The Recombobulation Area

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The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. Angela Lang is the co-executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) and has been a longtime contributor at The Recombobulation Area, winning […]

The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. Mark Becker is the former chairman of the Brown County Republican Party, a party he has now left. In 2024, he was part of […]

The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. So, we have something a little different for you today. There is, of course, a ton happening in the political universe in Milwaukee and […]

The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. After 44 years behind the microphone, legendary Milwaukee broadcaster Jane Matenaer is retiring. She made the announcement on the show she hosts, “Matenaer On […]

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award–winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. Every week, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk politics in a live show on Substack, and this […]

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award–winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media. For the last six years, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been run by Ben Wikler. In that time as chair of the […]

Dan Shafer sits down with the outgoing party chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Ben Wikler. Dan and Ben discuss the recent news that billionaire Elon Musk is stepping away from politics after the defeat in Wisconsin’s April elections, the upcoming race to fill the role of DPW Chair, and more! To learn more about […]

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Dan Shafer hosts the Civic Media Radio Hour! Dan is joined for the afternoon by guest co-host Angela Lang from BLOC. In hour number two, Dan and Angela speak with immigration attorney Kevin Layde. The three dive deep into the controversial Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, illustrating its implications for U.S. immigration policy and constitutional law. […]

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