“The pandemic has worsened across the country over the last two months, but perhaps nowhere as precipitously as in Wisconsin. Testing centers are overwhelmed, raising the risk of further spread as people who might otherwise learn they are infected delay isolating themselves” (NYT). Hospitals are near capacity, our medical heroes are at a breaking point and PPE is running out….
Friday, November 13th Attend Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Virtual Fundraiser Wednesday, November 18th, 6pm We won Wisconsin for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and now it’s time to celebrate and to plan for big progressive advances in 2021! Join us for our first virtual fundraiser! We will be joined by Tammy Baldwin, and Mandela Barnes to give perspective on the…
As COVID-19 surges dangerously out of control, we look forward to national and state course corrections. Next, we discuss the prospects for national healthcare reform in the coming Biden/Harris Administration. We evaluate Gov. Evers’ new COVID-19 Executive Orders, as health care workers and hospitals are on the brink. We preview the 2021-22 state budget process and the importance of pushing…
Joe Biden won a majority of the popular vote, is approaching 300+ electoral college votes and will become president on January 20, 2021. And, there will be no veto-proof majority in the Wisconsin GOP-led legislature. Now it’s time for governing, including compromise, negotiation, respect for opponents (they are not enemies) and acceptance of science. I spoke with Doctor Bill Melms,…
Battleground Wisconsin · All In WINsconsin We review this week’s historic election that saw huge turnout nationally, including Wisconsin. We discuss how the blue wave this year was met by an almost equal red wave resulting in some disappointing results down ballot based on expectations buoyed by failed polling and the Trump campaign’s ability to expand its base. We shout…
Battleground Wisconsin · Election of the Century We discuss the big election and the prospect of making major Democratic gains in the State Legislature. Next, we dissect Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ 11th hour turnaround on addressing the raging COVID-10 pandemic. Has he finally been persuaded by science, or is he desperately fighting for his political life? In a Battleground Wisconsin…
Friday, October 23rd Citizen Action Movie Night! Advanced screening of Can You Hear Us Now? Wednesday, October 28, 6pm Join Citizen Action of Wisconsin for a very special online screening of the documentary film, “Can You Hear Us Now?” on Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm. The film unravels the ways that years of one-party rule have reshaped democracy in a…
Trump supporter State Senator Alberta Darling said Republican state legislators have done enough to fight the surging coronavirus pandemic. Alberta Darling shamefully said, “We don’t need to come in because we gave (Gov. Evers) all the flexibility that he needs.” Yet, Darling and other Republican lawmakers have gone to court to try to limit his ability to act on his…
No matter where we come from or what our color, most of us work hard for our families. But today, powerful drug and insurance corporations divide us for their own windfall profits. We need to join together with people from all walks of life to fight to guarantee good affordable health care to everyone in Wisconsin. BRAD PFAFF stands with…
No matter where we come from or what our color, most of us work hard for our families. But today, powerful drug and insurance corporations divide us for their own windfall profits. We need to join together with people from all walks of life to fight to guarantee good affordable health care to everyone in Wisconsin. JEFF JOHNSON stands with…
