Sewer Socialism Down the Drain?

Activists in Milwaukee fight to keep their city's water system in public hands.

By Roger Bybee

Public water, one of the most important legacies of Milwaukee's Socialist Party, which led the city almost continuously from 1910 to 1960, is now under attack from those who see a chance to convert this fundamental resource into a profit stream via privatization. In the name of [RETURN TO ARTICLE]