Christian Schneider: Republicans who wave the white flag enable Trump

If politics is indeed a war, conservatives have suddenly become the peace-loving flower children of the new generation. Rather than stand and fight against the hostile takeover of the Republican Party by Donald Trump’s corrosive forces, stalwart conservatives are dropping their weapons and high-tailing it from the battlefield.

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Bill Kaplan: Enough, this is not America

The GOP tax cuts are not paid for and will add at least $1.5 trillion to the national debt. Worse, all the GOP proposed individual tax cuts (mostly for the wealthy) and corporations add up to about $5.5 trillion. The tax cuts will make America a plutocracy.

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James Rowen: Walker figures out new way to serve business, weaken WI DNR

He’s moving to shift from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources the oversight of controversial, large-scale, water-demanding and manure-producing animal feeding and breeding operations to the more industry-focused Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection, (DATCP), where all sorts of ag and dairy promotion and marketing is centered.

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Dave Zweifel: Ed Durkin was truly one of the good guys

Those who were here during the 1960s and well into the ’90s remember Durkin as the fireball unionist who got Madison’s firefighters a more sensible workweek and decent wages and then as the fire chief who tore down barriers and conquered prejudices by hiring women and minorities to make our department one of the most diverse fire departments in America.

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Open seminar for students, faculty and public w/ David Bacon

8108 Social Science, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization Creates

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The Radical Resistance to Immigration Enforcement

6191 Helen C. White, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization

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Documenting the Farm Worker Rebellion

6191 Helen C. White, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization

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Lau campaign: Announces law enforcement endorsements

Contact: Laura Lau lauforjudge@gmail.com Laura Lau, a candidate for Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Branch 12, has announced endorsements from Waukesha County District Attorney, Sue Opper, and Waukesha County Sheriff, Eric Severson. Lau is endorsed by The Waukesha County Sheriff’s

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Christian Schneider: Republicans who wave the white flag enable Trump

If politics is indeed a war, conservatives have suddenly become the peace-loving flower children of the new generation. Rather than stand and fight against the hostile takeover of the Republican Party by Donald Trump’s corrosive forces, stalwart conservatives are dropping their weapons and high-tailing it from the battlefield.

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: Enough, this is not America

The GOP tax cuts are not paid for and will add at least $1.5 trillion to the national debt. Worse, all the GOP proposed individual tax cuts (mostly for the wealthy) and corporations add up to about $5.5 trillion. The tax cuts will make America a plutocracy.

Read More »

James Rowen: Walker figures out new way to serve business, weaken WI DNR

He’s moving to shift from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources the oversight of controversial, large-scale, water-demanding and manure-producing animal feeding and breeding operations to the more industry-focused Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection, (DATCP), where all sorts of ag and dairy promotion and marketing is centered.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Ed Durkin was truly one of the good guys

Those who were here during the 1960s and well into the ’90s remember Durkin as the fireball unionist who got Madison’s firefighters a more sensible workweek and decent wages and then as the fire chief who tore down barriers and conquered prejudices by hiring women and minorities to make our department one of the most diverse fire departments in America.

Read More »

Open seminar for students, faculty and public w/ David Bacon

8108 Social Science, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, and The Right to Stay Home.

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The Radical Resistance to Immigration Enforcement

6191 Helen C. White, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, and The Right to Stay

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Documenting the Farm Worker Rebellion

6191 Helen C. White, Observatory Drive, Madison, WI. DAVID BACON is a California-based writer and photographer, and former union organizer. He is the author of several books about migration: The Children of NAFTA: Communities Without Borders, Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, and The Right to Stay

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AG Schimel: Calls for heightened privacy protections for crime victims

CONTACT: John P. Koremenos, Jr. Communications Director (608) 266-1221 MADISON, Wis. – Today, Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) and Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield) introduced Senate Bill 492/ Assembly Bill 570 with the help and support of Attorney General Brad Schimel. A product of three years of work, this bill will protect

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Wisconsin Nurses Association: Defining Hope documentary on Nov 1 statewide

Contact: Gina Dennik-Champion (608) 221-0383 ext. 202 Gina@wisconsinnurses.org Defining Hope, a new documentary following eight patients with life-threatening illness and the nurses who guide them, will be released in select theaters nationwide for special screenings on November 1st, in honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The film will

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MON News Summary: Ryan, Johnson on tax reform; guv’s race; first charges in Mueller probe

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: Tuesday WisPolitics Luncheon with Scott Neitzel Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 31 with Walker Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel for a behind-the-scenes look at the state budget and the Foxconn and Bucks arena

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Lau campaign: Announces law enforcement endorsements

Contact: Laura Lau lauforjudge@gmail.com Laura Lau, a candidate for Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Branch 12, has announced endorsements from Waukesha County District Attorney, Sue Opper, and Waukesha County Sheriff, Eric Severson. Lau is endorsed by The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department Union and former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Arnold Moncada and

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