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One value of “How to Save Democracy: Advice and Inspiration from 95 World Leaders” is the hope and optimism it instills in readers. It brings poetry to the fight, but, as vital to triumphing over demagoguery and corruption, it outlines seven key principles of democratic success. -Eli Merritt on his recently released book Merritt joins […] […]

There a few state wide referendums that are the spring ballot: two that would amend the state constitution and another that would gauge popular opinion. We cover them all in today’s program. In the first half Dustin Brown from the UW Law School breaks down the two constitutional amendment referendums. The questions on the ballot […] […]

Early voting in Wisconsin begins today, Tuesday March 21st. For Madison residents, early voting locations can be found here. For voters with an absentee ballot, they can deliver their ballots in person to these locations. Other cities, towns, and villages may vary on times availability. Joining us to talk about early voting, the integrity of […] […]

In a piece for The Progressive, Sage Lenier wrote: “Gen Z isn’t getting the education we need to survive and adapt to a climate-changed world.” She joins us to discuss the current education around climate change, the impact it has on mental health, and how we might do better. Sage Lenier is the founder of Sustainable […] […]

On Monday, March 13th, the Biden administration approved the new enormous Willow oil drilling project in Arctic Alaska. This was despite Biden’s campaign promises to halt drilling on federal lands and despite the opposition of environmentalist and local indigenous groups. Opponents are raising concerns about the disruption in the arctic, including huge increases emissions, an […] […]

Twenty years ago today, on March 16, 2003, word came to us that our daughter Rachel had been killed in Gaza. She had been run over by an Israeli military-operated and U.S. made and funded Caterpillar D9R bulldozer, as she stood to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Rafah. Members of the […] […]

Along side the Wisconsin Supreme Court, mayoral, and alder elections on the spring ballot are state-wide republican supported referendums. One is a non-binding referendum about welfare requirements while the other would directly amend the constitution regarding pre-trail defendants. We dig into the latter today. The cash bail constitutional amendment referendum reads as follows: “Shall section […] […]

On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin voters will elect a new supreme court justice, setting the tone of the court for the next 10 years. This Wisconsin supreme court will likely determine the fate of abortion access and partisan gerrymandering in the state. Joining us to talk about what is at stake is Megin McDonell from […] […]

Since 2010, Madison Area farmers have been growing their farm businesses at the Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability. The center supports aspiring farmers with land, tools, education, and marketing assistance. The collaborative farm is home to dozen farm businesses operated by immigrants and entrepreneurs from here and around the world. […] […]

A UW-Green Bay professor argues that linking education to economic well-being was not politically inevitable. Jon Shelton joins us on A Public Affair to discus his forth coming book The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy. He talks with substitute host Nada Elmikashfi about the myth, American Democracy, and human capitol. Jon Shelton is […] […]
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Richelle Wilson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at UW-Madison. Her dissertation is an interdisciplinary analysis of IKEA as a site of Swedish nationalism and her broad research interests include contemporary literature and film, labor studies, and public humanities. She is Managing Editor of Edge Effects, producer of the Collegeland […] […]