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WISDOM FROM RETIRING SENATORS

Five years ago, most of us were retired teachers, enjoying our retirement with grandchildren, gardening and other pursuits. Then February 2011 changed everything. We became politically active and began to write. At the end of 2015 we are still active and still writing. We have connected with many other progressives throughout our beloved state of Wisconsin. We will win because we must. What keeps us going? For one thing, history does. Read the article in this issue about President John Adams and his Patriot Act. Another thing are the speeches given by Wisconsin State Senators at their retirement in 2014. Republican Senator Dale Schultz said, ...

WHAT WILL IT BE: GOLF OR CAFO?

Mike Keiser is a Chicago businessman and golf developer. He built a first-class golf course in Bandon, Oregon, a small town that was transformed by the golf course. Keiser is planning a Sand Valley golf course to open in northern Adams County in 2017. This area is a thriving residential/ recreation spot that can attract many tourists through the new Sand Valley Golf Resort. This soil in this area is sandy and water permeates rapidly. Many years ago, this land was at the bottom of an ancient glacial lake. Such soil is easily polluted. A golf course would work on this type of soil. However, a massive cattle farm would not work on this soil. This ...

ATTACK ON WISCONSIN’S GOOD GOVERNMENT

Good government in Wisconsin is under attack. At the beginning of October, Wisconsin served as a national model for clean and transparent government. By the end of the month, our government was on the verge of being open for corruption after Assembly Republicans rammed through legislation that decimated our state’s campaign and governmental oversights. Perhaps the most self-serving piece of legislation that Republicans passed during this time was AB 68, which exempts political crimes from the John Doe investigation and prosecution process. This law creates one set of laws for ordinary people and another set for Madison politicians, because it ...

PUBLIC EDUCATION WINNERS AND LOSERS

WINNERS in Colorado and Ohio…. Education, Inc. is the excellent video showing the Koch-sponsored candidates winning in the School Board race in Jefferson County, Colorado in 2013. If you saw the film you will remember the ultra-conservative School Board throwing out a popular superintendent and completely shutting out the citizens from all decisions. The situation got so bad that thousands of students walked out. In the past two years, local citizens organized and worked very hard to recover their school board. In a recent election they did just that. By a vote of 2 to 1, three new public-education candidates were elected to Jefferson County ...

Russ Feingold visits Wausau

Vote Anyway You can Get There

DOWNLOAD POSTER Image Captured by: Rita Pachal "The Vote Anyway You can Get There poster is for you to download and use on your bulletin board or in your window or on your mobile phone."

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS (A Multimedia Voice for Workers) Doug Cunningham is the producer of Workers Independent News. This is a multimedia voice for workers. On the web you can read his daily labor news updates. You can also hear labor news on the radio. Check the website for a station near you. www.LaborRadio.org WIN (Workers Independent News) is the voice of working families in a world where the corporations dominate. There is no other national daily news on unions. Eleven per cent of US workers are unionized, a minority. News of unions are outgunned. For that reason we need strong citizen journalism, which reports the facts accuratel...

BOBFEST 2015

BOBFEST 2015 By MW Editorial Staff Mark your calendar: Saturday, September 19 is Fighting Bobfest 2015 at Breese Stevens Field, Madison. Time is 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. It is back by populist demand and is sponsored by The Progressive magazine and The Cap Times. Speakers include: Russ Feingold, Lizz Winstead, John Nichols, Mark Dimondstein, Scot Ross, Ed Schultz, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Kevin Alexander Gray, Jesse Hagopian, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Jim Hightower, John Fugelsang, Rep. Mark Pocan, Young Gifted & Black Coalition and Ruth Conniff, editor of The Progressive. You can expect a full day of inspiring speakers, singers and musicians, ...

Progressive Media Summit

Progressive Media Summit By Rev. John Stanley, Wisconsin Grassroots Network You are invited to the Progressive Media Summit on Saturday, August 8. The place is 2220 Division Street, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The time is 2 – 5 p.m. This summit is aimed at creating a network of progressive media groups from around the state, forming a Media Association.  Our goal is to develop a network to compete with the far-right monopolized media. Here is the Agenda: 2 p m. Introduction/Welcome: Rev. John Stanley (For WGN) SPEAKERS: 2:10 – 2:25 Social Media Chris McDonough (from Wisconsin Grassroots Network) 2:25 – 2:40 Messaging: Karen ...

Home…A Good Movie To Watch

HOME…..A GOOD MOVIE TO WATCH World renowned photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, released HOME on World Environment Day, June 5, 2009. The film was shot in 54 countries and 120 locations over 217 days. HOME is almost entirely composed of aerial footage showing how everything on earth is interconnected. Though the visually stunning images inspire a sense of awe, wonder, and appreciation for our home planet, this film was produced to awaken a collective conscience and responsibility. HOME poses the prospect that unless we take responsible action to protect the earth's resources, we risk losing the only home we may ever have. https://ww...