“ME Energies” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss the razor tight Wisconsin election, and ask listeners to challenge themselves to do at least one phone or door shift by November 8th. See our list of GOTV opportunities this weekend (below). We dig into new polling showing combining climate change and the rising cost of living is a great electoral argument. Why are the Democrats not talking…

Weekend; Friday, October 21st – Sunday, October 23rd

Citizen Action joins allies to oppose We Energies 13% Rate Hike! Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s North Side Rising Organizing Co-op was part of a coalition rally against We Energies proposed rate hike, now 13% for residential costumers. The new coalition, Affordable Energy Now, is demanding that the biggest utility in Wisconsin stop charging unaffordable rates to low income People of…

#SENATORFORSALE Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss how self-interested billionaires are dominating the critical U.S. Senate contest, reflecting on the news that Diane Hendricks has so far given $16 million and Richard Uihlein $20 million to pro-Johnson Super PAC. The dark money group is running trashy and racist ads against Mandela Barnes. Similar ads by the WI GOP and other dark money groups have prompted…

Citizen Action Weekend; Friday October 14th – Sunday, October 16th

Citizen Action is hiring a Driftless Organizing Cooperative Lead Organizer. Citizen Action is talking to rural voters. Some people say Democrats have forgotten rural Wisconsin. Citizen Action has not! We are focused on talking to more rural voters. They are critical to winning Wisconsin in 2022 and building a durable progressive majority over the next decade. Citizen Action’s “deep canvass”…

“Special Interview with Aaron Richardson for State Treasurer” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We debrief Thursday night’s final U.S. Senate debate with Robert who attended in person. Next, we bat around the latest MU Law Poll. Does it show a pathway to victory for Mandela within the control of grassroots activists and volunteers? We discuss the significance of the expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Is slowing down the economy and spurring layoffs…

Citizen Action Weekend; October 7th – 9th

Citizen Action is hiring a Driftless Organizing Cooperative Lead Organizer. Join our team! Citizen Action of Wisconsin seeks applicants hungry for the opportunity to lead power building campaigns to achieve the sweeping changes Wisconsin needs to become a just, equitable, and sustainable multiracial democracy. This position is best suited for creative and effective out-of-the-box thinkers deeply committed not only to…

“How to win the 2022 Election” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss Trump-backed millionaire Tim Michels’ self-dealing flat tax scheme that would further undermine the revenue needed for education, health are, and a climate transition, and force working and middle class folks to pay more while the super rich get yet another tax giveaway. Ron Johnson continues to deny Jan. 6th was an armed insurrection, as Wisconsin Democrats work to…