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“Venezuela, ICE shooting and taxing the rich to fund schools and public goods” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We lead off with Trump’s gun boat diplomacy in Venezuela and the shocking bloodshed perpetrated by ICE in Minneapolis. What does it mean and how is the resistance to authoritarianism responding so far? We welcome State Representative Ryan Clancy to discuss three game changing progressive tax bills that would transform how Wisconsin funds K-12 schools, local governments, and other public…

“Interview with State Rep. Angelina Cruz: Fighting for promised public school funding” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We start with an analysis of the latest health care melodrama in D.C., where four House Republicans unexpectedly broke ranks, joining Democrats in forcing a vote on the renewal of ACA subsidies. Speaker Johnson will not hold the required vote until January. But even if it passes in the House, it will face an almost certain filibuster in the Senate….

“Caring about democracy” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We welcome Corrine Hendrickson, with Main Street Alliance, to talk about the upcoming Wisconsin Early Childhood Action Needed (WECAN) Lobby Day on January 20, 2026 at the state Capitol where childcare, education and healthcare funding will be center stage in day of action. We encourage our listeners to attend. Next, we are joined by Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director at Clean…

“Organizing a labor revival” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! We are thankful for all our listeners. Milwaukee Area Labor Council President Pam Fendt join us to discuss a successful organizing campaign by union workers at the City of Milwaukee to win a Common Council vote to override the Mayor’s budget vetoes, including his effort to scale back pay increases for city employees who live in Milwaukee….

“Wisconsin populist revival heats up heading into the winter” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast

We discuss the pathbreaking Utility Rate Cap bill which is currently circulating for co-sponsors in the state legislature. We praise the current co-sponsors and encourage our listeners to reach out to their state legislators today. We expose the continuing perversion of democracy and human decency that finds Speaker Robin Vos unilaterally blocking the latest effort to pass a PostPartum Care…