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Reflecting on a Century: The Legacy of Fighting Bob LaFollette
On the Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz, Andy Moore delves into the upcoming three-day celebration hosted by The Progressive Magazine, commemorating the th anniversary of Fighting Bob LaFollette’s historic presidential run in Joined by Progressive Magazine Editor Norm Stockwell and surprise guest Brian Standing, the conversation explored the parallels between the political landscape then and now.
Norm Stockwell’s insightful comparisons between the political dynamics of and contemporary times shed light on the enduring relevance of LaFollette’s message. Meanwhile, Brian Standing&#;s portrayal of Fighting Bob LaFollette provided a unique glimpse into the past, offering a captivating preview of the upcoming celebration.
As anticipation builds for the event, which kicks off on April 25th, attendees can expect a series of engaging discussions and reflections on LaFollette&#;s legacy. With registration now open, interested individ
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The Right to Say Hateful Things
In , a few years after Erwin Knoll had moved to Madison, Wisconsin, to become editor of The Progressive, a volunteer host at WORT-FM, the local listener-sponsored community radio station, announced plans to interview, live on air, a spokesperson for the American Nazi Party.
On the day of the intended broadcast, a group of demonstrators broke into the station and smashed a window and some equipment, preventing the interview. Knoll headed over to WORT to discuss the incident on air; he would later recall, “I found myself facing a young man from one of the self-designated ‘revolutionary’ groups on campus, who said, ‘The only answer to Nazi speech is a lead pipe to the skull.’ ”
Knoll told the young man, and his radio audience, that “this was Nazi talk if ever I heard any.”
Knoll would know. He was a survivor of the Holocaust, having fled his homeland in Austria as a young boy after the Nazis came to power. One of
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World War I's Forgotten Hero
The scene could not have been more dramatic. President Woodrow Wilson was calling for war. In a soaring peroration, he told the American people that they had no other choice. They must fight to defend the rights of small nations, to make the world safe for democracy, to establish global peace. "God helping us," he said, echoing Martin Luther's famous defense of his Protestant faith, "We can do no other!"
Congress exploded into frenzied applause, clapping, shouting, waving flags, in some cases sobbing. But one man stood silently, his arms folded across his burly chest: Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin. He was one of the senate's leading liberals and the founder of the Progressive Party, which had almost captured the presidency with Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate in The next day, the Senate utländsk Relations committee introduced a upplösning, declaring war on Germany. Everyone assumed the vote would be unanimous. Senato