Samuel RopaBalanced federal budgets are ridiculousLike many others, I daydream about what former Gov. Scott Walker is doing with all his free time. But I don’t have to fantasize any more…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Samuel RopaIncrease in political consciousness, activity should give young people the right to voteWhen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1, Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans voted along party lines for a number…Mar 26, 20191Mar 26, 20191
Samuel RopaSlavery is still legal in Wisconsin’s prisons — it’s time to change thatCongress passed the Thirteenth Amendment nearly 154 years ago — Jan. 31, 1865 to be exact — by a vote of 119–56 . The Civil War would end…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Samuel RopaIt’s always been ‘this bad’: White supremacy blinds white people from recognizing racial injusticeIn a recent interview, the American historian Jill Lepore , author of the one-volume history of the U.S., “ These Truths ,” described her…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019