Jim Murphy, a devout Catholic and anti-nuclear pacifist from Highland, Wisconsin was arrested and released today at the Offut US Air Base just outside Omaha, Nebraska. He illegally entered the air base to deliver a letter to the Commander. The letter called attention to this week’s 73rd anniversary of the nuclear weapons attack on Hiroshima […]
Lessons and Legacies of the Sixties and Seventies
Allen Ruff speaks with historian, author, and social activist Max Elbaum about the legacies of the ’60s and ’70s. They “take a trip down memory lane” to apply the lessons of that era to our current political times. Max Elbaum has been involved in peace and anti-racist movements since joining Students for a Democratic Society […]
The Poor People’s Campaign Holds a Protest at the Capitol
This afternoon, protesters gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol. It was the first Monday of a six-week protest looking to end what organizers see as immoral policies on the state and federal levels. The movement is known as the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. WORT reporter Christian Phelps was at today’s […]
What’s Behind the Oklahoma Teacher Protests?
Teacher strikes in Oklahoma are reaching the two-week mark. Why are teachers protesting? And what are the similarities to the Wisconsin strike seven years ago? Tony Castaneda gets the lowdown Mike Elk, reporter for The Guardian and Senior Labor Reporter for Payday Report, a site that provides labor reporting in news deserts.
Madison Students Join Nationwide Walkout Demanding Action Against Gun ...
Thousands of students across the Madison area walked out of their classrooms today to protest gun violence. They came from middle schools, high schools, and the UW campus — and joined a national student movement. Their message? Do something to end mass shootings. It’s been one month since the shooting at a high school in […]
Free Speech Forum
This month the UW Board of Regents approved a resolution that allows UW students who have “dismiss[ed] the expressive rights of others” to be suspended after having done so twice, and expelled after having done so three times. And — today the white supremacist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak on the University of Florida campus […]
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