Supreme Gerrymander

Supreme Gerrymander

We introduce the show's new panelist, Rebecca Lynch, the political director for Wisconsin Working Families Party. We welcome the director of the Fair Elections Project, Sachin Chheda, who attended the oral arguments this week at the Supreme Court for the historic gerrymandering case challenging Wisconsin’s legislative maps. The panel also discusses the economic dynamics that enable conservative efforts to lift the mining moratorium. We also talk about the conservative conspiracy to de-skill the teaching profession in Wisconsin and the latest scheme by Republicans in Congress to cut healthcare by gutting Medicare and Medicaid in the federal budget We also discuss the latest horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas and its implications for a functioning democracy.

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Organizing BLOC by BLOC

Organizing BLOC by BLOC

We discuss our state budget veto campaign that went on a statewide media tour this week in La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, and Green Bay to support Gov. Evers using his strongest in the nation veto pen...

11 Mai 202349min

The people’s priorities vs. the strongest gerrymander

The people’s priorities vs. the strongest gerrymander

We discuss Speaker Vos and the gerrymandered Legislature’s removal of 545 items from Governor Tony Evers’ budget. Citizen Action is calling for Evers to use his powerful veto for leverage against Vos ...

5 Mai 202349min

State Budget Battle Brewing

State Budget Battle Brewing

We welcome new regular panelist Priscilla Bort, Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Director. Priscilla shares more about herself with our listeners. The panel dives into the state budget battle brewin...

27 Apr 202351min

420: Wisconsin’s illusive freedom & lost $165 million a year

420: Wisconsin’s illusive freedom & lost $165 million a year

Happy 420 Day (the annual day of action for Marijuana legalization). Unfortunately, in Wisconsin this freedom remains elusive and is costing the state $165 million in revenue. We recap Tax Day this Tu...

20 Apr 202351min

After April 4th

After April 4th

We continue to debrief the historic Supreme Court election, including Ron Johnson urging the Republican Party to reduce its reliance on advertising and invest in a ground game and college students vot...

14 Apr 202350min

Democracy Wins

Democracy Wins

We debrief the smashing victory for democracy in the pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the most important election in the U.S. of 2023. The resulting shift in the Supreme Court presents progressi...

6 Apr 202348min

Volunteers win close elections

Volunteers win close elections

We preview the home stretch of the critical Supreme Court race heading into the final weekend. It’s time for progressive leaders and activists to volunteer and Get Out The Vote for Janet Protasiewicz!...

30 Mar 202348min

Spring Politics

Spring Politics

We discuss the economic “double talk” in D.C. that rationalizes bailing out the banks (and ultra-wealthy) and not the people. Just this week, the Fed tempered their projected interest rate hikes, whic...

24 Mar 202349min

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