Let me start by saying that today is an extremely important day. Today, we decide who will face Scott Walker on June 5th, and even though we know that even an empty can of beer would be better governor than Scott Walker, the reality is that we need to go and vote. And once we [...]
This past Saturday, I had an amazing time taking part in the Unite Against the War on Women rally up at the Capitol. The weather was less than inviting and I heard from some of my friends who participated in the Crazy Legs race (which take place in Madison earlier in the day) that there [...]
My name is Yuri Rashkin and I was born in the Soviet Union. Though Joseph Stalin was dead for 5 years when my mom was old enough to go to college, his campaign of antisemitism was alive and well, and because my mother was Jewish, she could not follow her dream of becoming a doctor. [...]
One of the things people ask me all the time is: why are you running? I am running, first of all, because we need more communication. 1. We need communication in Madison between the parties. When one party gets in power, it acts like it has all the answers and does not have to listen [...]