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Category Archives: Citizens United
Hidden Headlines of Hope
Tom Steyer is taking his ‘Need To Impeach’ campaign to town halls across the country. “Only patriotic Americans – not an individual party – will make the difference,” he said. “We’re trying to organize so both parties hear this is what the American people want. We’re looking at this as straight-up patriotism, not partisanship.” Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, FEATURED, Religion and Politics, Social Justice
Tagged Democracy, impeach, Poor People's Campaign, Social Justice, Tom Steyer
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Stop The Madness: Vote
We’ve flipped the calendar to February. Slowly but surely, we’ll get to November 6, 2018. It may still seem a far off date, but boy are we ready for it! Who among us isn’t tired of the daily chaos inflicted … Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Thoughts on Life, Voting and Electronic Voting Fraud
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July 4, 2015: We Are Once Again Called To Reclaim Our Democracy
A great Jesuit once asked, “Where is it we think our dead have gone? Do we think they remain buried in the ground, or is their spirit alive with us today?” There can be little argument that Bernie Sanders’ stop in Madison, Wisconsin on July 1, 2015 reverberates with the message of “Fighting Bob” La Follette and his speech from July 4, 1897. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, Fighting Bob LaFollette, Labor, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democracy, Fighting Bob La Follette, money in politics
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Bernie’s Strength & Appeal: He Really Listens To Us
Bernie Sanders “official” announcement yesterday in front of approximately 5,000 enthusiastic supporters in Vermont that he is running for President of the United States has been analyzed from dozens of political directions. Yet, there was one thing that struck me … Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Thoughts on Life
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders 2016
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Bernie Buzz: Sanders Will Re-Frame Our Political Conversations
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s 2016 Presidential nomination means that We The People now have a voice working to reframe the issues of our day and to remind us that democracy belongs to all of us not just the billionaire class. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, Labor, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life
Tagged 2016, Bernie Sanders, populist, Senator Bernie Sanders
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Paul Tsongas: A Journey of Purpose
“I will die someday. All of us will die someday. And we will be judged by those whom we have left behind. Much of that judgment will not be kind. That is a prospect each of us must confront separately. But as a nation, as a society, as a political culture, we face that judgment together. And we, more than any generation in American history, will fail that test if we do not mend our ways.” That from former Senator Paul Tsongas in 1995. A look back at the all too shortened life of a man who learned to create a life of purpose in the time given to him. Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Progressive Profiles, Thoughts on Life
Tagged Paul Tsongas
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Will It Take A Constitutional Amendment To Stop Voter Suppression?
Congressman Keith Ellison (DFL-MN) and his colleague Mark Pocan (D-WI) have introduced a bill which would amend the U.S. Constitution to explicitly guarantee the right to vote for American citizens. Read more how these two are fighting back against voter suppression in this, the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Democratic Progressive Caucus, Keith Ellison, Voting and Electronic Voting Fraud, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged constitutional amendment, Keith Ellison, Mark Pocan, voting rights
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Forgetting Our Land Grant Colleges History: Government Does Make Education Work For All Its People
We have forgotten that our Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln knew that federal and state supported public education was the lifeblood of the nation. We look back on the founding of the time-honored tradition of the land grant colleges. We ask those who think the world began with them, who do you think educated those who educated those who educated you? Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, FEATURED, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged education, higher education, land grant colleges, Scott Walker, the Morrill Act, University of Wisconsin
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Working To Curb Hatred: The Day After The 2014 Elections
Of the many reasons one can offer up for what happened in the 2014 mid-term elections, have you asked yourself what part hatred and fear played among the electorate? A nagging feeling we had that “something was different” about these 2014 results was shared by the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s co-founder Morris Dees. This incredible man who has spent nearly all of his adult life fighting against hatred and fear shared his insights the day after the election. Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Thoughts on Life, Wisdom Voices Spotlight
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It Didn’t Used To Be Like This: A look back to when a U.S. Senator campaigned on $200 total
It really wasn’t that long ago when campaigns were run without the truly obscene influence of money brought on by the disastrous U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling. We take a look back at the great U.S. Senator Bill Proxmire, who as recently as 1982 (that’s not that long ago) ran his re-election campaign on $200. We don’t have to run our “democracy” as we do today. There are better ways. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, Fighting Bob LaFollette, Progressive Profiles, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, William Proxmire
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