryan's visits to a Milwaukee prison: https://www.facebook.com/creamcitysocialpod
Will interviews Juan Miguel Martinez, a candidate for Milwaukee county supervisor in the 12th district. Remember: primary elections are February 15th. See how you can get involved and learn more about the candidates here: bit.ly/3BdQhgM.
Will interviews Eric Rorholm, a candidate for county supervisor in Milwaukee county's 3rd district. Remember that primary elections are February 15th. See how you can get involved: https://bit.ly/3BdQhgM
This week the co-hosts delve into the extremely boring and tedious world of Cryptocurrency.
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