Milwaukee Beagle supports left-wing populists, a modern People’s Party. We want a world where everyone can live full lives and no one hoards wealth. People are upset with the status quo. Capitalism is failing us. A left-wing populism that unites all working class folks against the wealthy is the only way we can beat fascist right-wing populism and make a better world for us all. 

On Tuesday we showed that Milwaukee remembers the bright spots in our socialist history. Milwaukee loves grounded, rough-edged, non-conformists. This is a rusty union town, a place where people don’t just make money, trade status, and grind through life. Milwaukee is a place where people live, and party, and fight, and laugh. Where we assert and defend ourselves, instead of submitting before the machines of racial capitalism and bipartisan compromise. 

$42,114 of this Republican dark money went against Ryan Clancy in the district 19 race. McGowan and friends took a page out of the playbook pro-genocide Zionists used on Jamal Bowman and Cori Bush: dropping massive cash (nearly double what Clancy’s opponent previously spent) on mailers late in the race, making it difficult to effectively respond or expose the money’s source.

Nate Kieso, Brady Coulthard, and Angelito Tenorio are the three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in Assembly District 14 in the upcoming primary on Tuesday, August 13th. While not every Democratic race can be clearly split into an establishment Democrat vs an actual progressive, working class candidate, in this case, the contrast between Kieso and his opponents –in particular, Coulthard– is clear.

“This is not just a title for me. This, for me, is a way to push the community forward. People are dying, people are being harmed. We're losing people every single day. I don't want my community, District 11, the Northwest side, or the State of Wisconsin, to continue to feel like that is okay or that is normal.” - Amillia Heredia, candidate for district 11

In Milwaukee’s South Side Assembly District 8, candidate Enrique Murguia is running to unseat current Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez. The facts of Ortiz-Velez’s voting record and campaign contributions present some glaring red flags. All things considered it is clear that District 8 needs new representation.

Amid all this noise about Clancy’s loyalty, no one has publicly examined Anderson on the same grounds. Let’s try that now: loyal Democrats vote, and Anderson doesn’t. Well, that was easy.
But maybe… is there more?

We’re not sure what will happen. Clancy’s campaign is sending large groups of volunteers to canvas. At the same time, Brostoff is leveraging his reputation to flip voters against Clancy and we’re seeing expensive mailers for his opponent, paid for by dark money groups.

While Milwaukee Beagle does not endorse candidates, we also do not shy away from having opinions. Not every Democratic race can be clearly split into a Corporate Democrat vs an actual progressive candidate, in this case, the contrast between District 9 candidates Priscilla A. Prado and Deisy España could not be starker. The establishment is on the side of Prado and true progressives have backed España.