Listen now. Our panel reflects on the 1 year anniversary of the Biden Administration, taking stock of his governing successes and failures trying to manage a global pandemic, economic disruption, and an on-going right-wing insurrection. We review the record COVID case rates in Wisconsin last week, as the City of Milwaukee passes a new mask ordinance and Ron Johnson holds…
For Immediate Release January 20, 2022 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org 1st Year of Biden Administration has Benefited Wisconsin Citizen Action’s Executive Director is available for interviews on the impact of the Biden Administration in Wisconsin after one year. Milwaukee: One full year of an administration focused on investing in working people has helped Wisconsinites weather the economic disruptions…
Please make a donation to Citizen Action of Wisconsin. Friday, January 14, 2022 Invited candidates announced for Citizen Action’s Milwaukee Mayoral Candidate Forum, Saturday, Jan. 29, 9am, virtual through Zoom. The next City of Milwaukee Mayor must be someone who works with the people of Milwaukee to make progress on racial justice, to address climate change and the energy burden…
Battleground Wisconsin · 2022 Elections are on! Wisconsin hits a record number of COVID hospitalizations as Legislative Republicans push bills to undermine public health precautions and efforts to distribute free N95 masks finally pick up. Next, our panel dives into a discussion of the 2022 elections. Finally, Senator Ron Johnson announced his bid for reelection, and many are surprised…
Please make a donation to Citizen Action of Wisconsin. Friday, January 7, 2022 Start 2022 by joining a Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative. Citizen Action is one of the oldest and most respected organizing groups in our state. We are committed to achieving social, racial, economic, health, and environmental justice 2022 is a critical year and we need you to get…
Welcome to 2022, as COVID rages through Wisconsin and the country, we discuss escalating infection and hospitalization rates, as our deranged U.S. Senator draws national ridicule (again) for his bizarre comments on the vaccine and religion. Our panel talks about the ongoing tragedy of the stalled TRIPS vaccination waiver at the WTO, which is putting Big Pharma windfall profits over…
Cutting-edge organizing costs money. Please make a year end Donation to Citizen Action of Wisconsin. December 23, 2021 Joe Manchin Stabs Biden & Progressives in the Back: Where Do We Go from Here in 2022 By Robert Kraig, Executive Director All of us were shocked when corporate Democrat Joe Manchin suddenly appeared on Fox News Sunday morning to announce he…
We debrief and look forward following Sunday’s bombshell announcement by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin that he would not support the president’s signature Build Back Better. Where do we go from here? With a new even more transmissible COVID variant spreading fast, the panel reviews the state of the seemingly endless global pandemic. Wisconsin Assembly Democrats are under new leadership…
Friday, December 17th Thanks to everyone who attended the Citizen Action’s Annual Meeting Last Saturday, Citizen Action of Wisconsin held our Annual Member Meeting. Over 50 members, leaders, and staff from around the state gathered virtually to celebrate, give out 2021 member awards, and preview 2022! State Representative Supreme Moore-Omokunde was presented with the Cavanaugh Award for organizing and Doctor…
Battleground Wisconsin · Robin Vos shamelessly blames hospitals for bed shortage We lead this week with the passing of the latest COVID milestone of over 800,000 deaths. Is this an omen of human toll that awaits us in the coming Omicron surge? There is no doubt that Republican politics are making the pandemic much worse. This week, shamelessly playing…
