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#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...

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Remembering 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...

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Hillary 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...

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Gagging 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...

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Watching 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...

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Scott 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...

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Scott 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...

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As 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...

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Bernie 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...

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Scott 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...

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The 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...

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Remembering 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...

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Ron Johnson PAC airs Photoshopped Obama image

Ruth ConniffTopics: Video

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Back 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...

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Rubbernecking 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...

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Cecile 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...

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Watching 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,...

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Paul 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...

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In 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...

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Republican 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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