The Progressive - Ruth Conniff http://progressive.org/taxonomy/term/26/0 Ruth Conniff covers national politics for The Progressive and is a voice of The Progressive on many TV and radio programs. Conniff was a regular on CNN’s Sunday Capital Gang and is now a regular on PBS’s To the Contrary. She also has appeared frequently on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and on NPR and Pacifica. From The Progressive's Rally - Ruth Conniff Twitter | RSS en The Dairy Farmer Who is Taking on Scott Walker http://progressive.org/dairy_farmer_taking_on_scott_walker.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, February 9, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>A new candidate threw her hat in the ring as a candidate for Wisconsin governor this week: Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout, a dairy farmer from Alma, Wisconsin.<span class="read-more"><a href="/dairy_farmer_taking_on_scott_walker.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEoZza2szQImrq1m8pw8LbOJT4c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEoZza2szQImrq1m8pw8LbOJT4c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEoZza2szQImrq1m8pw8LbOJT4c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NEoZza2szQImrq1m8pw8LbOJT4c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Scott Walker Vinehout Workers Fight Back in Wis. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:16 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174802 at http://progressive.org Feingold and Wisconsin vs. Obama's Super PAC http://progressive.org/feingold_and_wisconsin_vs_obama_super_pac.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, February 7, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>There is another way to run other than chasing after millionaires.<span class="read-more"><a href="/feingold_and_wisconsin_vs_obama_super_pac.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uo_dQ6tfyBLeuCg9MD7bxZCkm5c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uo_dQ6tfyBLeuCg9MD7bxZCkm5c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uo_dQ6tfyBLeuCg9MD7bxZCkm5c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uo_dQ6tfyBLeuCg9MD7bxZCkm5c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Feingold Super PAC Workers Fight Back in Wis. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:55:35 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174783 at http://progressive.org Which Way, Wisconsin? How to Compete with Walker? http://progressive.org/how_to_compete_with_walker.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 31, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Scott Walker has a huge money advantage. Maybe his opponents shouldn’t even play the big money game.<span class="read-more"><a href="/how_to_compete_with_walker.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHYSFbUjiZdkGIUiNBw9MOWClvM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHYSFbUjiZdkGIUiNBw9MOWClvM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHYSFbUjiZdkGIUiNBw9MOWClvM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHYSFbUjiZdkGIUiNBw9MOWClvM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Recalls Scott Walker Workers Fight Back in Wis. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:27 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174653 at http://progressive.org Latest Indictments Look Bad for Scott Walker http://progressive.org/latest_indictments_look_bad_for_scott_walker.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 28, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>The criminal complaints raise serious questions about what Walker knew and when he knew it.<span class="read-more"><a href="/latest_indictments_look_bad_for_scott_walker.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MzQUV0_wqvJY0ZUBU_GJZ2Fu3nE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MzQUV0_wqvJY0ZUBU_GJZ2Fu3nE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MzQUV0_wqvJY0ZUBU_GJZ2Fu3nE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MzQUV0_wqvJY0ZUBU_GJZ2Fu3nE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Workers Fight Back in Wis. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:03:35 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174548 at http://progressive.org Walker's Deceitful State of the State http://progressive.org/the_state_of_our_unions.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 26, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Walker presented economic data--which show that Wisconsin is doing quite a bit worse than the nation as a whole--as if it were a win.<span class="read-more"><a href="/the_state_of_our_unions.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSloQeYF3zmK2uHlsUeievHyeGM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSloQeYF3zmK2uHlsUeievHyeGM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSloQeYF3zmK2uHlsUeievHyeGM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zSloQeYF3zmK2uHlsUeievHyeGM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Scott Walker Workers Fight Back in Wis. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:54:44 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174414 at http://progressive.org More Than 1 Million Sign to Recall Walker http://progressive.org/more_than_1_million_sign_to_recall_walker.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 17, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Wisconsin’s recall is the biggest in American history.<span class="read-more"><a href="/more_than_1_million_sign_to_recall_walker.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H1FKV9RDVyeSxKG9FwE6Nf_oPfY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H1FKV9RDVyeSxKG9FwE6Nf_oPfY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H1FKV9RDVyeSxKG9FwE6Nf_oPfY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H1FKV9RDVyeSxKG9FwE6Nf_oPfY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Recalls Scott Walker Workers Fight Back in Wis. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:25:08 +0000 Ruth Conniff 174036 at http://progressive.org Election 2012: 'Swift-boat on Steroids' http://progressive.org/election_2012.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 10, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Bombarded with ads, cut out of the process, citizens band together to fight the corporate takeover of democracy.<span class="read-more"><a href="/election_2012.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ttf50J8Lf5u8D3lGwqlXCgpR0j4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ttf50J8Lf5u8D3lGwqlXCgpR0j4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ttf50J8Lf5u8D3lGwqlXCgpR0j4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ttf50J8Lf5u8D3lGwqlXCgpR0j4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff 2012 Citizens United Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:05:39 +0000 Ruth Conniff 173794 at http://progressive.org Scott Walker and The Firm http://progressive.org/scott_walker_and_the_firm.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 7, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Every time Walker and his gang of right-wing Republicans get into legal trouble, they turn to one private law firm.<span class="read-more"><a href="/scott_walker_and_the_firm.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dMyy0pxHN26hcaJzzoUxzdv9eLo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dMyy0pxHN26hcaJzzoUxzdv9eLo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dMyy0pxHN26hcaJzzoUxzdv9eLo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dMyy0pxHN26hcaJzzoUxzdv9eLo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Republicans Scott Walker Workers Fight Back in Wis. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:26:15 +0000 Ruth Conniff 173684 at http://progressive.org The Wheels are Off the Wagon in Iowa http://progressive.org/iowa_primaries.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, January 3, 2012 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>One good thing about Iowa, it provides a forum for wingnuts. And the wingnuts on the right are often the most interesting candidates. Their politics are often the politics of genuine grassroots movements--even if they are movements of people progressives can't stand.<span class="read-more"><a href="/iowa_primaries.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZ2Qwl06po2I4zevdGg0Zye306Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZ2Qwl06po2I4zevdGg0Zye306Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZ2Qwl06po2I4zevdGg0Zye306Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZ2Qwl06po2I4zevdGg0Zye306Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff 2012 Republicans Rick Santorum Ron Paul Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:39:15 +0000 Ruth Conniff 173512 at http://progressive.org Tommy Thompson's Secret Talks with Walker http://progressive.org/tommy_thompson_secret_talks_with_walker.html <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-extras"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Ruth Conniff, December 22, 2011 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Thompson urged Walker to reach a compromise with the unions. "Tommy was beside himself that Walker was so dogmatic. . . . After a certain point, Walker quit taking Tommy's phone calls "<span class="read-more"><a href="/tommy_thompson_secret_talks_with_walker.html">read more</a></span></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zVJrZvjRLpcG3TwsbAZXxNQGiZU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zVJrZvjRLpcG3TwsbAZXxNQGiZU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zVJrZvjRLpcG3TwsbAZXxNQGiZU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zVJrZvjRLpcG3TwsbAZXxNQGiZU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Latest Top Stories Ruth Conniff Scott Walker Tommy Thompson Workers Fight Back in Wis. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:58:45 +0000 Ruth Conniff 173164 at http://progressive.org