In celebration of WORT’s 44th birthday, we spend the hour with friend of the show and political scientist Leo Panitch to get his take on Brexit and class politics in England, Zionism, the labor movement, and more. He also previews his article “Class Politics, Socialist Policies, Capitalist Constraints” from the forthcoming issue of The Socialist […]
Talking Across Ideological Difference: Ali Muldrow and David Blaska
Earlier this year, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow defeated former Dane County Board supervisor David Blaska in the general election for seat 4 on the Madison school board. On today’s episode, Ali and Dave meet in the studio for a frank discussion of their political differences, covering topics like race, gender, sexual violence, abortion, and gerrymandering, […]
Madison Students March on State Capital, Support DACA
Hundreds of high school and college students from across the Madison area met at the State Capitol earlier today with one message: Preserve DACA. They chanted phrases such as “Up, up with education. Down, down with deportation” as they approached the State Capitol. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It is a program […]
An Inside Look at Wisconsin Politics with Senator Jon Erpenbach
Wisconsin Republicans recently blocked Governor Evers’s nomination for Agriculture Secretary, Brad Pfaff. Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach says this fighting between Democrats and Republicans is “politics as usual—lately.” On today’s show Senator Erpenbach chats with host Carousel Bayrd about tensions at the capitol. They also talk about needed changes to transportation and access to high-speed […]
How Fascism Works with Jason Stanley
As fascist ideologies continue to infect American discourse, Esty spends the hour with Yale philosopher Jason Stanley to identify the core tenets of fascist thought and politics, as outlined in his new book, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the […]
Wisconsin Assembly Adopts Rules Changes
This afternoon the state assembly approved a rule change allowing Republicans unlimited attempts to override vetoes from the governor. That’s a change from the old rules, when the Assembly only had one chance to override a veto. Democrats voted against the proposal and called it a power grab. They say the change allows Republicans to […]
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