1000 Friends of Wisconsin was created to protect and enhance Wisconsin’s urban and rural landscapes by providing citizens with the inspiration, information and tools they need to effectively participate in the decisions that have the greatest impact on community health: where we live, work, learn, play and how we get from one place to another.

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Part of the 2006 Amnesty International report, this documents the US involvement in torture and repression of civil rights. How has the US come to this?

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We hope you enjoy your visit. 2006 promises to be a great year for Assembly Democrats.

We are fielding candidates in 85 of the 99 districts, more than any other election in the past twenty years in our state! More importantly, the quality of the candidates is the highest ever making our chance for success this fall equally strong.

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A blog covering the TABOR/TPA bill.

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The Brawler, a sort of online, anonymous journalism review, describes what he does as "Rochambeauing Milwaukee's Stupider Media." Good stuff.

Cambrians for Thoughtful Development are a diverse group of citizens living in and around the village of Cambria in Columbia County, Wisconsin. We organized in 2002 in opposition to plans by Didion Milling to build an ethanol plant here in Cambria and within a quarter mile of our schools. Although the citizens of Cambria rejected the plant in 2003, in April of 2006 we learned that the same company is seeking to build an ethanol plant a scant 22 feet south of our village border.

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Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy organization, protects Wisconsin's clean water and air and advocates for clean energy by being an effective voice in the state legislature and by holding elected officials and corporations accountable.   Founded in 1970 as Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Clean Wisconsin exposes corporate polluters, makes sure existing environmental

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REGIONALLY, this blog concentrates on Northern Thailand and Wisconsin.

TOPICS blogged about include: ~ media ~ environmental awareness ~ community empowerment ~ sustainability & sufficiency ~ agriculture ~ globalization ~ economics ~ government & politics ~ history ~ education ~ religion ~ AND peace

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This is a Do it Yourself estimation model of the Costs Iraq War that is provided by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. You can see and adjust the undelying assumptions.

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Progressive Politics from the Coulee Region.

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What is Democracy for America?
Inspired by the presidential campaign of Howard Dean, Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency. DFA fights against the influence of the far right-wing and their radical, divisive policies and the selfish special interests that for too long have dominated our politics.

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The Democratic Governor candidate for Wisconsin

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What is Drinking Liberally?

An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics.

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Web site to petition to end the assaults in Milwaukee mental health facilities. 

Cory Liebmann (formerly of One Wisconsin Now) blogs about politics and his own personal muse in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's Progressive Voice.

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Wisconsin has long needed a state-based, progressive issue advocacy organization that conducts aggressive grassroots and media campaigns on the important public policy issues facing the state.

To this end, the Greater Wisconsin Committee (GWC) was established in 2004 to communicate with people across the state to define and advance the important issues facing our citizens.

GWC assembles the best research, strategic and creative talent to educate and mobilize Wisconsin residents on important economic, health, social and environmental issues.

A progressive agenda

At a time when conservative wedge and special interest politics dominated the State Capitol, the Greater Wisconsin Committee was created to change the atmosphere.

Our goal is to raise the level of the public debate, and to begin a dialogue about the issues that affect people's daily lives - health care, jobs, education, tax fairness, the environment, public safety, ethics and more.

The Wisconsin Puppy Mill Bill in the Assembly

Law, Politics, Media, Culture

The Independent World Television News folks are attempting to start their own independent news network that will concentrate on investigative, independent news.  Go over and take a look, sign up for their newsletter, and give them some money.

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The International Crane Foundation (ICF) commits to a future where all crane species are secure - a future where people cooperate to protect and restore wild populations and their ecosystems.

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Progressive commentary & Wisconsin politics by Daniel Cody of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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LittleSis is an involuntary facebook of powerful Americans, collaboratively edited and maintained by people like you. It's easier than ever to spot the symptoms of corruption and cronyism in our political process. Ordinary Americans have never felt more shut out from all levels of government, more excluded from economic gains, and more powerless to remedy the problems facing their communities and the world. Meanwhile, the powerful networks of individuals who've enjoyed unprecedented influence, wealth, and access while steering our country towards its present crisis continue to elude responsibility in the public spotlight. We all know that the need for fundamental change is urgent. Americans everywhere are pushing back against a broken system that bankrupts and disempowers them. But to effectively push back, we have to study and document the social networks that have our democracy in a stranglehold. We have to expose the individuals and institutions that abuse their power to enrich themselves and their cronies. And we have to make common cause and share this information freely. LittleSis is an invitation for fed up citizens to do just that.

Interesting new web application from the Sunlight Foundation folks. Enter your zip code and find out about what is happening in your local political area. This has just launched and the information is currently a little sparse.

Part 2 of Matt's Video

Mark Pocan's political blog.

Mark was elected to represent the 78th Assembly District in Wisconsin in November of 1998 and is currently serving his fourth term in the state legislature. Mark is a proud progressive in the tradition of "Fighting Bob" La Follette, with a goal to move Wisconsin back to its progressive roots.

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Launched in 1997, The Midwest States Center is dedicated to a vision of a just and equitable democratic society governed by a diverse and educated public that is increasingly engaged in civic life and the democratic process.

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Netroots Wisconsin will be a regional conference of Netroots Nation on Sept. 25 in Madison, WI. It will be a place for the Netroots folks in Wisconsin to meet each other, discuss issues, and celebrate the Cheddarsphere. We also hope to invite progressive politicians from the state, and have discussion on the future of journalism in Wisconsin, local blogging, and how to be more effective bloggers/citizen journalists.

Promoting progressive talk radio.

. . an organization of people concerned about and working on issues relating to the human and natural environment in northern and western Wisconsin--since 1970.

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 OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what's happening in Congress.

Operation Migration was founded in 1994 as a non- profit charitable organization by Bill Lishman and Joe Duff. That was five years after Bill became the first human to fly with birds, and one year after the two artists, turned biologists, used ultralight aircraft to lead a small flock of Canada geese from Ontario, Canada to Virginia, USA.

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Peace North is a small but very dedicated group of peace and social justice activists in Northern Wisconsin. Our activities include local vigils, bi-monthly free-to-the-public movie presentations on a variety of social topics, organizing busses with other groups for national demonstrations, sumitting weekly editorials to our local newspaper, letter-writing campaigns to politicians, collecting signatures for the Troop Withdrawal Referendom, and sponsoring other local and regional events.

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See the highest polluters in any area in the US.

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Progressive politics from Dane County

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The Progressive Patriots Fund is dedicated to promioting a progressive reform agenda and supporting candidates across the country.  Senator Russ Feingold Honorary Chair.

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The Puppy Mill Truck drives around Wisconsin fighting against Puppy Mills.

Register Five Democrats for 2008.

Our sole reason for existence at Register Five Democrats (RFD) is to get Democratic candidates elected to office for the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election. In order to attain this end, we at RFD intend to register as many progressive voters as is humanly possible for this election. Don't just sit on your butt and complain about the ugliness of the Bush administration.

Get active!

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Grass Roots Commentary from Rock County

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Roots Up Radio is a progressive net-radio site with breaking national and Wisconsin news, analysis and commentary.

Hard-hitting, smart and funny, the format includes music mixed with politics brought to you by a collection of brilliant and personable activists and writers. It's what radio would be if we could design the programming. Please check it out.

The primary site for Net Neutrality support.

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What he says, we fact-check. What he does, we criticize. What he believes, we don't.

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The SouthWest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP) is a local democracy-in-action group advocating progressive government policies that work for a sustainable future. The group is committed to educating the public, as well as itself, in current events. It feels that such an ongoing education, in this warp speed world, is necessary in order to participate in our democracy as informed citizens. SWWAP is open to discussing a broad range of issues, and future topics may include: the occupation in Iraq; voting registration; education; the economy; trade policies; healthcare; current USA alienation and unilateralism in the world; our eroding democracy; and environmental concerns. Topics will be discussed as they are relevant.

This progressive group also feels that when American citizens remain uninformed and apathetic, they do not vote, and their democratic government is then weakened. The group is concerned that this apathetic attitude is growing in America and wants to challenge that apathetic way of being. Hence, SWWAP has been formed.

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New Web site with information on AT&T's push for cable television deregulation, and the fake grassroots movement involved in it.

Fostering the Land Ethic
through the legacy of Aldo Leopold

In 1982, Leopold’s children, Starker, Luna, Nina, Carl, and Estella, all respected conservationists themselves, established the Aldo Leopold Foundation in response to the growing interest in their father’s legacy. For more than twenty years, the Aldo Leopold Foundation has promoted the care of natural resources and fostered an ethical relationship between people and land.

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Voices for Creative Nonviolence is organizing the Occupation Project, a campaign of sustained nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at ending the U.S. war in and occupation of Iraq. The campaign will begin the first week of February 2007 with occupations at the offices of Representatives and Senators who refuse to pledge to vote against additional war funding.

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The Politico launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC.

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Report on the background of the economical demise of Milwaukee Transit, and what the future holds without dedicated funding.

Veterans Today is a full service network of 64 web sites that service the U.S. Military and Veterans Community.

With 90,000 plus unique visitors and over 1,000,000 combined page views per month, we are now a growing dynamic interactive conglomerate of information, service, and product sites serving the U.S. Military Veterans market.

VotersForPeace is educating, organizing and activating voters to end the occupation of Iraq and prevent future wars of aggression. We want to organize anti-war voters into an effective political force that cannot be ignored. We provide voters with the information and tools they need to be effective advocates; this may mean educating your friends and family on the occupation, writing letters to the media, or becoming active in your region's Congressional elections.

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Paul Soglin's political blog.

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We the People/Wisconsin

We the People/Wisconsin is a multi-media partnership that aims to reconnect citizens with public life through town hall meetings, candidate and issue forums and citizen-based reporting.

The non-profit coalition includes the Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Public Radio, WISC-TV (CBS, Madison), WisPolitics.com and Wood Communications Group.

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What does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of unity look like? The City of Westland wants to know and is encouraging youths to participate in the city's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. poster and custom essays contest.

What's Wrong with the so-called Right this week in Washington County, Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Citizen Action is a grassroots citizens’ organization, dedicated to social, economic and environmental justice for all. Citizen Action unites the political power of our 61,000 individual members and over 150 affiliate organizations into a significant grassroots force on key issues and elections in Wisconsin. Our mission is to: win improvements that matter in our daily lives, give people a sense of their own power to shape the future and alter the relations of power to favor people over wealthy special interests.

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Improving Wisconsin's Environment and Economy

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Working for fair trade agreements for Wisconsin

he Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts was formed in response to questions raised by a bipartisan committee of state legislators who wanted to know how climate change could impact their districts and constituents. More than 40 scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and other agencies and institutions met in June 2007 to explore ways to identify and measure the impacts of climate change and variability at local and regional scales. The group also discussed the development of adaptation strategies for Wisconsin ecosystem and natural resource management, agriculture, business, human health and other vital components of our quality of life. WICCI represents the outgrowth of those efforts.

Online records of Wisconsin Legislature Voting.

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The Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project.

Wisconsin Towns Association

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Wisconsin Vote is a project of Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Public Radio, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

Wisconsin vote has recently been revamped, and carries quite a lot of information on the upcoming elections and candidates.

 

Content for this site comes from the news departments of Wisconsin Public Radio and Television with links to relevant articles from other media sources on the Web. The site is updated regularly during election seasons.

Candidates listed on Wisconsin Vote are those officially registered with the State Elections Board. Wisconsin Vote only covers federal and state races including those for state constitutional officers, U.S. Senate and Congress, and the state senate, assembly and state supreme court. We unfortunately do not have staff to provide coverage of local or county races.

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Wiscopedia is a Wiki site maintained by One Wisconsin Now - it is user editable, and contains articles about progressive issues in Wisconsin