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In “A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them," Timothy Egan chronicles the chilling story of how by 1924, white terrorists had not only pushed their way into politics but had a plan to win the White House.

Picks for April 13-16 includes a Forward Theater premiere of Artemisia by Lauren Gunderson; tour stops by legendary rock bands Black Flag and Kings X.

Timothy Egan’s new book recounts the mainstreaming of the racist group and its unraveling after one woman’s testimony

The upper chamber has rejected past efforts, but there are some newly elected senators this time around, giving proponents a glimmer of hope.

Isthmus Picks for April 10-13 highlights a good week for film fans with screenings of Ithaka, Terra Femme and the start of the Wisconsin Film Festival; a talk by author Timothy Egan.

Pro-Russian hackers made claims about targeting infrastructure, according to leaked U.S. intelligence documents

Pentagon documents suggest the event happened earlier this year, but there is no evidence that a natural gas pipeline company experienced an attack

The Wisconsin Book Festival’s April schedule offers something for everyone: poetry, memoir, nonfiction, novels, winners of the Pulitzer Prize and other literary awards, and most importantly, free books!

Among them: deeply researched accounts of what teachers face in America; who benefits from poverty; the wreck in 1741 of the British warship Wager, and the crew's mutiny; the appeal of right-wing, militant thinking for millions of Americans; and how a marriage saved the British monarchy.

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