The UWM Post

With the presidential elections coming up in November it’s time for people to decide who they wish to lead this country. Unfortunately when voters were polled after the 2004 elections and, asked why they voted for who they did, only about 10 percent said they voted based on the candidates’ “agendas, ideas, platforms, or goals.” The rest voted on “qualities” such as the candidates’ personalities, looks, image, etc. This is disappointing because U.S. policy affects so many billions of people around the world and voters in this country should be informed of what the candidates’ actual positions are in order to vote their concerns. The U.S. military has over 730 military bases in over 130 countries. With the immense power of this country, even a slight policy shift here can have a huge effect on millions of people around the world

The Milwaukee Brewers’ season is over, now that they have advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1892, I mean, 1982. You can sigh in exasperation, or you can sigh a sigh of relief knowing that everything in the universe is as it should be. You can put your retro Brewers’ apparel back in the closet now, but don’t forget to add some fresh mothballs because who knows when the Brewers will make it to the playoffs next.

In my last article, I asked all of you to open your hearts and your wallets to help out your fellow man. And while I hope that some, if not many of you, followed my advice, I have the feeling you didn’t. Not because you do not care, but simply because you do not have the means to do so. So here I am again, trying to show you that you can make a change and you can do so without emptying your pockets or skipping meals.

I am writing in response to Lia Manning’s article from last week “Waiting on the World to Change.” I salute Manning’s efforts in posing the question: “Why not do something to make this world a little bit better right now?” as opposed to waiting for others to change it for us. I totally support Manning’s list of suggestions from donating blood to donating to charities. It takes a variety of tactics to make change.

From secret spots in the Northwoods, to urban rivers, to the open horizons of the Great Lakes, Wisconsin is

There’s a debate going on around UWM’s campus regarding sweatshop-manufactured goods as UWM apparel. The topic is often set aside due to the economic virtues of having corporations carry out sweatshop conditions. And honestly, what CEO or President wouldn’t want their products made for incredibly cheap and out of sight of the American consumers?

‘The roaring twenties’ conjures images of jazz, art deco, Al Capone, the end of the First World War, and unfortunately, prohibitionists. Prohibitionists were religious fanatics who believed progress could only be made by controlling the ‘immoral instincts’ of the masses. These zealots were eager to endorse the repulsive breach of church and state necessary for the 18th amendment: prohibition of intoxicating liquors. As you all know, prohibition is not around today. Controlling and eliminating a popular intoxicant was tougher than the government planned. Lying to people about the physical and mental effects of alcohol was not effective enough.

The question has been posed, where are the students, and why are they not involved in the SA? As I find Mr. Knappen's arguments entirely unsatisfactory, allow me to present an alternative theory.

I enjoyed Nathan Johnson’s “Economy on the Brink.” I take issue with some of his conclusions, specifically lesson one, which states, ‘The market and free enterprise have failed by a margin over a trillion dollars. Keep in mind the U.S. has a GDP of 14 trillion.’