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
Trumped up 2020 election
We discuss Trump’s made for Fox TV campaign kick-off event in the wake of his trumped up fight with Iran. Will Trump decide that releasing the dogs of war is to his political advantage? Next, we dig …
00:46:29 |
Fri 21 Jun 2019
The GOP Budget Plot Thickens
This week we do a deep dive with State Senator Chris Larson on the GOP budget endgame. Does Robin Vos really expect Governor Evers to capitulate to their short sighted and immoral budget, or does he …
00:45:47 |
Thu 13 Jun 2019
How Progressives Can Win the Rust Belt in 2020
This week Battleground Wisconsin takes to the road to dig into the question of how progressives can win back the industrial states lost to Donald Trump in 2016. We have a series of interviews of stat…
00:46:29 |
Thu 06 Jun 2019
Let them breathe smog and drink manure
The big con continues with news that Foxconn awarded contracts supposedly reserved for Wisconsin-based companies to firms headquartered in Connecticut and England. We also review the new revelation t…
00:46:49 |
Thu 30 May 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s plan for America
We review the latest state budget news, including Boss Vos and Fitzgerald’s scheme to split the budget into two separate pieces of legislation in an effort to constrain Gov. Evers veto options. We we…
00:45:41 |
Fri 24 May 2019
The Radical Right Empire Strikes Back
This week we review a large number of right-wing counter assaults on reason and freedom from the Wisconsin Legislature and at the national level. We explore deserted Foxconn buildings, the shocking G…
00:44:19 |
Fri 17 May 2019
State budget goes to Madison
We discuss Republican leaders’ sudden and desperate Joint Finance Committee vote Thursday that reveals they are losing the public debate on BadgerCare and other important issues in the state budget. …
00:44:50 |
Fri 10 May 2019
Evers will fight like hell for Medicaid expansion
We discuss Governor Tony Evers media conference reacting to Republican leadership’s plan announced Wednesday to remove BadgerCare expansion from the state budget. Evers declared he would “fight like …
00:47:07 |
Fri 03 May 2019
Winning: Emily Siegrist’s 2020 vision
We welcome Citizen Action co-op member Emily Siegrist as a guest panelist and to announce her 2020 campaign for state assembly in a suburban Milwaukee district. Emily ran a great grassroots campaign …
00:45:36 |
Fri 26 Apr 2019
Foxconn reality check
We are joined by state representative Jonathon Brostoff to discuss Gov. Evers’ conclusion that Foxconn is unlikely to hire 13,000 workers and his decision to renegotiate the contract. We review the n…
00:45:35 |
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Treasurer Godlewski’s Budget
In the latest episode of our What the Godlewski does the State Treasurer do? segment, we discuss her state budget request for the resources needed to properly run the office. We also discuss Godlwesk…
00:45:33 |
Fri 12 Apr 2019
Medicare For All Special Segment
Special Segment - How Senator Bernie Sanders new Medicare for All bill matters!
00:05:12 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Purple
We review this week’s spring election results which saw new progressive gains in cities and a conservative voter surge behind right-wing Judge Hagedorn. We talk about the historic victory for public …
00:44:40 |
Fri 05 Apr 2019
Challenging Trump & Foxconn
In the first half of our show Rebecca Lynch and Robert Kraig discuss the current field of Democratic presidential contenders preparing to challenge Trump in 2020. In the second half of the show, we i…
00:46:16 |
Thu 28 Mar 2019
Scott Walker Alert
This week we welcome Rebecca back! We discuss why Scott Walker is out touting a constitutional convention and the ramifications of such an event. The panel also discusses some of the bubbling-up 2020…
00:46:20 |
Fri 22 Mar 2019
The Mandela Barnes interview
We welcome Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes to discuss his first couple of months in the office and the his vision for creating opportunity in Wisconsin over the next few years. In our third installment o…
00:46:23 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
Critical Eyes on Foxconn
This week we do a deep dive on the Foxconn mess with two special guests: State Senator Chris Larson and State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff. Will we have a thriving new manufacturing hub in 2 years in Racin…
00:46:58 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
Healthcare on the March
This week progressive Democrats in Congress introduced the gold standard in healthcare reform, Medicare For All, with an impressive 100+ co-sponsors. We talk about why the bill matters despite its di…
00:44:32 |
Fri 01 Mar 2019
3 white male Republicans vow to block BadgerCare expansion
We debrief the Spring Primary elections and discuss the latest news in the important State Supreme Court election on April 2nd. The panel tears apart the junk Koch Brother funded research Republicans…
00:43:57 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
The climate of democracy in Wisconsin
We discuss the latest state news including Gov. Evers plan to expand access to dental care for low income people and fixing lead pipes throughout the Wisconsin. We welcome state treasurer and Citizen…
00:45:51 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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