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Stop Elon Musk's hostile takeover of Wisconsin: vote Judge Susan Crawford on Tuesday, April 1st
On April 1st, the eyes of America will once again be upon Wisconsin as Judge Susan Crawford and former Governor Scott Walker's attorney general, Brad Schimel, face off in a race that will determine control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This is a tipping point seat - whoever
Setting the Constitution and federal government ablaze: thoughts on the first month, including what you can do about it
Hello everyone. It's been a few weeks since my last piece, which discussed the influence of billionaires on the Trump administration. In that article, published a day after the inauguration, I noted the alarming and dangerous influence of Elon Musk, a man who spent almost $300 million to
Shall the people rule? Some thoughts on our new Gilded Age
Yesterday, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. You may have heard something about this. But don't worry, I am not here to talk at length about Donald Trump - oceans of ink have been spilled about him, psychoanalyzing, criticizing, contextualizing. And in
Minnesota gets a taste of "Wisconsin democracy" with the Minnesota GOP's legislative power grab, and other developments in America
NB: this article has been updated as of 1/18/2025 to add new information If my Minnesotan friends and readers think they are insulated from the Republican party's increasingly anti-democratic turn because their state consistently votes for the Democratic Party, the past week or so may come