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		<title>War Spending in Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	We all know federal spending on war and preparation for war – what we euphemistically call “defense” spending – is huge. But most people have no understanding of how big these numbers are, how they compare with other government spending, and what it all means for their lives. People might understand $100,000 because that is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A “Defense” Spending Surge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“In America, nothing – and I mean nothing – seems capable of reversing massive military spending and incessant warfare.” William Astore, a retired USAF Lt. Colonel, historian, author and commentator on military issues. Pentagon spending for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) is projected to be $961.6 billion. This is an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tiffany is a Bad Choice for Governor</title>
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	&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Wisconsin will choose a new Governor in November. At this time there are nine Democratic candidates for the August 11 primary. The Republican&#8217;s have just two. But Representative Tom Tiffany will be the candidate. He has been endorsed by Trump. Tom Tiffany [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giving Up is Unforgivable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it.” John Lewis, former U.S. Representative and “good trouble” civil rights leader. Wisconsin has an election on Tuesday, April 7th. As John Lewis said, voting is a necessary, essential duty of citizens [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Banning Gerrymandering</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Governor Evers has called a special session of the legislature for April 14th to pass a constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering. Extraordinary public pressure will be needed for this important reform to have any chance in the Republican controlled legislature. Prior to the latest redistricting compromise, Wisconsin had the worst gerrymandered legislative maps in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Better Way Than War</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.&#8221; President Ronald Reagan. We know from long experience that wars do not solve problems. Wars are the problem and only result in death, destruction, debt and suffering. There are better ways to settle conflicts and interact with our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wisconsin Supreme Court Election April 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Wisconsin April 7 is the spring nonpartisan election. The statewide issue is the election of a Supreme Court justice. Across the state there are many nonpartisan local government and school board positions on the ballot and 72 local school funding referendums for voters to approve or reject. Historically voter turnout for spring elections has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Smart Investment for Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Too many people think of public services as expenses. Public spending is a burden on taxpayers that must be reduced and controlled. But taxes are the dues we pay for civilization. Taxes provide the capital needed to invest in all the things we need for a successful society. Public spending fuels the investments in people, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Red Counties Dependence on the “Deep State”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	“One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps&#8230;If that were ever true, it hasn’t been for a while. These days, rural America is largely dependent on the federal government it claims to hate.” &#160; This quote is from an article in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More on political violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has a lot of damn gall accusing Democrats and liberals of inciting political violence. Since 2015 he has been a primary source of inflammatory, divisive, hate-filled political rhetoric that  encouraged violence by his supporters. He is the only president in our history to incite a mob to attack Congress. &#160; In the past [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hate in America 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump is lying again. Following the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk, he is falsely accusing liberals of promoting violence and political “terrorism.” With his usual fact free demagoguery, he claims, “The radical left causes tremendous violence” and in “a bigger way” than right wing extremists. &#160; The truth is exactly the opposite and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Food Stamp Folly</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We all do better when we all do better&#8221; was the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone&#8217;s simple, yet profound, statement of economic truth. In a stable, sustainable economy no one should be left behind even if they are poor or not as “productive.” This is not just kindness or charity. It is a recognition that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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