Battleground Wisconsin
Battleground Wisconsin is Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s weekly podcast that features the latest political news from the front lines in the embattled state of Wisconsin.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 510
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Shamocracy
In this week's episode we dig into the scandalous pandemic primary forced on Wisconsin voters by a conservative establishment that will stop at nothing to win. The panel also talks about the double g…
00:46:08 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
COVID-19 sickens Wisconsin democracy
Remaining safer at home, the panel discuss COVID-19 and Citizen Action’s call for free treatment and other critical health care emergency actions needed to contain the pandemic. We dig into dysfuncti…
00:44:30 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Not Dying 4 Wall Street
We discuss the latest COVID-19 pandemic news, including this week’s Congressional action. Is the $2 trillion relief package the biggest corporate giveaway in American history, or vital help for worki…
00:46:17 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Wisconsin Republicans oppose COVID-19 relief
Practicing social distancing, our panel joins us this week from separate locations. We discuss the rapidly evolving Covid-19 virus pandemic and the political response. We call out Sen. Ron Johnson an…
00:42:43 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic
Our panel discuses of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in the declaration of a state of emergency by Governor Evers, cancelled in person classes at many universities, and resulted in the …
00:45:15 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Super Tuesday Political Earthquake?
The panel diggs into the repercussions of the Super Tuesday primaries, and the dramatic thinning of the Democratic primary field down to two major candidates. What are the implications? We also discu…
00:45:01 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Coronavirus
We discuss the implications of the coronavirus in America and the role of the pharmaceutical industry and Trump Administration in making the threat worse. We review the South Carolina Democratic pres…
00:45:44 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Let’s get ready to rumble
We review the amazing boxing match that broke out during the Nevada Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas. The panel debriefs this week’s Spring Primary Election in Wisconsin that saw J…
00:44:50 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Wis GOP votes for mass incarceration
We discuss the shameful legislative week for Wisconsin Republicans that included ignoring Gov. Evers’ call for a special session on education in favor of bills locking up more people at great cost an…
00:46:41 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Historic Political Week
We discuss this historic week that included the anticlimactic conclusion of the Trump impeachment trial, the State of the Union reality TV show, and the epic data problem at the Iowa Caucus. We also …
00:45:21 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
Organizing the Bucks
We discuss the historic tentative agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks 1000 workers that will set new wage standards for the for the sector with Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers (MASH) pr…
00:46:12 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
State of ‘Sconnie
We discuss Governor Evers’ State of the State speech. Claire and Robert tell us about the Families USA healthcare conference they are attending this week and we dive into a deeper discussion of Trump…
00:44:40 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
2020 Election Heats Up the Winter
Following a discussion of the latest impeachment news, we discuss Trump’s visit to Milwaukee and his continued strength with white evangelicals, the Warren/Sanders dispute, and the latest development…
00:45:35 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
Trump’s Imperial America
We welcome back panelist Rebecca Lynch to the show and dive into a discussion of Trump’s assisination of a top Iranian general and his failure to establish any imminent threat. We review a new Kaiser…
00:47:01 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
Legalize marijuana, criminalize voter suppression
We discuss the latest news surrounding the organized conservative effort to hold state election commission officials in contempt for keeping voters on the rolls following the Election Commission’s de…
00:46:04 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
Historic 24 hours
What a 24 hours! We review the potential implications of a terrible court ruling endangering the future of the Affordable Care Act. Citizen Action’s national network, People’s Action, endorses Bernie…
00:45:06 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
2020 prescription drug plan
We discuss the new House Democratic prescription drug plan that passed the House on Thursday. We review a new study that found for the first time in history, U.S. billionaires pay a lower tax rate th…
00:42:15 |
Fri 13 Dec 2019
High School
We discuss a series of violent incidents and threats of violence in Wisconsin high school this week and the reaction of elected leaders. We review a new study finding that a higher percentage of medi…
00:46:04 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Fight climate change at home
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! After discussing a new study finding Foxconn will likely depress economic activity in the state by tens of billions of dollars, we welcome Kevin Kane and Rafael Smith to d…
00:45:30 |
Thu 28 Nov 2019
Green New Deal in Sconnie
After an impeachment discussion and analysis of the new MU law Poll, we are joined by Milwaukee County Supervisor Supreme Moore-Omokunde to discuss Milwaukee’s new joint County/City task force to add…
00:44:27 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
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