#BoycottIndiana Turns Up the Heat
Ruth ConniffThe threat of a nationwide boycott on the eve of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament sent Republicans in Indiana scrambling to amend their anti-LGBT Religious Freedom Restoration...
View ArticleRemembering Stanley Kutler
Ruth ConniffStanley Kutler, the great Nixon historian, gadfly, and all-around mensch, has passed away. “He did the historical profession—and the American public—a huge favor with his lawsuit to open...
View ArticleHillary Clinton needs to champion public schools
Ruth ConniffIn the video announcing her run for president, Hillary Clinton declares, "Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.” To make that campaign slogan credible, Clinton...
View ArticleGagging Over Global Climate Change
Ruth ConniffWelcome to Wisconsin, where April Fool’s Day lasts all year!How about Mike Huebsch, head of our state Public Service Commission, declaring that global warming is caused by volcanoes, not...
View ArticleWatching Wisconsin Destroy Public Schools
Ruth ConniffGovernor Scott Walker was out of town, giving a keynote address at the American Federation For Children summit in New Orleans, when state Republicans came up with a last-minute revision to...
View ArticleScott Walker’s “Cool” Attack on Women’s Health
Ruth ConniffSlider photo by John PremblePhoto by Tanner Cole — Wisconsin citizens testify on Wisconsin Assembly Bill 237 during its public committee debate on June 2.It’s hard to keep up with the pace...
View ArticleScott Walker’s Toxic Contempt for Women
Ruth ConniffPhoto by wistechcollegesOne of the most striking themes to emerge from the current, destructive era in Wisconsin government is a pervasive and toxic contempt for women.It was the backdrop...
View ArticleAs the School Year Ends, Public Education is in Doubt
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Basheer TomeSchool is out for the summer, and kids are overjoyed. But across the country, the future of public education is inseriousjeopardy. Where will public schools be in a...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Comes to Wisconsin
Ruth ConniffPhoto by AFGEUpdate: On Wednesday, July 1, Bernie Sanders drew a record-breaking crowd of 10,000 people to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the biggest turnout...
View ArticleScott Walker’s Racist Announcement
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Gage Skidmore“There is still time left to turn things around,” Scott Walker told a screaming crowd in Waukesha as he announced his candidacy for President of the United States. “To...
View ArticleThe Battle Over Education and Civil Rights
Ruth Conniff“This is a historic moment to end 13 years of legislative malpractice” NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia says of the federal K12 education law that Congress is currently hashing...
View ArticleRemembering Civil Rights Advocate Julian Bond
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Ted LievermanJulian Bond, who passed away on August 15, at age 75, was a legend in the civil rights movement, and a powerful presence in Washington, D.C., where I had the good...
View ArticleBack To School in a Season of Revolt
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Comrade Foot.All over the United States, it’s a tumultuous back-to-school season.In Seattle, 5,000 teachers in Washington State’s largest school district began the year by going...
View ArticleRubbernecking at the Republican Debate
Ruth ConniffIt’s no coincidence that the only two candidates in the Republican Presidential field whose boats have been lifted by the rising tide of Donald Trump are the lone African American and the...
View ArticleCecile Richards on Show Trial
Submitted by Ruth Conniff on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 4:11pmRuth ConniffIllustration by Johanna GoodmanThis week, House Republicans held a hearing that was more of a show trial of Cecile Richards, president...
View ArticleWatching Republicans Flail is not a Strategy
Submitted by Ruth Conniff on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 4:19pmRuth ConniffIt’s pretty amazing to watch the disaster unfolding in the Republican Party on both the home front and the national stage. Scott Walker,...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: Why He's Everything That’s Wrong With the GOP
Submitted by Ruth Conniff on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 12:04pmRuth ConniffThe minute Representative Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race for House Speaker, a flurry of reports began circulating about renewed...
View ArticleIn Debate, Hillary and Bernie Define Two Poles
Submitted by Ruth Conniff on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 7:47amRuth ConniffIt was, as Martin O’Malley said, a very different debate from the Republicans’: no racist remarks, not immigrant-bashing, no attacks on...
View ArticleRepublican Debate: Corporate America Flips its Lid
Submitted by Ruth Conniff on Thu, 10/29/2015 - 10:34amRuth ConniffIt is the job of pundits and political analysts to at least pretend to take the Republican debate seriously. But it’s not healthy....
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