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		<title>Return of The New Age Robber Barrons or Connect the Oligarchical Dots</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Supreme Court Election presented us with some interesting developments that tell us about the state of our democracy and especially the role of money in our elections. And the developments are troubling at best. It’s as if the major political parties have abandoned the notion of establishing good public policy positions and instead [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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	When my now adult son was in Middle School in Waunakee Wisconsin,(where we live) I gave talks at the School on the significance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The Waunakee Community is, like most communities in Wisconsin, an extremely melanin deficient community for Black Kids to receive education. It also is one of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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