The Los Angeles Times editorial staff was set to hit “print” on an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president—until the publisher said to kill it. We’ll talk to Mark Jacob, a Chicago newspaper veteran, about the editorial tension between journalists and the people who sign their paychecks. Plus former US Attorney Jim Santelle looks for […]

Two political bombshells in 24 hours in Wisconsin—first the Republican mayor of Waukesha, and now the Legislature’s longest serving Republican, state Sen. Rob Cowles, endorses Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Also: Keya Vakil helps us turn the corner from the pessimism of an endless campaign to the optimism that the finish line is […]

We’ll discuss the surprise endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris by a mayor in one of the nation’s best-known Republican strongholds: Waukesha County. Plus we’re joined by state Rep. Steve Doyle, running for reelection in the La Crosse area; and LuAnn Bird, an Assembly candidate in the Milwaukee suburbs, is the guest in our Women […]

We’re joined by Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, part of the group National Security Leaders for America, on how his 35-year military career has him extremely concerned about the future of the country should Donald Trump bring to the White House what increasingly appears to be a style of governing fairly described as fascism. UpNorthNews with […]

We’ll visit with Lisa Lucas from All In-Wisconsin, a coalition of groups dedicated to disrupting dog whistles and overcoming misinformation as they work to improve education, protect voting rights, and pursue racial justice. She’ll be joined by Heather DuBois Bourenane from the Wisconsin Public Education Network. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across […]