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The center of the political universe?

Moderator: Dan Balz
Panelist: Annie Linskey
Panelist: Patrick Marley
Panelist: Jessie Opoien

Location: This session was filmed on Sept. 17 at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union

Often seen as a tipping-point state in presidential elections and the site of high-stakes races this year, what happens in Wisconsin is of intense interest around the country. A top-flight panel of journalists discuss where the state’s politics fit into — and shape — the national picture.

Other Sessions

How immigration is transforming rural Wisconsin

Sept. 12, 3:00 p.m.
Ruth Conniff, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, John Rosenow, Roberto Tecpile
Many don’t realize it, but in the last 20 years the workforce that does the day-to-day work on Wisconsin dairy farms has come to be dominated by Latino immigrants. Wisconsin Examiner Editor-in-chief Ruth Conniff has published a new book about this cross-cultural relationship and she will speak in this session with a longtime farmer, one of his employees and a leading advocate for Latino workers.
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How do we deal with pandemic fatigue?

Sept. 13, 3:00 p.m.
Natalie Yahr, Dominique Brossard, Ajay Sethi
COVID-19 case counts continue to remain troublingly high at the same time that public tolerance for continued restrictions has plummeted. Two UW-Madison experts in epidemiology and health communication will talk about finding the balance between public safety and political reality, and how best to communicate that information to the public.
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Is Wisconsin a climate change haven?

Sept. 15, 11:00 a.m.
Alexandra Tempus, Daryl Fairweather, Mrill Ingram, Larry Larson
Migration driven by climate change is already happening in the United States and is only likely to accelerate. The upper Midwest and Wisconsin in particular are sometimes identified as climate change havens, removed from rising coastal waters and ravaging wildfires. Is that an accurate assessment, and if so what does that mean for us here? Listen to a fascinating panel discuss how things might play out in the coming decades.
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