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My out-of-state college friends will ask me what there is to do in Idaho and over time I have somewhat improved my answers to this question and ones like it.

The conservative takeover of Wisconsin politics

And wisconsin was home of longtime republican senator fighting bob, in many ways, the father of the american progressive political movement. so whats changed for the past century? in todays wisconsin, the majority of voters still tend to vote democrat. they elected a democratic attorney in 2018, elected joe biden in 2020. and voted to reelect beavers. but despite all those votes, republicans inspired not just a majority, by the super majority in the legislature. my msnbc colleague chris hayes ex...

With the G.O.P. in control of a majority of statehouses, Democrats are fighting for seats in battleground states. Is it too late?

With primary season underway, our resident historian examines the origins and role of primary elections in American politics and the intensification of American partisanship.

This is a report written by two IWW organizers from out of state on the activities of the union during the height of the protests in Madison and Wisconsin. The version is slightly modified from a text sent to the 2011 Delegate Convention and reflects the opinion of the authors.

Its imported from socialist europe. it got its start in america right here in madison, wisconsin. where, what? ten minutes down the road from nafalet high school. i used to play over there. fighting bob, he was part of a movement to address legitimate grievances of the people. busting trusts, ending patronage. important reforms with good intentions, but their theory was that if we enlarge the state, if we stock the bureaucracy with exports and technocrats who would decide what was best for the c...