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Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review , joins us as cohost for the day. Today, our President, in a shattering of norms, address HIS Department of Justice. Once a department that prided itself on their independence from the whims of the Oval Office’s executive, the DoJ is now firmly Trump’s. In an over hour-long address, Trump directed the Department to pursue his enemies , whose actions he de...

Earl Ingram  joins us as cohost for the day. We turn to national news that affects us right here in Wisconsin. The federal government led by President Trump and his shadow Elon Musk has operated on a platform that says that empathy is bad. Two weeks ago, Musk expressed that he wants to save western civilization from the weakness of empathy. Their actions reflect this: gutting essential services an...

Earl Ingram  joins us as cohost for the day. We begin by checking in on the state of the markets, which now enter correction territory . This isn’t surprising- President Trump’s tariff chaos imparts far too much changeability to a system that desperately wants consistency. Today, Trump considers imposing a 200% tariff on European alcohol imports. Then, we move into discussing last night’s f irst a...

Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang , Executive Director of BLOC- Black Leaders Organizing for Community guest host today. Continuing the discussion Dom started with Angela yesterday, what should be the focus of the constantly expanding campaign for the Supreme Court of Wisconsin? Well, how about the Constitution? Many ads in these SCoWis races attempt to frame opponents as “soft on crime,” which both...

Angela Lang , Executive Director of BLOC- Black Leaders Organizing for Community – joins us to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court of Wisconsin (SCoWis) race. Read her latest piece up on The Recombobulation Area- now part of Civic Media- on how the SCoWis campaigns have changed over the past decade. The focus has shifted to emphasize candidates being “tough on crime,” which so frequently carries ra...

We begin with continuing coverage on the economic situation. Today, the markets continued their tailspin, though the pace slowed somewhat. In a turnaround from his first term, President Trump now urges against watching the markets , asserting that their failure is not tied to them… although he’s often claimed the “Trump effect” when the markets do well. A major contributing factor to the decline?...

Harvey Kaye , Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and our favorite Delano Democrat joins us for the hour. We begin with Harvey’s reaction and take on the potential looming Trumpcession. Then, we shift to what We the People can do about the oligarchization (Harvey’s word) of our government, press, and world. Well, we can protest. We can protest in our actions and in what w...

\We’ll be honest, the economic news today is not good. With our President refusing to rule out a recession as a consequence of his bullheaded and chaotic tariffs, markets are down and volatility are WAY up. This will be no standard recession should it come. It will be a Trumpcession . What can we do to stop a Trumpcession? Well, we can stay engaged. And we can work to oust the oligarchs who’ve tak...

Former Green Bay Mayor, Jim Schmitt is joined by Green Bay Chief of Police, Chris Davis. Chris talks about his background before he moved to Green Bay, why he chose Green Bay, and the Police resources. Then Jim moves the topic over to homelessness in Green Bay and what the Chief and the police are doing in order to prevent. Jim and Chris talk the 2025 NFL draft, and the protection of the people du...

Catch up on this week’s best segments! First, from Wednesday’s second hour with Matt Rothschild . Our president delivered an address to a joint session of Congress. We have thoughts… Next, we turn to Tuesday’s second hour as Jess guest hosted with Harvey Kaye. The real conflict in this country has never been Democrat vs. Republican. It’s oligarch “economic royalists” vs. the rest of us. Then, from...

Self governance is a long game, and it requires each of our selves, constantly. With that in mind, a quick reminder! Our next election is April 1st, where our options for self governance in Wisconsin will include selecting a new state Supreme Court justice and State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Check your registration and all items on your ballot here ! Part of self-governance includes ho...

Whatcha got planned for tonight? If you’re looking for something to do, why not listen to an old Jewish man rail against oligarchy with a message with incredibly consistency for damn near 50 years? Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is on the road, gathering with people who are all looking for “where we go from here”. Tonight’s stop brings him to Kenosha . Wisconsin’s Congressman Mark Pocan will join h...

Earl Ingram joins us as cohost for the day. We all knew the cuts wouldn’t stop with foreign aid, disaster relief, or education. Now, veterans and their care land on President Trump’s chopping block. Today, the VA announced that- directed by Trump’s DOGE- they plan to reduce their workforce by more than 15%. There is no world in which decreasing the number of professionals dedicated to care does no...

Earl Ingram joins us as cohost for the day. In no surprise to any of us paying attention, the economy devolves into chaos after conflicting tariff decisions. 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada. No wait, those tariffs are delayed. Or maybe they’ll never come. Perhaps they’ll be much bigger than that. In response, today’s volatility index shows over a 13% increase, an enormous...

Matt Rothschild joins as cohost for the day. Over the past few weeks, the 47th POTUS’ administration has trumpeted their efforts to cut the federal budget down to a reasonable size through the unconstitutional DOGE. And as we’ve seen, DOGE not only lacks integrity and focus, they lack receipts for anything substantial. In fact, the only verifiable cuts amount to, well, budget dust . And the cuts t...

Matt Rothschild joins as cohost for the day. In local inefficient news, US Rep. Van Orden (R- WI, 3) threatened a veteran with termination from the VA for inefficient use of his time. Why? Well because the employee sent a message to Van Orden over LinkedIn asking for assistance against the federal firing sprees. Oh and one note, the veteran had already been fired in the mass purge of all probation...

Jess P-S and Harvey Kaye , Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and our favorite Delano Democrat co-host the show today! In the first hour we discussed the vital matter of truth. Now, we turn to the true conflict in our country. It’s not a matter of Democrats vs. Republicans. The true conflict comes between We the People and oligarchs. We the People bear rights enshrined i...

Jess P-S and Harvey Kaye , Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and our favorite Delano Democrat co-host the show today! For this hour, we talk truth. Truth matters, all the more so when we have a president who appears physiologically incapable of speaking it. With this opinion article as an anchor, we discuss what it means to value truth. Join Dom Salvia every afternoon f...

In hour two, as John and Gordy from WMDX fill in for Dom, the conversation continues on how the US is becoming a shill for Russia. They continue chatting with callers on the issue, and later, touch on some other stories, such as the Line 5 tunnel project in Straight of Mackinac. Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throug...

John and Gordy, the morning team on Civic Media’s WMDX, are filling in for Dom today. After joking about the upcoming Testicle Festival in the area, they dive into politics with callers, discussing the circus seen in the Oval office last Friday. They get callers’ takes on the issue, along with their other complaints against the administration. We cover the story of Pete Hegseth canceling all cyber...

Former Green bay Mayor Jim Schmitt is joined by Jim Rafter – Allouez Village President. Rafter and Schmitt talk about the closing and demolition of the Green Bay Correctional Institution. Is it good to close it, or if closing it is bad for Allouez. Then former guard for the Institution for 27 years, Joe Verdegan . Joe talks about his experiences working for the prison. Lean Local is a part of the...

Enjoy the best segments of our show from this week, a replay of Tuesday’s second hour. Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full b...

Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review , guest hosts on what marks a dark day for our democracy. Indeed, this is a dark day for all those who believe in the right of We the People to self governance. Because on this day, our President demonstrated his alignment not with the will of the People but with the oligarchs and autocracy of Russia. President Zelensky of Ukraine met with our nation’s Pr...

Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review , guest hosts for the day. On this, a momentous and frankly terrifying day as the world order, which has for centuries now ticked along towards governance by We the People, once more shifts. Today, the 47th President of the United States met in the Oval Office with President Zelensky of Ukraine along with our nation’s Vice President. The exchange began pr...

Matt Rothschild guest hosts for the day. At the top of the hour, Matt talks with Dave Zirin , sports editor at The Nation . In a contrary opinion to Matt’s guests in the first hour, Dave calls for a deep reckoning within the Democratic party to address the failings that led to our 2024 loss. While he portrays a pessimistic attitude towards democracy, he urges us to resist. Resist the lies, resist...