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      Trump's Anti-Chinese Racist Campaign Strategy Mobilizes Right-Wing Extremists

      Trump's Anti-Chinese Racist Campaign Strategy Mobilizes Right-Wing Extremists

      The move is part of a broader Trump campaign strategy in the run-up to the November presidential elections.

      Joel Wendland-Liu
      Apr 19, 2020

      In a direct attack on China and a clear indictment of international cooperation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally ordered withholding funds from the World Health Organization. In a White House statement, Trump accused the international body of "preferential treatment" for China and "mismanaging" the pandemic.

      Not only is this racist strategy a blow to democracy in the U.S., but it also puts many lives at risk, here and around the world.

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      Dark Money Played a Pivotal Role in Trump's Wisconsin Win

      Dark Money Played a Pivotal Role in Trump's Wisconsin Win

      A confidential report claims that secretive groups targeting independent voters helped tip the balance for Trump in 2016.

      Lisa Graves
      Mar 01, 2020

      Two groups from outside of Wisconsin may have been responsible for President Donald Trump's narrow win in the state in 2016, according to a recently obtained "confidential" report.

      The groups have used their "independent" brand name to appeal independents, an advantage Higgins touted to donors at an event in 2015: "Being branded as neutral, but actually having people who know know that you're actually conservative puts us in a unique position."

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      Crisis in Journalism Is a Crisis for Democracy

      Crisis in Journalism Is a Crisis for Democracy

      'We need journalism to expose this dumbing down and bartering off of policy making'

      Ruth Conniff
      Jul 23, 2019

      There is no more ardent champion of Wisconsin's progressive tradition than John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nationand associate editor of The Capital Times and the author of many books, including "The Genius of Impeachment," "The Death and Life of American Journalism" (with Robert McChesney) and "The Capital Times: A Proudly Radical Newspaper's Century Long Fight for Justice and for Peace"(with Dave Zweifel).

      Nichols became the ebullient face of the uprising against then-Gov. Scott Walker in 2011 (and wrote a book about it, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest from Madison to Wall Street"). He delivered fiery speeches to giant crowds gathered outside the Capitol building in Madison, and appeared countless times on national television, even bringing his friend Ed Schultz to town to set up a huge MSNBC stage in front of the Capitol.

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