In 2010, an Enbridge pipeline spilled one million gallons of tar sands oil into the Kalamazoo River, a tributary of Lake Michigan. Dane County wants Enbridge to carry extra insurance in case of a similar disaster with the pipeline here; Enbridge has taken to the courts to remove this requirement. For the first segment of today’s show, attorney Patricia (PK) Hammel offers updates on the status of Enbridge v. Dane County in the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Last Wednesday night in Madison, professors from the University of Wisconsin held a “teach-in” outside the Overture Center after the venue canceled a discussion panel about Asian-American representation in arts programming. In the second segment of today’s show, Professor Timothy Yu joins us to discuss the history of Asian-American protests against the Broadway musical Miss Saigon and the recent controversy at the Overture Center, where the musical will begin its run this week.
