AltWeeklies Wire
Right-Wing ALEC Playbook Is Crippling Wisconsin’s Economynew
Small-government proposals are killing jobs, not creating them.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-21-2013 |
Economy
Tags: ALEC Organization
The Choice for Congressnew
Paul Ryan and Rob Zerban on the issues.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-10-2012 |
Elections
The Real Paul Ryannew
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan got booed at the AARP meeting last week while he tried to explain that his plan for Medicare—and his desire to repeal Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would actually help seniors.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-27-2012 |
Politics
Wisc. Republicans Change Recall Rules in the Middle of the Gamenew
Judge Mac Davis, a former Republican legislator, orders the Government Accountability Board to check all of the signatures for duplicates or other anomalies, shifting responsibility from Gov. Scott Walker to the state.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
01-18-2012 |
Politics
New Day Care Background Check Law May Not Be Constitutionalnew
Legislators and the state Department of Children and Families may have gotten positive headlines when creating a law that allows the state to permanently revoke child care provider licenses based on a wide range of offenses.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
03-12-2010 |
Children & Families
One Man's 'Life After Hate': A Former White Supremacist Works for Peacenew
Back in 1988, Arno Michaels even helped to organize Skinfest in Doctors Park, which attracted skinheads from all over the country, featured swastika flags and led to a drunken rampage throughout Milwaukee, during which the racist skinheads beat up anyone in their way.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-12-2010 |
Race & Class
Questions Surround Wisconsin Pro-Life Organization's Rhetoricnew
Wisconsin Right to Life's ads against proposed abortion services at a Madison clinic are seen by some as reckless and inflammatory.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-12-2009 |
Policy Issues
Advice for Job-Seekers in Tough Timesnew
Every day seems to bring worse news about the economy, both national and local. So what's the class of 2009 supposed to do? Be positive and persistent. Job opportunities are out there, even as companies are shedding jobs in all segments of the economy.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-15-2009 |
Business & Labor
Tags: employment, recession
Milwaukee District Attorney Still Investigating Advocates for Student Achievementnew
The "reform" group created by a Milwaukee Public Schools board member is still under investigation by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-15-2009 |
Education
Clearing Up Myths About the Stimulus Packagenew
Obama critics advocate the same policies that created this disaster.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis and Lisa Kaiser |
02-06-2009 |
Commentary
Mr. Jobs: Investment Board Head Discusses Milwaukee's Efforts to Create Employmentnew
When Donald Sykes took over the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board in 2007, he had decades of experience in training new workers. Now Sykes faces the worst job losses in the United States since 1945, including large layoffs in our area, and a shaky employment future.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis and Lisa Kaiser |
01-23-2009 |
Economy
Will the Election Be Fair in Wisconsin?new
Wisconsin voters are expected to turn out in unprecedented numbers for the Nov. 4 election. And that has created some concern about the integrity of such a high-stakes election in a state that has had razor-thin winning margins in recent presidential elections.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-24-2008 |
Politics
McCain's Outrageous Robocalls Reveal His Desperationnew
With a blast of inflammatory recorded phone messages linking Obama with William Ayers that was broadcast in Wisconsin and other swing states, McCain takes the low road.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-24-2008 |
Commentary
In McCain's World, Women Aren't Equalnew
Sure, Republican presidential nominee John McCain chose working mom Sarah Palin as his running mate to help him persuade women that their fortunes would rise in his administration. But how's that working out in reality?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Two of Obama's Foreign Policy Advisers Offer a Glimpse at His Worldviewnew
Retired Adm. John Nathman and national security expert Sarah Sewall discuss how the Democrat would lead the United States in war and in peace.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-03-2008 |
Politics
