Beginning in 1910, a city long associated with beer and bratwurst elected three Socialist mayors who made parks, public housing and sanitation priorities of city government, the benefits of which are still recognized in Milwaukee today.
Beginning in 1910, a city long associated with beer and bratwurst elected three Socialist mayors who made parks, public housing and sanitation priorities of city government, the benefits of which are still recognized in Milwaukee today.
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Beginning in 1910, Milwaukee—a city long associated with beer and bratwurst—elected three Socialist mayors who made parks, public housing and sanitation priorities of city government. Correspondent Mo Rocca examines the origins and record of Milwaukee's "sewer socialism," and what the city's experience reveals about a political label that still provokes debate.
