“Politicians, not regular justices” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss the damage the coronavirus is reaping, largely unmitigated by the federal government’s response, and the mounting reactionary/corporate pressure on state and local government to court disaster by prematurely scuttling social distancing. We review the shameful Wisconsin Supreme Court public hearing this week in the Vos-Fitzgerald lawsuit against Gov. Evers’ Stay at Home order. The tone and irrationality of…

Bill Kaplan: COVID-19, the haves and have-nots

The U.S. is a nation of haves and have-nots. On March 6 Trump said: “Anybody that needs a (coronavirus) test can have a test.” A lie. The Washington Post (WP) reported: “Trump’s projection of normalcy relies on special testing. … Trump, Vice-President Pence … are tested regularly, and all who enter the White House campus to meet with them are…

Citizen Action Weekly: Get Out The Vote for Tricia Zunker

Friday, May 1st Vote from Home for the May 12th Special Election!  Request your absentee ballot today! You have until Thursday, May 7th to request your absentee ballot online. Plan ahead for August 11th Primary Election and request your absentee ballot today. Contact your local leaders and encourage them to plan for safe voting options for voters this August and…

“COVID-19 Hot Zone in Brown County” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We review the latest Wisconsin coronavirus news, including the GOP lawsuit seeking to overturn the Governor’s Stay at Home order. Do the Republicans really have a case? The panel welcomes Up North News reporter Jonathon Sadowski to dig into the significant outbreak of COVID-19 in Brown County meat plants, the lax response from the corporate owners and county health officials,…

Bill Kaplan: Stupidity vs. stay-at-home

Nearly a million coronavirus cases nationally, including 5,687 in Wisconsin (WI), over 54,000 U.S. deaths and nearly 300 WI deaths. Dozens of cases linked to in-person voting on April 7 in Milwaukee. And, hundreds of cases confirmed among workers at a JBS meatpacking plant in Green Bay. No zip code is immune. Meanwhile: “The federal government scrambled Friday to stave…

Citizen Action Weekly: Citizen Action Organizes Health Professionals To Speak Out Against Social Distancing Protests

Friday, April 24th Citizen Action Organizes Health Professionals To Speak Out Against Social Distancing Protests In video statements recorded this morning, health professionals explain why the the Governor’s Safer at Home order is an essential measure for containing COVID-19, creating conditions to gradually and safely reopen the economy  This morning, Friday, April 24th, before scheduled State Capitol protests against Wisconsin’s…

“Capitol COVID crisis” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

The GOP war on public health continues in Wisconsin with Republican legislative leaders appealing to the right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn the Governor’s stay at home order and inciting dangerous protests at the state capitol scheduled for Friday. We welcome attorney Mark Thomsen, who specializes in medical malpractice and nursing home neglect, to discuss Speaker Vos’s repugnant amendment to…

Citizen Action Weekly: Friday, April 17th

Friday, April 17th Join Citizen Action for our event “Collective Care in the Time of COVID” Citizen Action has partnered with People’s Action to host an online live event this Saturday, April 18th, at 2:30pm called Collective Care in the Time of COVID. Individual action and social distancing–while critical–aren’t enough to solve this crisis. During this event, we’ll discuss and…

“What leadership looks like in a pandemic” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We welcome State Representatives Marisabel Cabrera and Jonathan Brostoff to discuss their courageous votes against the very weak COVID-19 relief that clear the Legislature this week. Republicans in the Legislature blocked efforts to include free testing and treatment, a vital step we must take to contain the pandemic, address racial inequality, and open up the economy. The inadequate legislation was…

“If We’ve Only Got One Shot, We Have to Get This Right” Reps. Brostoff and Cabrera Statement on COVID-19 ‘relief’ bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 14, 2020 Contact: Representative Brostoff, (414) 708-9878 “If We’ve Only Got One Shot, We Have to Get This Right” Reps. Brostoff and Cabrera Statement on AB 1038 MILWAUKEE – In response to their vote against Assembly Bill (AB) 1038 earlier today, State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) and State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera (D-Milwaukee) released the following…