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
- 509
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Educating Every Kid
Senator Chris Larson joins us to discuss the current financial reporting crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools and the direct link to nearly two decades of under-funding from the state and the lack of s…
00:48:57 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
System Change
We continue our look at the deeper systemic issues afflicting Wisconsin government and politics.
We discuss the financial reporting problems with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Why did the Wisconsi…
00:50:00 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
System failure
We welcome David Liners, executive director of WISDOM, to discuss the stunning news that the Waupun prison warden and eight other staff were charged this week with crimes over multiple inmate deaths.…
00:57:14 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Challenging Monopolies
Robert joins us from New Mexico where he was at a People’s Action leadership retreat and a well deserved vacation to hike and bike in New Mexico.
Yet another Walker-appointee refuses to leave office…
00:49:40 |
Fri 31 May 2024
Fighting Hospital Costs and Closures
We review the launch of a new statewide campaign for Hospital and Health system accountability. Big hospital chains have used their lobbying and political clout to excuse themselves from public overs…
00:23:10 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Protect Public Health, Stabilize Wisconsin Hospitals
We take a dive into the deepening crisis in the Wisconsin hospital system. Neither political party is talking about the fundamental cause, the insatiable appetite by the hospital industry for windfal…
00:49:44 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Leaders needed
We discuss President Biden’s visit to Wisconsin for the 4th time this year on Wednesday and his highlighting the difference of his successful economic policies which passed Congress including Infrast…
00:52:16 |
Fri 10 May 2024
Organizing people, the only solution
In Mt. Horeb this week guns, death, and middle school kids in lockdown. We reflect.
We recap Tuesday’s 40th Anniversary event in Eau Claire. Thanks to everyone who attended one of the 5 celebrations…
00:55:28 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Generational Opportunity for Change
We preview the final 40th Anniversary event next Tuesday, April 30th, 6pm, in Eau Claire. Robert reminds connects our 40th birthday to the abuses of the large hospital monopolies who recently ripped …
00:45:47 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Staring at our electoral future
In a potential preview of November, MAGAite Steven Campbell refuses to step down following losing his Green Bay City Council election, even after losing the recount he paid for. Trump has been encour…
00:50:02 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Workers, unions, and the public interest
We discuss the WIsconsin Voters approval of 60% of Spring 2024 Election school referendums and the analysis done by the Wisconsin Policy Forum of referendum performance over the last couple of decade…
00:49:24 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Spring Election, Sarah Godlewski, free home weatherizations, and flowers
We debrief this week’s Spring General Election. We look at the implications of the high ‘Uninstructed Vote” in the Democratic Presidential primary. Will it put additional pressure on President Biden …
00:48:23 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
The Terror Blueprint for Trump's 2nd Term
On this special edition of the podcast, Robert Kraig interviews
Anne Nelson, the author of the critically-acclaimed Shadow Network and one of the top experts on the right-wing movement to end democr…
00:46:23 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Getting up stream to win
We preview our 40th Anniversary celebration in Green Bay this Thursday evening at the Greater Green Bay Labor Council. If you live in the Northeast, our Battleground Wisconsin panel will be there. We…
00:47:00 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Taxing the wealthy and corporations
We review Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s 40th anniversary events in Milwaukee and La Crosse this week and preview the third event in Green Bay next Thursday evening. President Biden’s new budget was r…
00:48:07 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
40 years of Citizen Action Wisconsin
We reflect on the 13 year history of the Battleground Wisconsin Podcast and how it is an important piece of Citizen Action’s history that is at the heart of our 40th Anniversary events that start nex…
00:40:46 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
Immunity Blues
On a special edition of Battleground Wisconsin, Matt is away on a field trip to North Carolina, and our producer, Brian, has a speaking role for the first time in our 13 year history. Robert and Bri…
00:52:21 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Generational opportunity for progressives
New polling from a very trusted source finds the top public economic concern is the high cost of health care and crippling medical bills. What does this mean for the 2024 elections? We also urge the …
00:47:55 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Making the gerrymander disappear
We do a deep dive on the redistricting drama, where Robin Vos has adopted Governor Evers’ position and Democrats are divided. Is Governor Evers falling into a trap that could provide a pretext for in…
00:48:21 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Purplesconsin
We debrief the new MU Law Poll which has Biden and Trump locked in a statistical dead heat in the battle for Wisconsin's all important Presidential Electors. What does the poll's finding that there a…
00:50:34 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
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