Huge news from Planned Parenthood on Thursday morning, they are announcing the resumption of abortions in the state. We welcome national baseball stadium expert Neil deMause, from Field of Schemes, to discuss the on-going conspiracy of billionaire baseball owners to grab public money they don’t need. We discuss lessons for Wisconsin political leaders about the critical role they play in…
Citizen Action is hiring an Organizing Director. Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Green Bay and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Welcome our new Movement Political Field Organizers. You may recognize Julia and Kristin’s names as the top canvasser for the Spring 2023 and Fall 2022 election – we are excited to have…
We start with the GOP threat to lawlessly impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz in a desperate attempt to hold on to gerrymandered maps. Will the latest Republican attack on democracy succeed? We dig into the latest GOP attempt to secure massive tax cuts for the wealthy, and freeze them in place with a constitutional amendment. Meanwhile, new GOP child care bills…
Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation Magazine and an award winning journalist, joins the show to discuss the current effort by the owner of the Brewers to get half a billion dollars in public money for stadium repairs with nothing in return other than the privilege to have the team stay in Wisconsin. Zirin explains how what is…
Happy Labor Day Weekend. Attend a Labor Day event near you in Wisconsin! Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Green Bay and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Learn more about Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Academy. The application for the Movement Politics Academy is DUE this Sunday, September 3rd, midnight. ReThink Milwaukee Brewers ownership…
We welcome economist Dr. Michael Rosen to discuss ReThinking Brewers ownership and demanding public equity in the team in exchange for tax revenue. Another climate change-induced category 4 hurricane hits Florida and yet another week of tragic shootings on college campuses. We talk about the response from the University of North Carolina student newspaper. In Wisconsin, Supreme Court Justice Rebecca…
The Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball (MLB) are threatening to leave Milwaukee unless taxpayers ante up a huge public subsidy. Unlike the Milwaukee Bucks, the Brewers are demanding taxpayer support without the commitment of public or community benefits. The deals that have been floated are even less accountable than corporate subsidies such as the disastrous FoxConn deal, requiring little…
Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Green Bay and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Learn more about Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Academy. Applications for the Movement Politics Academy are due Sunday, September 3rd Milwaukee Neighbors Come Together for a Cookout + Community. This Saturday, Citizen Action North Side Rising held the summer “Cookout…
We welcome Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko back to the show to talk about the devastating news about a huge expansion of a private religious voucher school the former Cardinal Stritch University campus. The school’s owner said the expansion is the direct result of the historic increase in voucher school funding from the terrible shared revenue deal negotiated…
Citizen Action is hiring Deep Canvass Field Organizers in Green Bay and Milwaukee. For more information contact Priscilla Bort at [email protected] Learn more about Citizen Action’s Movement Politics Academy. Citizen Action attends President Joe Biden’s visit to Wisconsin to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the historic Inflation Reduction Act. Donald Trump and Scott Walker gave us the Fox con….
